Whether you hang a framed picture over a sofa on a stairway wall or in the entryway each of these spaces has unique elements to consider.
Height to hang pictures on 9 foot wall.
Or place a runner or three by five foot rug on each side.
Feel free to hang these pictures a bit higher than the 57 inches rule in order to eliminate excess wall space on the top half.
If you wish you can deviate from the formula when hanging artwork above a couch.
Your sofa and picture will connect better if the top of the couch sits 6 to 9 inches from the bottom of the frame.
Most homeowners and renters hang pictures so high on the wall that viewers are forced to crane their necks to admire your favorite photos but you want to keep it at eye level for the average person.
Because i said so.
Feel more than capable of hammering a nail into a wall to hang a picture.
How do i hang pictures above a sofa.
If you plan to hang a group of pictures arrange the prints so that the center of the arrangement is at eye level.
The gallery wall can go up as high as you want but make sure you leave a gap of at least one foot between the highest point of the gallery wall and the ceiling.
In this example the distance from the top of the frame to the hardware is 6 5 inches.
A better approach is to weigh a few different factors to determine the proper height to hang pictures.
For a standard 8 foot high gallery wall viewed from a standing position the optimal position for a painting or piece of art is eye level.
If you want your pictures to look their best these authors say you should have them 57 inches from the floor.
Because regardless of wall height or hubby s opinion there is still an invisible sightline that we revert to when there s a tall whack a doody wall in front of them and that invisible line sits at approx.
If you want to hang a gallery wall you can still use the 57 inches rule just measure the entire collection of frames as the height and width.
If you re hanging smaller frames try to find narrow walls or hang a.
Position a large rug 8 by 10 feet for a queen bed 9 by 12 feet for a king under the bed so that it peeks out two to three feet on either side and at the foot.
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Think of the artwork you re hanging and its relationship to its surroundings.
The rug should start a few feet from the top nightstands needn t rest on it.
So 12 6 5.
The location at which you hang art depends on the wall height the position from which you view it and the artwork s size.
Whether it s one large work of art or a grouping of several there are a couple of rules to hanging pictures over a sofa.
When i divided the height of the frame by 2 i got 12.