If you are a fan of collecting artwork and have a good sense for choosing or even making it, you can hang it anywhere you like in the house as long as it is not above the TV.
But if you don’t have enough experience in this, and you are about to renovate your home or furnish a new one and want to hang some artwork, these steps will help you a lot. Let’s get started. It’s a wonderful thing and worth learning.
Large area solid walls
What a nightmare! If you have a large, solid wall, and there is no furniture around it to lighten its weight, even if you use small or medium-sized artwork, the wall will look bigger and bigger and the paintings will look as if they are lost on a large wall. The solution is to use a very large artwork that fits the dimensions of the wall and be careful that it should not touch the floor or ceiling.
What if the space is narrow? Large, natural paintings in cool colors will do a great job of enhancing the space, making it appear more spacious.
What is the best way to hang artwork on top of furniture?
It’s much easier than hanging it on a solid wall. If you want to hang it above a bed, sofa, or any other piece of furniture, simply consider the furniture as a frame around the artwork and then hang it in the middle of the empty space. If you’re confused, just refer to this illustration.
Hanging artwork above the sofa:
Although the general rule is that artwork should be hung at eye level, there are other things to consider:
People are not all the same height, what suits some may not suit others, so the larger the board the better everyone will be able to see it.
In addition to centering the painting in the middle of the horizontal distance, it should be centered vertically so that the distance between the edge of the painting and the ceiling is equal to the distance between the edge of the painting and the edge of the sofa. This means that the average person of average height does not have to have their eyesight level at the middle of the painting, and that is also acceptable.
But what size of artwork should you choose?
This depends on the dimensions of the piece of furniture that the painting will be on top of. It is recommended to leave 10-20 cm to the right and left of the painting above the piece of furniture. This will make the width of the piece of furniture 20-40 cm less than the width of the piece of furniture that the painting will be on top of.
You can also create a large artwork by assembling a number of smaller paintings of equal size, spaced at least 5-8 cm apart, adjusting the distance in all directions.
There are no hard and fast rules. The goal is to make your home look elegant and attractive. There’s no limit to creativity in this area, so you can group small paintings in a competitive manner while maintaining the appropriate spacing between them to create a balanced and unusual look.
