Landis
10-25-2006, 08:23 PM
Hanging your photos, whether or not you realize it, is an art and can make or break how your room looks when the photos are all up and hanging on the walls. My daughter used to work for an art gallery in the Washington, DC area and they taught her how to hang pictures. Beleive me this is an art to do right, which is why the gallery always delivered the art and hung it on the walls for the customers. She was kind enough to me to show me the ropes and it really does make a difference, so here are some guidelines to help you.
The proper height for a painting/photograph hung as a single piece on a wall is the the MIDDLE of the picture should be 60" from the floor.
If you have a grouping of photos, the middle of the group should be at the 60" level and photos should be uniformly spaced between 4 and 6" apart on all sides, centered on the wall on which it is hangning. That is the side to side distances should be equal and the vertical distance between photos should be the same as the side distance.
A grouping of photos can be anywhere from 3 up, depending on the size of the photos and the amount of wall you have to use. Generally speaking you should have more photos on the bottom row than on top if there are uneven numbers of photos.
If you are hanging a group behind a sofa, the bottom of the lower photo should be 8-10" from the top of the sofa, centered on the sofa.
If you have a long line of photos (like in a hallway), they should be equally spaced and they normally look better if the bottoms of the photos are in a straight line, if they are a different size. Center the group on the wall, so there are equal distances on each end of the group to the corner of the room/hall, and don't forget the center being 60" off the floor.
There are some other rules she taught me, but I have forgotten.
The proper height for a painting/photograph hung as a single piece on a wall is the the MIDDLE of the picture should be 60" from the floor.
If you have a grouping of photos, the middle of the group should be at the 60" level and photos should be uniformly spaced between 4 and 6" apart on all sides, centered on the wall on which it is hangning. That is the side to side distances should be equal and the vertical distance between photos should be the same as the side distance.
A grouping of photos can be anywhere from 3 up, depending on the size of the photos and the amount of wall you have to use. Generally speaking you should have more photos on the bottom row than on top if there are uneven numbers of photos.
If you are hanging a group behind a sofa, the bottom of the lower photo should be 8-10" from the top of the sofa, centered on the sofa.
If you have a long line of photos (like in a hallway), they should be equally spaced and they normally look better if the bottoms of the photos are in a straight line, if they are a different size. Center the group on the wall, so there are equal distances on each end of the group to the corner of the room/hall, and don't forget the center being 60" off the floor.
There are some other rules she taught me, but I have forgotten.