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10 Tips For Hanging Artwork
Wed 02 Dec 2009 - 12:40
10 Tips For Hanging Artwork
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Chaz_Miller]Chaz Miller
How high should should you hang that picture? How do you decide which piece of artwork goes where? Are there rules for hanging and displaying art? Can you break those rules? If you're perplexed by decorating questions such as these, you're not alone!
Here's a big tip: A basic rule of thumb to keep in mind when hanging artwork is to position the artwork so that the center point of the image is at the eye level of the average person. If you're hanging a grouping, then you would want the center point of the whole grouping to be at that average eye level.
Before get you started on your next picture-hanging project, you may want to get your creative juices flowing by reading over the following ten tips to help you hang your art with style.
10 Tips For Hanging Artwork
(1) Take A Look At The Size Of Your Wall - Larger walls call for larger pieces of art, or a tall and wide arrangement of smaller pieces. A skinnier wall needs narrower art or some smaller pieces stacked vertically.
(2) Think About The Size Of Your Furniture - If you are hanging a picture over a piece of furniture, it is best to not have the width of the artwork exceed the width of that piece of furniture. Ideally, you would want the art to be 3/4 to 4/5 of the width of the furniture.
(3) Think in terms of your room's decor... Does the room have a theme? Is there a mood you're trying to create? Do you want to try to match the furnishings with your art or is it more your style to hang the walls with art that contrasts your room scheme?
(4) Use two smaller pieces of art instead of one large piece. Take two pieces of art that have something in common (artist, colors, medium, subject matter, etc) frame them alike and hang them as a pair. This can add interest and help to visually break up larger expanses of walls. This can be particularly effective over a large piece of furniture like a sofa.
(5) Think in terms of symmetry. You can hang different pieces of art in an arrangement that is symmetrical. This works well in more formal, balanced rooms like living rooms and dining rooms and can add to a calming mood. You can also achieve a neat effect by hanging art arranged asymmetrically. This is nice for more casual and fun areas like great rooms, game rooms, TV rooms and the like.
(6) Create a theme for a wall and stick to it. Choose a style of art, a set of colors or a historical subject for example. Frame the individual pieces similarly, but not matching, and group most of the pictures on one large wall for impact. Spread two or three others among the other walls to finish carrying out the idea. Look for cues that already exist in the room to help you gel your theme.
(7) Think in terms of lines. Artwork can be hung on either vertical or horizontal lines, and the way you use these lines can help you further the mood that you are going for in a particular room. Hanging art on a vertical line can give a space more height, make it seem more formal and denotes a touch of elegance. Hanging art on a horizontal line can give a space more width, make walls seem longer and evoke a more casual feeling.
(8) Don't forget the diagonal! Hanging artwork on a diagonal, or offset, is not advisable for most situations as it creates too much chaos for the eye. But hanging artwork on the diagonal over stairways or odd-shaped walls can add interest and drama to otherwise muted wall space.
(9) Think in terms of "units" not "pieces". A grouping of pictures should work together as a single unit. rel=nofollow [http://www.wholesalecustomframe.com]A leading online seller of art and framing offers these helpful hints: Plan a grouping by laying the pieces out on the floor in front of the wall before you start putting holes in the wall. Try different combinations until you come up with a layout that makes a cohesive unit. And to be really precise, take it one step further by laying the pictures out on a large piece of paper (like brown kraft paper) and then tracing an outline of each picture onto the paper. Then temporarily hang the paper on the wall, and voila! - you now know exactly where each picture goes!
(10) Don't be afraid to be different! Make a statement, have fun!
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