9 Rules For Hanging Art

9 Rules For Hanging Art.

1) Hang large paintings on small walls. It looks awesome!

"Center of the Universe"

2) Don't worry about whether it matches anything. If you love it, it goes.

"Big Brother", "Vacation", "Thinking Cap"

3) Don't hang just any art to fill a space. You will never enjoy it. You gotta love it.

4) Think differently about how and what to hang:
   
a) Look at every piece of art in your home and ask yourself if you love it. If the answer is no, take it down. Rearrange what is left. Large paintings can stand on their own. Groupings of small art looks great.

b) Hang in unusual places - bathrooms, laundry rooms, above doorways.

c) Place art on table tops, bookshelves and other small niche areas on an easel. It looks fab.

5) Most paintings look great hung on a 60" center. This means measure up from the floor 60". Half of the painting should be above that mark and half below. This is a starting point. Use your best judgment.

"Skeptical"

6) When in doubt, hang art too low rather than too high.

7) Symmetrical is usually boring. Incorporate a shelf, or make an altar. It's OK to mix large and small paintings, cool and warm, framed and unframed. Use your best judgment. Rearrange until you get something you like.

"Golden Mask"

7) Hang paintings in your bathroom. It's unexpected and the subject matter is often ooh la la - nudes, potty matters, sinks, strange and wonderful stuff that often doesn't work in other rooms.

8) Frame and hang your kids' art. It's the best there is!

"Gray Sky" by Evaline

9) Do not hang what someone else tells you to hang, unless you love it too. It's your home, do what makes you feel good. Don't worry about what other people think.

Here's an article "Picture Perfect Walls In 3 Easy Steps" from Michael's. Good technical information on how to hang art.

Thanks for reading...

Mary