How To Hang Art On Your Walls

Tip 1 hang single artwork at eye level.

How to hang art on your walls.

Remove the paper liner from the back of the adhesive and press firmly against the wall for 30 seconds. If you take one piece of information from this article let it be this. Let set for one hour before hanging your artwork. If you re hanging artwork by yourself cut paper templates to size for each piece of art and attach the paper cutouts to the wall with painter s tape.

Most people have the tendency to hang artwork too high. Move the template up and down to find the perfect spot prior to hanging the picture. We find it s best to hang single artwork at eye level and 60 inches from center to the floor is the magic number. If you re hanging your art above furniture it can be 4 6 inches above the piece.

This will give you the option to stand back and see how the artwork s size relates to your room and your furniture. Here are the foolproof tips for hanging art that never fail us. You ll be hanging the artwork on the hook with hardware that s attached to the back so you won t need to remove anything unless it prevents the picture from hanging flat against the wall. If each piece or a certain work in your grouping seems to be wandering aimlessly on its own you may not have enough art on the wall.

Yes there is a semi science to the art of getting the height of a piece just right it s called measuring.