Design 101: Hanging Pictures





Via

A question that I get asked frequently is if I can help someone with hanging their pictures.  Some people have a great eye for this but others really struggle.  Either pictures are hung too low or way too high.  The general rule for pictures (which most people don't know) is to have the center of the picture be about 66" high.  This is where the average line of sight is. If you are worried about putting several holes in the wall before finding the perfect location try putting masking tape on the wall first of the outline of picture.
 Also look at the proportion of the wall verses the picture.  If you have a small picture and a large spot on the wall, most likely it won't look very good.  Try to place your smaller pictures on a smaller wall or group several pictures together.  The rule of three always looks good.  If you are grouping pictures here is a great example I found on Pinterest of several ways to hang them.

One last thing about hanging pictures is just because there is space on the wall for something doesn't mean that it needs to be filled.  Now you have all of the skills for becoming a great picture hanger.


If you do have any design questions that you need answers for let me know and I can sure try to help.