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The Art of Hanging Art

I've definitely touched on this subject before, but I came across this great site with really easy to follow guidelines for hanging art. It also comes with pictures, for those of us who are more visually inclined.

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Picture Hanging Guidelines

I came across an article from Christine Craig's Blog regarding the process of hanging art. While we deal with this subject a lot at Artwork Network, I thought it might be helpful to pass along this info to people who are not hanging art on a daily basis! Some of her guidelines are a few stylistic choices, so I'm curious to see if our readers have anything to add or comment on!

(Photo: Pieces by Hugh Daly, currently hanging at Dixons Downtown Grill)

10 PICTURE HANGING GUIDELINES:

1. Artwork should not be wider than the piece of furniture below it and if narrower then is should be at least half the length.
2. If narrower, then it should be accompanied by smaller pieces of art work or other pieces (irons, plants) hung so it is centered according to the larger piece.
3. Artwork should be spaced no further than 8" apart and no closer than 3".
4. The bottom of the artwork should never be so far away from the furniture item below it that it no longer can relate. Hang it generally no more than 6"-10" away.
5. If you are hanging a picture above a table that will have items on it such as picture frame or vase make sure that the picture will not be blocked completely by these items, a little bit is okay but you don't want to over crowd the area.
6. When hanging multiple pictures make sure the frames either coordinate or complement each other. A simple black frame will look silly next to a chunky ornate gold frame.
7. Hang artwork of similar styles & coloring together.
8. Smaller pictures looks best when hung in a group, either all lined up or mixed around and hung with other artwork of different sizes
9. Heavier pieces of artwork should be hung below lighter pieces, whether it's heavy in size, weight or color.
10. When it doubt cut paper to the sizes of your artwork and tape it to the wall to see what it would look like BEFORE you put holes in your wall.