Secrets to Hanging Art like a Pro!

Forget about ceiling heights
In general, be more concerned with how items relate to those on the ground and how that room will be experienced. In a living room, where you are most often sitting, art should hang in relation to sofas and tables.

Go Low
The most common mistake people make is hanging art too high. The goal of positioning things close to furniture is to allow your eye to join the items so they don't seem to float away.· The bottom of a piece of art should sit about 8"- 10" above a mantle (This space can be adjusted if you have items on the mantle, which will visually add height)· The bottom of a large piece of art or a grouping of pictures should sit about 10" above a sofa. The grouping should be almost as wide as the sofa but never wider · A very large piece should sit so that the centre of the piece is 60-65" off the floor.

Bigger is better
If you are worried about going too small or too big, go for big. It's rare that a piece of art is too large. We tend to play it safe and buy on the small side with the rationale that if it is not enough we can always buy something to add to it ... of course that never works.