What Its Correct Heght for Hanging Mirrors Painting Wall Art

TIPS & IDEAS for hanging artwork, gallery walls & more…

There's an art to hanging artwork. However, it's not rocket scientific discipline and if you follow some basic guidelines you'll get it right every time!

And call back, these are only GUIDELINES, non rules. At that place are always exceptions as in that location are TONS of artwork sizes, wall sizes and other things to consider when hanging artwork – I can't cover them all, simply I Sure As HECK am gonna try!

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Merely before we get started, I have something important to say…

It doesn't matter how high your ceilings are or how tall your husband is – all of this is totally irrelevant to how the artwork looks on a wall. For reals.

Why?

Considering regardless of wall height or hubby's opinion, there's still an invisible sightline that we revert to when there's a tall whack-a-doody wall in front of us, and that invisible line sits at approx. viii-9 feet. Why?Because I said so. And a lot of other smart, cute and talented people said so besides. Really though, it's what we've become accustomed to in the average home over the concluding 100 years.

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Now, allow's break it on down…

WHAT'S THE Heart-LEVEL Rule?

When it comes to hanging artwork, the eye-level rule states that your art should hang with its Heart approximately 58-62 inches from the floor.

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Why is this rule silly? Because it's Manner also generic!

• If you applied this to every piece of artwork, you'd have a hot mess on your easily with many of your pieces hanging at the WRONG height.

• This dominion is REALLY only applicable to pieces that are approx. 6-36 inches tall. And even then, information technology depends on what's Below your artwork. Is it a buffet or console table? Bench or headboard?

• The eye-level rule likewise works for those who are approx. five'2 to 5'six. If you're taller or shorter than that, your heart-level is MUCH different.

In other words, the eye-level rule is a great GUIDELINE, only there are many…many exceptions.

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WHAT'Southward THE BEST Elevation TO HANG ARTWORK ON AN EMPTY WALL?

The ideal tiptop for hanging a picture on an empty wall ALL comes down to the size of the piece you're hanging.

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The CENTER of your artwork should be approximately eye-level. For the average person, this is between 58 – 62 inches from the floor. The taller yous are, the closer to 62 inches yous might want to be, however, I PERSONALLY don't go lower than 60 inches (I'm 5'4).

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The three pictures in the above photograph are hanging on a bare wall with no furniture right underneath them and they're approx. 24 inches high, therefore, the CENTER of them sits 58-62 inches from the flooring.

HANGING ARTWORK THAT'S APPROX 36 – 48 inches loftier

• the range to CENTER goes from approx. 48 – 56 inches from the floor

• the closer your piece is to 36 inches high, the closer to eye-level the Center of your piece should be

• equally you go up to 42 inches high, the center should sit approx. 54 inches from the floor, breaking the eye-level rule unless you lot're a lovely picayune shorty-cakes

• if you have a slice clocking in at a whopping 48 inches high the eye should sit approx. 48 inches from the flooring (can be a bit lower or higher depending on the exact piece, baseboard meridian and ceiling height).

In this next photo, these mirrors are taller than 36 inches, meaning their eye sits more like 48 inches from the floor (I DO think they could be like 1 inch higher)

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ARTWORK THAT'S TALLER THAN 48 INCHES

Funny enough, you'd think the 'to centre' number would go along going lower and lower, merely information technology DOESN'T in fact, as your art gets TALLER, the heart starts shifting back to the original guideline of 58 – 62 inches!

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And so in that location are the anomalies similar this bad boy, which goes pretty much from flooring to ceiling. IDEALLY…this would be on a taller wall (but it's still kind of absurd)…

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Now, I desire you to be a total weirdo with me. Grab a tape mensurate and measure where 60 inches high is on your body. While this can't be applied to EVERY piece of piece of furniture and artwork, this number is a great identify to offset.

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HOW HIGH SHOULD A Picture show HANG ABOVE A Console Tabular array, BUFFET or SHORT PIECE OF Article of furniture?

• If the slice of furniture you're hanging artwork above is lower than 30 inches, the CENTER of your piece should sit approx. 58 – 62 inches from the floor. If possible, utilize home decor to link the art/furniture piece so there isn't such a gaping space between them.

• If the slice of furniture you're hanging artwork above is TALLER than 30″, there should be approx. 4 – eight inches between the superlative of your furniture piece and the lesser of your picture frame.

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The above console table is just shy of xxx inches, in which case, the 58 – 62 inch guideline applies. HOWEVER, considering of the ginormous size of the fine art, it besides satisfies the iv – 8 inch rule! Notice how a few taller decor pieces are used to visually link the tabular array with the art.

In this adjacent living room, the console table was thirty inches, significant nosotros could REALLY get either way. In this case, nosotros went with the 4 – eight inch guideline and over again, used domicile decor to link the art/table…

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This adjacent photo is a GREAT example of not only a great vignette (group of iii), but of artwork perfectly placed above a chair that'south taller than 30 inches (the art is approx. six inches higher up).

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HOWEVER, if this slice of art were not quite so tall, it would look janky hanging so low, in which instance you lot'd use the 58 – 62 inch guideline, as shown in this next living room, where the chair BARELY breaks the 30-inch mark…

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HOW HIGH SHOULD A PICTURE HANG Above WAINSCOTING?

If you're hanging a picture or mirror above standard wainscoting, the CENTER of your piece should sit approx. 58-62 inches from the middle of the artwork to the flooring, OR, depending on the superlative of your wainscoting/size of your art, approx. 4 – six inches above the top of the wainscoting (assuming your wainscoting is the standard 36 inches loftier).

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In this next photo, the larger piece of artwork is approx. 30 inches loftier, so information technology sits approx 4 inches above the wainscoting. On the other hand, because the two pieces in the hallway are closer to xx inches, they'd look likewise short if placed this low. Instead, the 58 – sixty inch guideline is applied for a more proportional approach…

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HOWEVER, if the wainscoting were HIGHER than the standard 36 inches, the two smaller pieces would EASILY fall nether the 4 – 6 inch guideline, whereas the large slice might be too big for the remaining wall infinite! As mentioned before, there are And so MANY FREAKIN' EXCEPTIONS!

Bated from 'college than standard' wainscoting, the iv – 6 inch guideline is applicable when using mirrors or artwork that are 30+ inches high. This side by side photo is a great example, and due to the tiptop of the artwork, probably satisfies the 58 – 62 inch guideline at the same time!

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HOW Loftier SHOULD You lot HANG A Movie IN A Bath?

HANGING ARTWORK In a higher place THE TOILET

When hanging in a higher place the loo (it is a great place to hang out), at that place should be approx. 58 – 62 inches from the eye of the artwork to the floor. Why? Because the toilet is shorter than thirty inches. The exception, of form, is if you have a very long narrow piece, in which case you lot'll likely end up half dozen – 8 inches above the toilet lid.

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HANGING ARTWORK Higher up A TOWEL BAR?

The average towel bar sits approx. 42 – 48 inches from the floor. However, when it comes to hanging artwork above a towel bar, it's a mixed bag. Some people like their art to sit down Loftier so they don't knock it every time they hang their towel up…

I bet these towel rods sit down no more 42 inches from the floor (Sherwin Williams Egret White)

Whereas others (myself included) usually want to encounter the visual connexion between their towel rod/towel and their artwork and opt for 6 inches or so…

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If you enquire ye ole Ginger, information technology really comes down to how high y'all hang your towel bar vs the size of the artwork yous accept. Hither are some considerations…

• If your towel bar hangs on the lower end of things, I wouldn't hang a piece of artwork above information technology that's less than 12 inches loftier. This piece will demand to be hung and so its center is 58 – 60 inches from the floor, which leaves way also much infinite between your towel bar and your art. Instead, I would look for a piece that's more like 24 inches high or and so.

• If your towel bar hangs on the college side, consider artwork that's no more 30 inches high, so y'all can hang it approx. 6 inches above the towel rod (as shown in the lesser photo in a higher place).

WHAT'S THE All-time HEIGHT TO HANG ARTWORK IN A DINING ROOM?

When hanging a picture or mirror in a dining room, information technology's all about what information technology'due south hanging ABOVE. If your piece is hanging above a buffet mode cabinet that's taller than 30 inches, yous'll use the guideline of leaving four – 8 inches of wall space between the two pieces.

In this side by side dining room, because the bench is taller than 30 inches, the art sits approx. 8 inches to a higher place it…

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In the to a higher place photo, because the cafe is taller than xxx inches, the mirror is PERFECTLY placed (approx. 4 inches).

Even so, if you have a cabinet or bench that's lower than 30 inches, as shown beneath, y'all'll want to lean into the guideline of hanging your artwork and then its heart is approx. 58 – 62 inches from the floor. In this situation, I would lean into 58 inches to visually connect it a bit more to the cabinet, using slightly taller home decor every bit a link between the ii pieces.

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However, if your picture or mirror is hanging on an empty wall in a dining room, information technology should be centred on the light fixture/dining tabular array, and as long every bit it's not more than 36 inches high, should have its center sitting approx 60 inches from the floor.

Remember, there are always exceptions to rules, so if you lot're doubting yourself, go out painter's tape or some chocolate-brown newspaper and map things out on the wall before hammering in a single boom.

WHAT'Due south THE Best HEIGHT FOR HANGING A Film OR MIRROR ABOVE A SOFA OR Sectional?

If at that place'south too much space between the top of your sofa or chair and the lesser of your motion picture or mirror there volition be a 'visual disconnect' betwixt the two pieces. This means your hanging piece will act independently from the furniture, rather than being a foundation slice or anchor for a color scheme or theme.

If your picture is hanging above a sofa, sectional or single chair, the bottom of the picture should be approx viii – 12 inches from the elevation of your piece of furniture

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The artwork in the above photo is hanging approx. 10  inches above the back of the sofa. For the sheer SIZE of the piece, any lower and information technology would wait similar it's hovering over the sofa – whatsoever higher and it would be hugging the ceiling also much! As well, continue in listen that if this wall were eight feet high rather than 9 feet, this painting would only be as well big.

And while I rarely refer to ceiling height, when it comes to sofas and sectionals, you can really accept some minor guidance from the height of the ceiling, for example…

• If you take eight-foot ceilings and a moderately large piece, yous might leave approx. eight inches between the elevation of your sofa and the artwork, so you don't become too close to the ceiling line.

• If y'all accept 9+ foot ceilings, you might crash-land up to 12 inches and so that your picture or mirror doesn't wait like it's weighing besides heavy on your sofa and uses a more than proportional piece of the wall. I know nosotros're talking INCHES here, but trust me, every inch matters (flash wink).

• In most cases, the spaces between the tiptop of your fine art and the ceiling shouldn't be LESS than the space betwixt the meridian of your furniture and the bottom of the art.

In this side by side living room, the pair of mirrors is approx. 8 inches in a higher place the sofa – perfectly placed due to the 8-foot ceiling, but sure as heck tin't become any lower (although I might kick the clock to the curb)…

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And it's not merely about getting the superlative correct, Calibration matters as well. In the previous photo with the fair sofa and large slice of art, this piece is a great size for the wall it'due south on, only couldn't be whatsoever bigger. Still, the same tin can't be said for this next slice…

• the framed photo is slightly also small for the wall space, even bringing it down to 10 inches wouldn't make sense

• it should be middle betwixt the trim and the edge of the drape, rather than favouring the right side as it does

• If it were lowered by approx 10″ it would wait more proportional to the wall space, but could withal be a flash wider

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Using what you've learned and then far, how do you lot feel about the artwork in this next photograph?

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IT'S College THAN SNOOP Canis familiaris! Seriously though, observe that there'southward more space betwixt the sectional and the fine art than in that location is betwixt the ceiling and the art, meaning this installation is Likewise HIGH.  Although the fine art is approx. 12 inches to a higher place the sofa, because the pieces are taller than not and the ceiling is 8 feet, they should sit a good iv inches lower.

However, I DO like the proportion, every bit the two pieces are approximately three/4 the wide of the sectional (which is platonic).

How about this next one?

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This one is STINKIN' close, simply I BET it's like 13 – 14 inches above the sofa. Do two inches make a difference? I don't know, you tell me – flash wink. And yes, I love sexual innuendos…AND Ryan Reynolds AND wine – ALL AT THE SAME Fourth dimension. This piece is also a Bit small-scale width-wise for the length of the sofa. Over again, approx. three/4 the width or wider is a practiced decorative goal.

I'm slightly obsessed with the colour palette in my side by side client's home and she did a FABULOUS job of hanging her artwork (and mirror)…

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HOW High SHOULD A PICTURE OR MIRROR HANG Above A HEADBOARD?

Every bit with nearly furniture pieces, it can depend on the height of your headboard and the slice you lot desire to hang above it. Generally speaking, having approx. 4 – 12 inches of wall space between the top of your headboard and the bottom of your piece should exercise the fox.

This next photo is perfect. The fine art is hanging approx. iv inches in a higher place the headboard – not too low OR too high, creating a seamless wait from wall to bed.

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A FEW TIPS FOR HANGING Art Above A HEADBOARD

• secure it safely so information technology tin can withstand an earthquake or nocturnal activities (nothing wrong with a nooner either, just sayin')

• if you have a super short headboard, consider fine art that's slightly taller, this way you can utilise the 58 – 62 inch guideline while withal keeping the art/headboard visually continued

• it'south ideal if the art is approx. 3/iv the width of the headboard or wider – this keeps things looking proportional

Using what you've learned so far, what would you say about the wall hangings in this guest bedchamber?

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They're AWESOME! The metal panel sits 4 inches above the headboard and the art above the side table is sitting at the PERFECT height because the 30 inches of the dresser and the sloped ceiling.

How about this next one?

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That'due south right, while the overall STYLING is pretty, these iii pieces are just too big for the space.

HOW HIGH SHOULD A PICTURE OR MIRROR HANG To a higher place A BED WITH NO HEADBOARD?

In this case, I'd fall dorsum on the approx. 58 – 62 inch guideline. But I highly recommend getting a headboard.

HOW HIGH SHOULD A GALLERY WALL HANG ON AN EMPTY WALL?

Gallery walls are Tricky. Whether yous're doing a elementary grid pattern or a more eclectic organisation, you need to pretend as though your gallery is ONE Large PIECE. Lay your gallery out on the floor with the aforementioned spacing you want on the wall. Measure the width and height of your gallery and use the OVERALL HEIGHT as your guideline (if yous're doing a random display, your height volition exist based on the piece that's placed HIGHEST).

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1. Yous demand to treat your gallery every bit though it's ONE Large Slice OF ARTWORK. To get the Total height of the in a higher place gallery, nosotros add the height of the framed pieces, along with the space between. This puts the total gallery superlative at approx. 45 inches.

ii. HOWEVER, in that location'southward well-nigh 2 inches too much between the pieces, meaning the total superlative should be closer to 43 inches.

3. Using the guideline of 'if a piece of artwork is taller than 36 inches, you lot'll desire to have the Eye hanging approx. 48 – 56 inches from the floor', I would guess this display hangs virtually 3 inches besides short. However, the overall idea is Crawly, adding personality to what would otherwise be a super boring hallway.

• If your total gallery acme is 24 – 36 inches high, you lot'll want to utilise the general center-level guideline of 58 – 62 inches to the center from the floor; the same y'all'd use if your gallery were a unmarried piece of this pinnacle.

• If your total gallery height is More than 36 inches, you lot'll want to lower that middle incrementally. The closer your total top is to 36 inches, the closer the center should exist to 58 – 62 inches. The TALLER your arrangement is, the more likely your gallery should sit anywhere from 48 – 56 inches from the floor.

Before you starting time hanging, once yous have your WIDTH & HEIGHT, go painters tape and place it on the wall where it should go based on the to a higher place guidelines. Step back and run into how it feels. It's easier to make an adjustment NOW than afterwards. I observe that taking a Photograph really helps me carve up myself a flake from what'due south right in front of me (#funfact).

HOW HIGH SHOULD MY GALLERY WALL HANG To a higher place MY SOFA OR FURNITURE Piece?

Over again, information technology comes down to the HEIGHT of your piece of furniture as well as the total peak of your brandish.

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GALLERY WALL In a higher place A SOFA OR Exclusive

You need to treat your gallery wall as though it were one BIG piece and figure out its total width and height. From in that location, you can use painter's tape to get a visual of how a piece this size will look on your wall and tin adjust accordingly using the same guideline as suggested for hanging a single piece of art to a higher place a sofa.

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If your gallery wall gets closer than six inches to the ceiling (especially with eight-human foot ceilings, as shown in a higher place), your gallery wall is also tall. In the above photo, notice how the OVERALL size of the gallery was taken into consideration and the space between the meridian of the sofa/bottom of the lowest frame is approx. 6 inches.

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GALLERY WALL ABOVE A Article of furniture THAT'Due south SHORTER THAN 30″

In this situation, you lot'll treat your wall equally though information technology were empty and get back to the '50 – 62 inches to the center' guideline, depending on the OVERALL HEIGHT of your arrangement.

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And of form, there are ALWAYS exceptions, as shown with this staircase wall below. While it LOOKS like the gallery wall is resting on the exclusive from this angle, in real-life, at that place's three anxiety of walking space betwixt the back of the exclusive and the wall.

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HOW Loftier SHOULD ARTWORK HANG Higher up A FIREPLACE MANTEL?

• the taller your drapery is, the less distance at that place should be between the summit of information technology and the lesser of the moving-picture show

• a shorter drape tin accommodate a bit more wall infinite in between, but no more than than 10 inches

• generally speaking, there should be approx. 4 – 8 inches of wall space between mantel and art/mirror

In this next photo, even though in that location'south no traditional mantel, because the surround is taller than 30 inches, the art is hung at the correct spot, approx v inches in a higher place.

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And whether it'due south a grand mantel or a more simple profile, the same rule applies, as shown adjacent. However, I Practise wish the clock were a scrap bigger to be proportional to the size of the fireplace width…

In this adjacent living room, I would dear to see the artwork simply 2 inches lower. Otherwise, I LOVE the overall vibe and crawly mantel decorating skills…

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And if you take NO mantel? We're back at 58 – 62 inches from the floor, however, I would proceed the college side, rather than the lower. If you have a raised hearth, it'south that same altitude from the HEARTH (but I might drop it down to 58 inches).

CAN I LEAN MY ARTWORK ON MY MANTEL OR BUFFET/Chiffonier?

The concluding choice for hanging artwork is 'leaning'. If the slice you're placing your artwork on is low enough and the artwork is stable enough (either calorie-free enough to sit without sliding out or heavy but supported with an anchor at the back) and then you can lean your artwork.

How about this adjacent 1?

While I Love his hirsuite lil face (no, I'yard not talking nearly Tim), I'd rather see this large boy hanging above the mantel. And this particular piece would be an EXCEPTION where I'd break the 4 – 12 inch guideline. The height and extended width of this artwork, along with the pinnacle of the mantel and ceiling, accept me wanting just two – three inches of wall space showing in betwixt. I'd too love to see some simple home decor, maybe some fake plants/candle holders flanking this slice, only to add some softness.

And if you have a piece that's not QUITE wide enought to be proportional, you can do a mix of hanging and leaning to become a proportional and balanced await…

Merely recall, if a piece of artwork is sitting on something that's besides loftier, the fine art will exist awkward to await at – I detest getting a kink in my neck equally Lord knows I'yard kinky enough equally it is! Think about how the artwork is viewed from a sitting and standing position…

• If it's a mirror, is it simply reflecting the ceiling when leaning?

• If your art is framed with drinking glass are you only seeing the sheen of the glass, not the artwork itself?

• Is the beauty of the piece de-valued because you tin can't run across it head-on?

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In this adjacent photo, there'due south also wainscoting to consider AS WELL as a cafe, and I bet the owner actually went back to the 58-62 inches from the floor.

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So, next time we conversation and I inquire y'all 'how's it hangin?' – yous better have the right answer!

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