Home Decorating Ideas - Where to Hang Artwork

Do you always wonder where to hang artwork infurniture or the size of the wall if there is no furniture. A
your home or apartment? Artwork is such asmall sofa requires a small piece of artwork or small
wonderful addition to your home décor andgrouping of artwork. On the contrary, a large sofa
should be given the utmost consideration when puttingrequires a larger print or a grouping that makes a
the final touches on a room. These interior decoratingstatement!
ideas will make the task of hanging artwork muchHow many items should be in a grouping? Design
easier.professionals tell us that an odd number of items are
To know how high to hang artwork, use the guidelinemore visually appealing to the eye than an even
that your wall art should be hung at eye level. It makesnumber of items. When grouping wall art, the pieces
a difference if you are standing in a hallway or sittingshould be situated close to each other so that they
on a couch in the living room. In a hallway eye levelform a combined unit and work as a single wall
could be approximately 5-6 feet. In the living area wallhanging.
art should be hung much lower on the wall. An easyWhen choosing a mat and frame, consider the
way to determine where the bottom of a picturedecorating style of the room as well as the colors in
should be is to measure one hand length above thethe room. The choice of frame should reflect the style
piece of furniture.of the room while the mat is usually concerning the
Where should artwork be placed on the wall? Artworkcolor. The color of the mat can bring out the smallest
should be connected to the rest of the furniture in thehint of color in the picture. Thus, you can play up a
room or linked to another piece of art by keeping themparticular color with a mat even though it may not be
near one another.the primary color in the picture. The color in the frame
When deciding whether to hang a small print or acan act in a comparable way to bring out a less
larger print, a rule of thumb to use is the size of yourimportant color in the picture.
artwork should be in proportion to the size of the