| Do you always wonder where to hang artwork in | | | | furniture or the size of the wall if there is no furniture. A |
| your home or apartment? Artwork is such a | | | | small sofa requires a small piece of artwork or small |
| wonderful addition to your home décor and | | | | grouping of artwork. On the contrary, a large sofa |
| should be given the utmost consideration when putting | | | | requires a larger print or a grouping that makes a |
| the final touches on a room. These interior decorating | | | | statement! |
| ideas will make the task of hanging artwork much | | | | How 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 guideline | | | | more visually appealing to the eye than an even |
| that your wall art should be hung at eye level. It makes | | | | number of items. When grouping wall art, the pieces |
| a difference if you are standing in a hallway or sitting | | | | should be situated close to each other so that they |
| on a couch in the living room. In a hallway eye level | | | | form a combined unit and work as a single wall |
| could be approximately 5-6 feet. In the living area wall | | | | hanging. |
| art should be hung much lower on the wall. An easy | | | | When choosing a mat and frame, consider the |
| way to determine where the bottom of a picture | | | | decorating style of the room as well as the colors in |
| should be is to measure one hand length above the | | | | the 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? Artwork | | | | color. The color of the mat can bring out the smallest |
| should be connected to the rest of the furniture in the | | | | hint of color in the picture. Thus, you can play up a |
| room or linked to another piece of art by keeping them | | | | particular 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 a | | | | can act in a comparable way to bring out a less |
| larger print, a rule of thumb to use is the size of your | | | | important color in the picture. |
| artwork should be in proportion to the size of the | | | | |