Showing posts with label how to hang artwork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label how to hang artwork. Show all posts

Friday, June 2, 2017

Tips & Tricks For Hanging Art On Your Walls

You may have a bare wall in your home that needs something, but you're just not quite sure what. Our home decor store at the Lake of the Ozarks has an excellent variety of beautiful pieces to fill that empty spot in your room. Still, deciding exactly how to place it can be intimidating. Today Good & Perfect Gifts in Eldon has a few tips to help make that part of it a little bit easier.

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Art to Wall Ratio
If you are hanging more than one piece of art on the same wall, but aren't exactly sure how to arrange them, treat the cluster as you would one single piece. Lay them all out on the floor first to see how it looks and think about how they relate to the wall in terms of size, color, and the theme of the artwork. Rearrange pieces as necessary, and be sure that there is a similar distance between each feature of your wall art.

Get the Right Angle 
If you hang wall art too high, you’ll affect the room’s proportions. If you place it too low, viewing the piece will be uncomfortable. Use your eye to judge what looks right and make sure it appears composed. It shouldn't be so much that it overwhelms the room. If there is already a lot going on visually in a room, opt for fewer, larger pieces that will stand out. Too many small things in one place easily get lost on the wall and can make the space look cluttered and chaotic. Statement pieces will give the room a focal point.


Consider Every Aspect of the Wall
Take advantage of bare spaces on your walls to hang a beautiful piece or art. You can even place it in windows, on shelves, and on doors. Hang art in relation to what is already in the room and create a balance symmetrically and asymmetrically. Artwork can be centered vertically and horizontally, and if it’s not going to be perfectly symmetrical, focus on balancing the collection of wall art using furniture or lamps placed against the wall.

If you are hanging multiple pieces of wall art, make sure the middles of each piece are level. Connect artwork with your room’s elements, such as hanging pieces over the center of sofas and fireplaces. For your dining room, place wall art a little lower than you usually would because it is easier to view the art when you are seated around the dining room table. For raised ceilings with double-height walls, hang art a little higher than you would for a normal room to accommodate the proportions of the extra wall space. For an art gallery feel, use lovely pieces along your staircase. A varied collection of frames and sizes can be utilized, and they should follow a diagonal line upwards along the wall.


If you have a few bare spots on the walls in your home that you would like to decorate, visit our Lake of the Ozarks home decor store to browse our collections. There's a little bit of everything to satisfy any style: whimsical, classic, religious, landscapes, animals, sayings, and much more. Let us know what type of feel you are striving for in the room you are decorating, and Good & Perfect Gifts will help you find something wonderful. 

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Eldon, Missouri 65026
573-392-7900



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Friday, January 22, 2016

How to Beautifully Hang Artwork

The best gift shop at the Lake of the Ozarks offers many beautiful pieces of art among our wonderful store selections.  You will find them all over our walls in many different styles, designs, and colors.  Good & Perfect Gifts tries to carry a little something for every possible taste.  Picking out a piece or two that you like is fairly easy, but figuring out where to put it on the wall once you get home can be intimidating.



There are a few tips and tricks that will help you to hang your art on the wall the way the pros would do it.  These are some general guidelines to keep in mind so that it looks it best.


Eye Level

Art is best appreciated when it is hung at eye level.  We know, not everyone is the same height, but there is a general area that is most widely accepted.  The center of the picture or painting that you are hanging should hit right about 58" above the floor.  Most artwork is hung by a wire on the back.  There is a formula that may sound confusing to read, but is actually very simple to follow.  You will want to measure the height of your art, divide that by 2 to find the center, then subtract the inches between the top of the painting and the wire from that half.  Here it is broken down and much easier to understand.

1. Measure the height of the artwork.  Let's say it is 30" tall.

2. Divide 30 by 2, which is 15.  This is the center of the art.

3. Measure the distance between the top of the painting and the taut hanging wire.  Let's say that distance is 3".

4. Subtract the 3" from the 15", and this is the point where you will put your nail above the  58" mark on the wall.



30" divided by 2 = 15"
15" minus 3" = 12"
Place the nail 12" above the 58" mark on the wall, or at 70" above the floor. 


Groupings of artwork

Hanging a group of different pieces of art together on a wall can be done in a similar way.  Think of the entire grouping as one big piece of art, and center this grouping just as you would a single piece, with the center hanging at eye level.  It is suggested that you leave about 2"-3" of space between each piece.  


Above a sofa

If you have decided to hang your artwork above a sofa, aim for it to be about 6"-8" above the back of the sofa.  This is a good height for viewing and you shouldn't accidentally bump it as you get up off of the couch.

Scale of the room

While you are choosing the pieces that you want to display in your home, consider the scale of the room that you will be putting it into.  A great big empty wall will look silly with one tiny piece of art in the center of it, just as a giant piece of art can overpower a small room.  If you will be hanging artwork in a young child's room, consider lowering the "eye level" a bit to match their smaller body.  



We hope that these tips are helpful to you for getting your favorite photos and paintings up on the walls of your home.  Our Lake of the Ozarks gift shop is filled with many lovely pieces to add to your collections.  Visit us here at Good & Perfect Gifts in Eldon soon and find something brand new and beautiful to take home with you.  




A popular destination gift shop near the
Lake of the Ozarks

1603 Business Hwy 54,
Eldon, Missouri 65026
573-392-7900



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