There are a few exceptions to this rule.
How to hang 3 piece wall art.
The image needs to look balanced in the room and have space to breathe.
Tip 1 hang single artwork at eye level.
We subtract 10 inches from 17 inches to get 7 inches.
Lay the pieces out on a large piece of kraft paper or wrapping paper and then trace around each piece.
Trace each picture onto craft paper and cut it out.
Measure the top of the artwork to the tightened hanging wire or hook it will hang from.
You will end up with one piece of paper per picture which you can use to create the arrangement on the wall easily before hanging up the actual pictures.
Have someone hold a piece up to the wall while you stand back and appraise just cover the hanging hardware with masking tape first to keep it from scratching the wall.
Look at every reasonable possibility.
If the art is going above a sofa or console.
Here are the foolproof tips for hanging art that never fail us.
25 25 1 51 this is the width.
For a two piece wall art add width plus width plus a one inch space like this.
This is known as museum hanging and is a tried and tested method for getting the right level.
Make sure your wall has enough space for a large canvas print.
If you have really low ceilings less than 8 9 divide the vertical length of your wall into quarters and hang your art in the third quadrant up from the floor.
Place each picture face down onto craft paper pencil around the frame and then cut out each shape.
Prop them against the walls and consider your options.
Subtract this number from the focal point number.
This method can be used with multiple panels such as the graph below 4 panels.
Lay everything out on a table or on the floor.
If small items are in a space too large the pieces look lost.
We find it s best to hang single artwork at eye level and 60 inches from center to the floor is the magic number.
When it comes to 3 piece wall art you would first of all add 25 25 25 1 1 1 78.
We basically covered all multi panel art hanging.
To see a finished living room with multiple panel art on the walls click here.
Mark the hanging points from the back of the art onto the kraft paper.
And if you re hanging art above a sofa allow for 8 10 inches above the sofa back even if this breaks the 57 rule.
Hang your triptych wall art at eye level.
First set out the pictures you want to hang.
When deciding where to hang images in your home consider the wall space available and the arrangement of the room.
For the mouly the hanging wire is 10 inches from the top of the frame.
Move the pieces around until you have an arrangement that you like.
If you are in need to hang one piece of art alone click here for an amazing tutorial we love how simple it is.