Maggie's Farm

We don't post much about interior decorating here, but we do post about things we learn about.

Since the lad and his bride are moving into a new place, I thought I'd re-post these useful tips as I attempt to supply them with oriental rugs from my stash.

I did the research. For a plain wall or over a table, etc, your main picture should be hung so the center of the picture is 57" from the floor. In other words, eyeball height for a slightly short person. 57" is known as "gallery height." It feels right and it looks right, but it can be lower in a seating area.

People tend to hang 'em too high, and it feels awkwardly unbalanced and looks a little silly.

Obviously there are all sorts of special situations - mantles, staircases, massed images, castle walls, giganto modern oils, etc. Years ago, when we needed a decorator's help with some rooms, he taught us that it's good to hang some pictures low, at seated-eyeball height in seating areas. 

I recently re-hung some pics like this on the right, in the Farm HQ, and it feels right to me. The David Maass woodcock print is centered at about 57", and the two smaller hunting prints are obviously lower, at seated-eyeball height.

Mrs. BD said I done good, for an amateur.