When hanging a picture in a room with walls fourteen feet high - what are the guidelines?
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What is guideline for measuring from floor to top of picture?
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It depends on whether the picture is over a piece of furniture, a mantle, or on a wall with no furniture. Artwork is usually hung in relation to other furnishings. In a room with high ceilings, you often see "stacked" pieces of art to take up more of the vertical space.
Project Style, LLC
on Sep 04, 2012
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Thank you so much!!!! I
Barbara McKinney
on Sep 04, 2012
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The rule that I teach my Emory students is......"The proper height to hang a picture is 57 inches from the floor to the center of the picture." However Barbara, if the picture is very tall, like 5 feet tall, you can hang it lower for effect.
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Sep 04, 2012
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Anne, Thank you so much!!! I have triplet grandchildren senior pictures 24 x 20" tall. Would I use same rule?
Barbara McKinney
on Sep 04, 2012
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I was going to say taller ladder, but lee Anne C taught me a few things tonight! Way to go!
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Sep 04, 2012
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WE have a tall wall in our living room...it is angled from about 8 to 16 feet. It is also located on the end with our woodstove. We hung a painting above the mantle so the bottom of the painting is about 18" above the mantle...the pic is about 2 x 3 feet in a landscape config. The upper wall is stained rough timber.
KMS Woodworks
on Sep 05, 2012
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Thank you.
Barbara McKinney
on Sep 05, 2012
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Yes the 57 inches from floor to center is the formula for hanging pictures on a wall with no furniture, like a hallway or landing. Of course if you are doing a grouping or hanging it over a mantle the formula does not apply and I totally agree with Project Styles approach.
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Sep 05, 2012
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Thank you, Ann. I appreciate the expertise you and the others have shared with me! This is invaluable information!
Barbara McKinney
on Sep 05, 2012
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Barbara, when you have walls that tall, you will need to hang some large tall pieces and/or stack some appropriate ones over each other to get some height on the walls. You will also need to hang your window treatments high.
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Sep 06, 2012
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Anne, Do you do interior design from your area to another state? I aim Facebook at barbaramckinney68@google.com
Barbara McKinney
on Sep 10, 2012
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Hey Barbara, I have designed nationally for 30 years. I tried to email you, but it did not go through. My email is cci@rapidoffice.com, can you email me? Sorry for the trouble.
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Sep 11, 2012
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Lee Ann please send me an e-mail message at : barbaramckinney68@yahoo.com. I have tried to email you several times and y message is returned saying the e-mail address is not correct. thanks, Barbara.
Barbara McKinney
on Sep 21, 2012
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I just emailed you again, this is bizarre//****....
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Sep 22, 2012
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