Whatever you hang should obviously tie in with the rest of the room but whether it s one large item or several small ones a decorated.
Hanging pictures on walls with high ceilings.
If your have high ceilings don t reach two stories hang in the bottom two thirds.
If you have a two story high great room or entry foyer keep pictures in the bottom half.
Hang artwork up high.
The old adage of hanging pictures at eye level still holds true whether or not you have a vaulted ceiling.
How to arrange pictures on vaulted ceiling walls.
Feel free to hang these pictures a bit higher than the 57 inches rule in order to eliminate excess wall space on the top half.
If you want to hang a gallery wall you can still use the 57 inches rule just measure the entire collection of frames as the height and width.
With groupings the largest frame is usually best in the center or at the center bottom.
If you want to hang a group of pictures for a gallery wall hang the center of the grouping at 57 inches.
Most homeowners and renters hang pictures so high on the wall that viewers are forced to crane their necks to admire your favorite photos.
Make use of the empty space on the high parts of the wall by hanging art and other decorative items there.
How high to hang pictures.
Have high ceilings or want to hang pictures in an entryway.
The 57 inch standard is based on the average eye height of an adult and is the rule used to determine how high to hang pictures in museums and galleries.
Also when you have a lot of wall space it s better to hang up one large picture instead of many small ones.