Australian Home Beautiful - November 2007
You’ve invested time and money in choosing your artworks, so have them professionally hung to show them at their best.
Not a d.i.y. job
“People pay a lot for frames, but hanging the artwork is just as important,” says Jonathon Lee, a.k.a. The Hangman. “Avoid adhesive hooks where possible, especially on gyprock walls, which can be easily affected by heat and air-conditioning.” If hanging large pieces, call in the professionals. For around $140/ hour, two experts will consult, move furniture to suit and hang your artwork professionally, call 0419 424 604.
The right height
Take your cue from art galleries where the centre of the artwork is 150cm from the ground. In areas where you are mainly seated, hang pictures a little lower. “People get caught up with ceiling height,” says Jonathon Lee. “but the lower you hang a painting, the more height is emphasised.”
Create focal points
By relating your artwork to furniture like a sofa, floor lamp or credenza, you’ll create dynamic focal points within your space. “Make sure artwork is centred over furniture and not to the side,” says Jonathon Lee. “It’s a good idea to mix up groupings of art. Don’t make it linear, but try to run them centred to each other because this makes the eye run smoothly through the room.”
Not a d.i.y. job
“People pay a lot for frames, but hanging the artwork is just as important,” says Jonathon Lee, a.k.a. The Hangman. “Avoid adhesive hooks where possible, especially on gyprock walls, which can be easily affected by heat and air-conditioning.” If hanging large pieces, call in the professionals. For around $140/ hour, two experts will consult, move furniture to suit and hang your artwork professionally, call 0419 424 604.
The right height
Take your cue from art galleries where the centre of the artwork is 150cm from the ground. In areas where you are mainly seated, hang pictures a little lower. “People get caught up with ceiling height,” says Jonathon Lee. “but the lower you hang a painting, the more height is emphasised.”
Create focal points
By relating your artwork to furniture like a sofa, floor lamp or credenza, you’ll create dynamic focal points within your space. “Make sure artwork is centred over furniture and not to the side,” says Jonathon Lee. “It’s a good idea to mix up groupings of art. Don’t make it linear, but try to run them centred to each other because this makes the eye run smoothly through the room.”