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Hang the centre of a picture or a group about 145–150 cm above the floor. Heights above a sofa, a bed, a dresser and on the stairs.
Hang the centre of a picture, or the centre of a whole group, about 145–150 cm above the floor. That is standing eye level. Measure to the point the eye should land on, not to the hook and not to the middle of each frame. Above a sofa, a bed or a dresser, move the group so its bottom sits 15–25 cm above the furniture, even when the centre then falls a little under 145 cm.
Leave 15–25 cm between the top of the backrest and the bottom of the picture or the lowest frame. You look at this wall while seated, so the centre often lands around 140–150 cm. Keep the group about two-thirds the width of the sofa. The full guide to that wall is what to hang above the sofa.
Use the same gap, 15–25 cm above the headboard, so you can sit up without hitting a frame. On a low bed the centre may sit under 145 cm, and that is right. Keep the group narrower than the bed so it does not stick out past the headboard.
Leave 15–25 cm above the top of the dresser. A low dresser pulls the centre under 145 cm. A tall one can push the bottom up so the centre goes past 150 cm. When the two rules clash, follow the furniture, not a fixed number.
Do not pick a new height on every step. Set one line that follows the stairs, and place the centre of the group about 150 cm above the step under that centre. Single pictures on the stairs sit on the same line.
A gallery is one picture. The centre of the whole group sits at 145–150 cm, not the centre of each frame. The room-by-room table is in how high to hang a gallery wall. When one frame has to be large, choose the format from the width of the wall in large photos on the wall.
If the height is wrong, you can move Framky frames without leaving holes. The frames are MDF and without glass, so do not hang them where water can splash them or within reach of small children. They hang on self-adhesive hangers. Those hangers do not damage the wall when the paint is firmly bonded to the plaster and the plaster is stable. On other walls, use 2 nails in the inner corners of each frame. Nails are not included.
How high should pictures hang? The centre of the picture, or of the group, sits about 145–150 cm above the floor.
How high should a picture hang above a sofa? Leave 15–25 cm between the backrest and the bottom of the picture. The centre usually lands around 140–150 cm.
How high do you hang pictures above a bed? Leave 15–25 cm above the headboard so you can sit up. On a low bed the centre may sit under 145 cm.
How high should pictures hang above a dresser? Leave 15–25 cm above the top. Follow the furniture if the centre then falls outside 145–150 cm.
How high do you hang pictures on the stairs? Use one line along the stairs. The centre of the group sits about 150 cm above the step under that centre.
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