Art hanging height calculator

Most art in most homes is hung too high. It's a measurement problem, not a taste one. Enter the artwork and this gives you the hook position.

Where it's going
The artwork
The wall

1.70 m

Mark the hook here, measuring up from the floor.

Centre of artworkFrom the floor
1.50 m
Bottom edge
1.20 m
Top edge
1.80 m
Suggested width60–75% of the available wall
2.30 m

At 80 cm wide, this piece is narrow for the space. Undersized art is the more common error — it reads as tentative on a large wall. If a single piece isn't big enough, group several to span the width collectively.

The formula: half the artwork height, plus the centre height, minus the wire drop. If you're hanging a group, treat the whole arrangement as one piece and centre that at 1.50 m.

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