Choosing the correct size for wall arts is important in home décor simply because the size of the art has to be balance with the size of the furniture. If the art is too small for the wall, it may look like it is lost within the space. Additionally, if the art is too large for the area and the furniture in that area, it can begin to overwhelm those furnitures.
To avoid these problems, you can use a system of proportion to determine the apropiate size for the art. The most important rule for determining the size of the art to be purchased is that the size of the art should be between two-thirds and three-quarters of the width of the furniture located beneath the art. For instance, if the width of the sofa in the living room is seven feet, the width of the art should be between four and five foot.
How to Choose the Right Size Wall Art
This ensures that the art will appropriately anchor the furniture, and ensures that it will not be too small or too large relative to the furniture. This same rule can be applied to other furniture items in the home. For instance, if the bed in the bedroom is five feet in width, the art should be approximately three foot in width.
Additionally, any other narrow furniture items should have art of a similar width to the furniture. Most wall art come in standard dimensions that make it easy to find art that will appropriately balance with the furniture in the home. Many art pieces come in small, medium, and large sizes.
Additionally, many art pieces are in the shape of vertical rectangles, squares, and wide panoramas. Vertical rectangles are common in art pieces because people typically use them in areas above the furniture. Squares and panoramas can be used in art pieces that are for areas like entryways and dining room.
Thus, the standard dimensions of art allows individuals to find art that appropriately balance the size of the furniture in there homes. When hanging art on a wall, the height of the art is also important. The center of the art should be hung at eye level for the majority of the room, which is between 5 and 5.25 feet from the ground.
If you are to hang the art above pieces of furniture, there should be a gap between the art and the furniture of between 6 and 12 inch. If the gap is too large, the art will appear disconnected from the furniture; if too small, the art will appear too crowded with the furniture. For galleries of art, however, you should hang the frame closer together with a gap of between 2 and 3 inches between frames.
Not all rooms in a house are treated the same, however. In bedrooms, art should be smaller and hung above the bed to allow for the use of that area of the bedroom. In hallways, tall and skinny art can be used to allow for the art to highlight the length of the hallway.
In the dining area, larger art can be used that is of the same length as the sideboard. Additionally, art can be used centered above a fireplace mantel, and art frames in bathrooms should be smaller in size. Finally, the frame of the art can also impact how the art appear in the room.
Thin frames will make the art look less bulky in the room, whereas wide frames will add to the visual weight of the art. Additionally, canvas art will change the visual weight of the art in the room based on the depth of the canvas. Art frames of different depths can be used to highlight different types of walls; thin frames work well with smooth walls, while walls with texture appear better with deep frames.
Before you purchase wall art, you should prevent common mistakes by measuring both your furniture and your wall space. Many people make the mistake of purchasing wall art based off how it looks in the store, rather than measuring the size of the area where the art will be hung. You should also take the height of the ceilings in your room into consideration when you are choosing wall art to purchase.
High ceilings make small art pieces look even smaller, while low ceilings make large art pieces look heavy on the walls. In order to ensure the wall art comes in the correct size, use brown paper to mock up the art piece on your wall. By taping the brown paper to the wall, you can view the art on the brown paper for a few days to ensure that the scale of the art is appropriate for your furniture.
By following these steps, you can ensure that the wall art you purchase is of the correct size for your space.
