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3 years ago

I am wanting to hang a 36x48 piece of art on a 13 foot tall wall. This wall is on the landing of my staircase. That will be the only thing on this wall. No furniture. I don’t know how high to hang it. You will see part of it from the first floor. I have attached a pic of the wall and a blank canvas about the same size as the painting I’m going to hang...

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ilikefriday
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Generally having the center of the art around eye level is a good height for most pieces. So maybe a little higher than it is right now. That being said, I think the size canvas you have selected is too small for the space.
morganlp21
Original Author
3 years ago
It looks bigger in person. However this is the biggest this art comes. So I’m going to use it. With frame it’s 38x49. I hung it 44 inches up. The center of art is coming to 63 inches...is it too high? Should I go down to make it 60?
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Thank you everyone. Sorry for the delayed response, we’ve just had the bathroom done and the house all just needs an update redo! In response to Bette P unfortunately this is the other wall of the room, and I know, the art there looks too small for the wall but it’s what we had to hand and we just never changed it, but I’m now wondering if this piece would look better in this wall, instead of the trip? Or perhaps buy the sister print to this and essentially fill the wall, although I’m not sure if that would be over kill. I was wondering if it’s to stay as a single print, could I hang it off centre, closer to the lamp and plant?
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IdaClaire
3 years ago
It's really hard to get a good perspective from photos. It looks right on the mark in one photo and slightly too low in the other, to my eyes. How does it look to YOU, since you're actually in the space with it?
nhb22
3 years ago
I feel that it's too low for the height of your wall.

Although your wall is much taller, I have the same set up with our staircase. We have a large mirror hanging over a piece of furniture. The mirror is hung 44 inches up.

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