How to hang decorative pictures?
The walls of our spaces can be a challenge when decorating when we have already selected the rest of the furniture. There is much more to it than choosing a painting, a mirror or a paint colour.
Paintings, as well as mirrors, are very useful decorative tools when it comes to reinforcing the decorative style we choose for our spaces. They add value to the furniture set, as long as they are well placed. Otherwise, they can generate visual pollution that destroys the harmonious composition of the space.
There are no absolute rules when it comes to interior decoration, because in the end it depends a lot on personal taste, but there are some guides that help you make decisions when hanging a picture.
The first thing is to identify the walls that are missing a decorative detail. Generally, these are walls that are visible, whether in circulation, access, or even above the bed and sofa.
When there is a piece of furniture underneath the painting, such as a console table or an entryway table, it is important that the painting is not closer to the ceiling than the piece of furniture underneath. If there is nothing underneath, the painting should be at eye level.
The size of the paintings will depend on the size of the wall where they go. It is important that there is not a single small painting on a very large wall. When you have a very large wall, you can make symmetrical groupings, triptychs or mosaics varying in size and shape.
To begin composing any grouping, we mark an imaginary central line at eye level.
And from there, for the result to look harmonious and balanced, the composition must be centered on this imaginary line.
If the painting is displayed alone, it should be well centered and the main color should go well with the rest of the decoration of the space, since it will be very prominent.
If the painting is placed above a sofa or headboard, you can leave a space of between 15 and 25 cm between the end of the piece of furniture and the painting, without it being too close to the ceiling.
The painting should always be narrower than the piece of furniture on which it is placed, maintaining the proportions.
If there are several paintings, the basic rule is balance. It is important to consider the separation between them, this separation will also depend greatly on the size of the paintings, it is something directly proportional, between 10 and 15 cm for smaller paintings and 20-25 cm for larger paintings.