How to Hang Your Work

There are a few simple steps that you can take to make sure your piece of work (or works) are hung properly, enhancing not only the image itself but it’s surroundings.

• Make sure your piece fits the wall that it will be hung on. Choose similar proportions for your piece and it’s frame to that of the wall.

• If you are hanging a group of works try to think of them as one piece and how it will look proportionally to the wall and the furniture around it. Does it look and feel balanced?

• To make sure you hang a group of images correctly the first time create a paper template of where your hangers should go on the wall. This is a great way to test your composition of pieces.

• Although not always possible, it is a good guide to hang an image so it’s centre is level with the average persons eye level.

• Make sure that your hooks are appropriate to the weight of the work. This will avoid works pulling away from the wall or even possibly falling down!