For be able to enhance the paintings, to make them stand out and harmonize them with the environment where they will be placed, it is essential to be able to give them a position that follows a precise and not random design. Therefore, we must not be in a hurry to hammer in the nails, because enthusiasm can be a bad adviser. Before hang pictures they should be placed against the wall to calmly study the ideal composition, choosing combinations and alignments between the paintings and the rest of the accessories and furnishings. Design Mag offers you a mini-guide made of useful ideas and tips that will help you hang pictures on the walls to furnish the living room in the best way.
Paintings can make a house sophisticated, and contribute significantly to completing its harmony, as long as they are positioned in the correct way.
Let’s start by saying that the first very simple rule for hang pictures in the living room, but also in the rest of the house, is to keep an average height (referring to the center of the painting) of 150 cm from the ground line. This system is used in museums because it is very practical when you have them paintings of different sizes. In this case, the paintings in the room will be hung following an imaginary horizontal line that will meet the need to be well ordered and clearly visible to people standing. Since the living room is furnished with furniture for relaxation, this height from the ground can decrease if you want to place the paintings behind sofas and armchairs.
In case you want instead place paintings of different kinds and of different sizes forming a composition, it should be kept in mind that the larger paintings are usually placed in the center and the smaller ones above and below. As far as size, style and genre are concerned, it must be said that in order to be close, the paintings do not necessarily have to be the same. You can create compositions with oil paintings, prints or tempera, obviously trying to keep the right balance between full and empty and to use a little good taste.
On the other hand, a geometric arrangement with a block diagram is provided when there are equal paintings (in the case, for example, of collections of prints). In this case they must all be placed at the same distance from each other, deciding on a vertical and / or horizontal design, always keeping a point in line with the eyes as the center.
A square geometric composition can be interesting and lively, combining one collection of paintings of the same size with similar subjects, leaving an empty central space in which to place a larger painting of a different kind.
When there is a flight of stairs in the living room that leads to a mezzanine or to another floor of the house, the most suitable way to decorate the wall with pictures is to follow the oblique alignment of the ramp, arranging the paintings following an imaginary line parallel to the movement of the stairs.
An advice: if there are paintings of value that you want to illuminate more appropriately than the others, the ideal would be to arrange a spotlight positioned above the painting itself, to ensure that the light comes from the top downwards.
