With this same example wall a circular canvas would need to be 44 inches in diameter to work on a 120 inch wide wall.
Size of picture to hang on wall.
Mark a rectangle with painter s tape on the wall in the size that you calculated as two thirds of your wall space height or width.
Use the level to make sure the marks are at the same height.
Available wall space refers to the blank area you want to fill not covered by furniture molding and so on.
The following steps will give you a range of measurements for wall art that covers between 4 7 and 3 4 of your wall the sweet spot so to speak.
If they look crooked cheat just a bit so they look.
Measure the length and width of your available wall space.
If a room has a slightly sloping floor or ceiling start by hanging the pictures level.
If it is hanging above a sofa make sure there is at least 6 12 inches between the top of the sofa and the piece of art.
Multiply the width by 57 and 75.
So if you have 60 inches of wall space you ll want to hang a picture or frame that is about 34 inches wide.
If want to use one large picture on a wall you may have to do a little math to determine which size picture you should buy.
According to the the nest multiply the length of the wall space by 0 57.
If you are hanging multiple pieces of different heights make sure the middles line up.
Calculate the space between paintings if you ll be hanging more than one.