Hanging Watercolor Paintings

Watercolor paintings give a serene and subtle feeling to any room. You can collect vintage paintings or find a modern artist that you like and use your walls as a showcase for your collection. Make sure you have them framed and hang them properly for best effect.

In your collection, you have a wonderful watercolor that will look great hanging in the bedroom. So you bring it into the room and hammer a nail into the wall next to the bed and slide the watercolor on. Viola!

You stand back, pleased with your accomplishment. You tip your head to one side and then the other. Squinting, you take another look at the painting. It just doesn’t look right, but you have no idea why.

If you have found yourself staring at something you have just hung up trying to figure out why it doesn not look right, your not alone. There are a few common mistakes that look funny to the eye, but that you don’t quite know how to fix. Here’s some tips that might help when trying to hang artwork on a wall:

Hanging Large Watercolors:

Large paintings can be the focus of your décor so you must make sure you hang it in a spot that is appropriate for the size and focus. What’s the best spot for larger pieces? Try over a couch, behind the dining set, over a fireplace or on a feature wall. A feature wall is where the placement of furniture or the layout of the home naturally guides the eye to a wall - a great place to feature art.

Hanging Small Paintings:

Try to group smaller pieces together to create a little focal point and add interest. Use a common theme like, color, framing or style to pull them together. Hang a single smaller piece low on the wall and as close to the furniture as possible, otherwise it will seem to be floating.

Hanging Watercolors In Groups:

Whether you are creating a grid of equal sized frames or composing a collection of various sizes the rule of spacing is the same. Try to have them spaced approximately 3 inches apart. Try positioning them on the floor or a table to get a pleasing arrangement before placing the nails and measure carefully before making any holes.

HEIGHT:

Paintings should be hung with the very center level with your eyes. That means the center should be about 60 to 66 inches from the floor. If you've visited a gallery you will see that the frames are not lined up by their top or bottom edges but that the pictures are all centered at the same height.

If your watercolor will be viewed from the couch or while sitting at the table, then it should be hung at sitting eye level.

Décor hung behind a couch should be no more than 8 to 10 inches above the back of the couch.

With these easy tips you should have no problem creating wonderful arrangements that will have designer appeal.