The general rule is 2 inches to 4 inches depending on wall sizes and number of pictures.
How to plan how to hang pictures on your walls.
3 most common way to hang pictures on concrete wall method 1.
Decide on space you want between your pictures.
Just create your frame using masking tape and a ruler and then get painting.
Read more about that in how to hang a collection.
Published june 6 2015.
Hanging art or photos on the walls can make a house feel more like a home personalizing your space.
While most adhesive hooks are strong enough to keep your pictures on the wall you must buy a couple capable of holding about 8 pounds or 3 6kg of weight.
Photo by courtesy artfully walls.
Jenny framed all her favorite wedding photos for her wall but you could achieve a similar look with family portraits or travel photos.
Instead they have adhesive backings which can stick firmly to the wall.
But you may not want to deal with any sort of damage to your walls especially if you are renting.
With groupings the largest frame is usually best in the center or at the center bottom.
Prop them against the walls and consider your options.
If you want to hang a group of pictures for a gallery wall hang the center of the grouping at 57 inches.
Creating a picture wall.
Proceed with the measurements above to find the center of the wall.
The 57 inch standard is based on the average eye height of an adult and is the rule used to determine how high to hang pictures in museums and galleries.
Leave it to dry remove the tape and then hang your gallery wall.
First set out the pictures you want to hang.
Have someone hold a piece up to the wall while you stand back and appraise just cover the hanging hardware with masking tape first to keep it from scratching the wall.
How to plan your gallery wall grid.
Look at every reasonable possibility.
The first picture you want to hang is the one that will be in the center of your grouping.
There s the template method if you already have your pieces of art.
The adhesive hooks are an outstanding solution because they don t require we drill holes in the wall.
All the photos featured in jenny s wall are horizontal but you could also get this look with square or vertical photos just make sure you choose one orientation and stick to it.