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Gallery height: center of art at 145 cm from floor
Gallery height: center of art at 145 cm from floor — step 3 of 8 in Hang a Picture Without Cracking the Wall. This is the museum standard — the center of the artwork at 57 inches (145 cm) from the floor.
Free home & diy tip: Gallery height: center of art at 145 cm from floor (step 3 of 8 from "Hang a Picture Without Cracking the Wall").
This is the museum standard — the center of the artwork at 57 inches (145 cm) from the floor. Measure the frame height, divide by two, add that to 145 cm — that is where the TOP of the frame sits. But you are not hanging from the top — you are hanging from the wire or D-ring.
So: pull the wire taut (or measure D-ring position) and note the distance from that hang point to the top of the frame. Subtract that from your top-of-frame mark. That is where the nail or screw goes. This single calculation is why pictures end up too high on most walls.
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