Height and proportion important to consider when hanging art in a home

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By: Megan Cole, The Canadian Press

Friday, Mar. 7, 2014 at 10:41 PM | Comments: 0

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The height and proportion of art and pictures are important to consider when hanging art in a home. Shelley Kirsch recommends centring at eye level and creating borders around the pieces. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Shelley Kirsch Design

VICTORIA - How art and pictures are hung can change the way a space looks, but placing and hanging pieces properly requires a bit of skill.

Interior designer Shelley Kirsch says the most important step in putting up art in a home is to make sure it is at the right height.

"It's a good idea if you are hanging a piece to get it so the centre of the picture is at eye level," she says.

If a piece is hung too high, Kirsch says, it can be disorienting to the viewer.

"You aren't seeing it as a straight-on image," says the Toronto-based designer. "You are having to crane your neck. It takes away from what the image is when you're looking at it from underneath."

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Height and proportion important to consider when hanging art in a home