Eyeballing Your Art Groupings

Designer~Jennifer Mitchell

Are you confused when it comes to art and picture groupings? Do you ask yourself questions like...

• What nails do I use or am I suppose to use a hook?
• Are there easy rules to hanging the perfect grouping?
• How high or low should I go?

First off, there are no REAL rules when it comes to grouping...It is a matter of taste...BUT there are some great ways to get the style you are shooting for...


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Meme's Eyeballing Tips~ ;)

I like to work with my nose...No, I don't hammer nails with it...Though I do use my butter knives and high heels from time to time...Mr. Screaming Meme has a way to making his tools magically disappear ;)...So, I use the first sturdy thing I can get my grubby little hands on...Sometimes, I'm just too lazy to go to the garage...Keeping it real...;)

I use my button nose when I am hanging my art or junk some may call it... ( I'm an average height~about 5'9", if you are the world's tallest person or the world's shortest person you will have to eyeball what most people would see...) So, let's say we are shooting for around 5 feet or so...Sometimes this rule will not work...like when you are working with tall ceilings...You will have to consider each space as they come...This is just a basic and general rule, like anything in life, it can be tinkered around with...



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Screaming Meme's Grouping Tips~

Rule of thumb {why do rules have thumbs anyway? hmmm?} start with your largest piece in the middle, getting smaller as you move outward...

1. Start with your largest piece and place it in the center of the area you are working on.


2. In a circular motion, working your way to the smallest pieces to create a rectanglar or square shape...You don't have to stay in the lines, but you are working around an imaginary rectangle or squared shape...It is fun to work with different elements...so get creative!
   
3. Use newspaper to try out the grouping on the wall...Trace and cut the shapes you are working with...Pin or tape them to the wall...

TIP~{Not just for art groupings...Use this trick with all your decorating}... Use your camera to get each look you try out...It will make it easier for you to recreate the one you choose.



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Ideas for hanging your art~

• For a symmetrical art/picture grouping with all similar in size and shaped items...You want to mirror them to each other...Just try and create a twin on the other side...


• Try hanging your art hortizontally like in an entry or over a sofa or mantel...hang in odd numbers...It gives a balanced and complete look.
  
• When you have art in even numbered art/pictures, try hanging them in a square or rectangle to give a professional look. This look works great when you are working on a large wall, like vaulted or high ceilings. Be sure to tightly group these items, it creates ONE BIG statement, rather than a random one.

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• For an eclectic grouping, think about a asymmetrical grouping...


• When working with assymetrical groups with two of the same size...Try staggering them by lowering one and raisng the other...So that they don't mix up completely...


• The higher the ceiling the closer and tighter the grouping should be...
  

There are so many ways to hang art...You can use these tips to help guide you...BUT have fun with it and make the arrange work for you...You are the one who is going to enjoy it the most...

XoXo, Screaming Meme {Eyeballing, Knife Throwing and High Heel Hammer Expert ;) }