The most common mistake I see with wall art is going too small. A great piece can still look wrong if the size is off, so getting the scale right matters as much as the design. Here's how I'd size a piece for any wall.
Over a bit of furniture, like a sofa, bed or sideboard, aim for a piece around two-thirds the width of the furniture below it. So above a 2 metre sofa, look for art around 1.3 to 1.5 metres wide, or a group that spans that. It anchors the furniture instead of floating above it.
On an empty wall with no furniture, you can go bigger. Aim to fill roughly two-thirds to three-quarters of the open wall space, leaving a comfortable margin around the piece so it can breathe. A small piece on a big empty wall almost always looks lost.
Hang art so its centre sits around 1.5 to 1.6 metres from the floor, which is roughly eye level. Over furniture, leave about 15 to 25 centimetres between the top of the furniture and the bottom of the art so they read as connected.
If you love a smaller design, use two or three together so they read as one feature. Keep even gaps between them, line them up on a shared edge or centre line, and treat the whole group as a single shape when you're sizing it to the wall.
If you're between two sizes, go with the larger one. Oversized art looks intentional, while undersized art looks like an afterthought. Measure the space, mark the outline in painter's tape on the wall first, and stand back before you commit.
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Around two-thirds the width of the sofa. Above a 2 metre sofa, that's roughly 1.3 to 1.5 metres of art, either one piece or a group that spans it.
Fill about two-thirds to three-quarters of the open space and leave a margin around it. On a big bare wall, go larger than feels obvious so the piece doesn't get lost.
With its centre around 1.5 to 1.6 metres from the floor, about eye level. Over furniture, leave 15 to 25 centimetres between the furniture and the bottom of the art.
Group two or three together so they act as one feature. Keep even gaps and align them, and size the whole group to the wall rather than each piece.
Size up. Oversized art looks deliberate, while undersized art tends to look like an afterthought. Tape the outline on the wall first to check.
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