The most common question before you pick up a hammer and nail is a simple one: at what height should I hang it? The professional answer, the one interior designers and gallery curators work by, rests on one clear principle - the center of the piece should be at eye level. In practice that means the midpoint of the piece sits around 145 cm from the floor, the height at which the eye naturally rests when you stand facing the wall. But the right height changes with context: a piece above a sofa behaves differently from one above a dining table or in a hallway you pass through standing. On this page we've gathered all the numbers, distances and practical rules, so you can hang it right the first time - no guessing, no unnecessary holes in the wall, and a result that looks precise and considered.
The guiding principle is that the center of the piece - not the top or bottom edge - should be at average eye level, about 145 cm from the floor. That way you don't have to raise or lower your gaze to see the whole piece. The math is simple: divide the height of the piece in two, add 145, and you get the height the top edge should reach. For a piece 80 cm tall, for example, the top edge reaches 185 cm. If your home has especially high ceilings or everyone in the household is tall, you can raise the line a little - but it's better to err downward than to hang too high, a common mistake that pushes the piece away from the space.
When a piece hangs above furniture, the height is measured relative to it, not just to the floor. The practical rule: leave 15 to 25 cm between the bottom edge of the piece and the back of the sofa or the sideboard surface, so a visual connection forms between the two and the piece doesn't float alone. In width, the piece (or group of pieces) should take up about two-thirds of the furniture's width - too narrow looks lost, too wide looks crowded. Above a dining table, where people sit, you can hang a little lower since the viewing angle changes. A large, present piece above a sofa is one of the moves that makes the biggest difference in a living room, and in the SRC Collection catalog you'll find hundreds of pieces in sizes that fit these dimensions exactly.
On a gallery wall (several pieces together), the guiding line is to imagine an invisible rectangle wrapping all the pieces, and center that rectangle at 145 cm. Within the group, keep a uniform gap of 5 to 8 cm between frames - a consistent gap creates a sense of order even when the sizes differ. In a hallway or entryway, where you always stand or walk through, you can stay on the standard eye line. On a staircase, hang the pieces along the line of the stairs, not in one straight row. In a child's room or a reading corner where people sit, lower the line by 10 to 15 cm to suit a lower viewing angle.
Place the center of the piece at about 145 cm from the floor, which is average eye level. To find the nail point, halve the height of the piece, add 145, and that's the height of the top edge. That way the piece rests exactly where the eye naturally reaches.
Leave 15 to 25 cm between the bottom edge of the piece and the back of the sofa to create a visual connection between the two. Keep the center line close to 145 cm, and choose a piece about two-thirds the width of the sofa for a balanced result.
Yes. Since people sit rather than stand at a dining table, the viewing angle is lower and you can hang a bit below the usual eye line. Keep a gap of about 25 to 30 cm above the tabletop so the piece doesn't look too heavy.
Imagine one rectangle wrapping all the pieces with its center at 145 cm. Within the group, keep a uniform gap of 5 to 8 cm between frames. A consistent gap is what creates the sense of order, even when sizes and formats are mixed.
Hanging too high. Many people hang close to the ceiling, which disconnects the piece from the rest of the space and the furniture below it. If you're unsure, it's better to err downward and stay true to a center line of 145 cm.
The eye-level principle is the same for both print types. At SRC Collection every piece is printed to order in Bet Shemesh, Israel, and available on canvas or glass - so you can choose the finish that suits the space without changing the height rules.
Every SRC Collection piece is printed to order, with nationwide shipping in up to 18 business days. Prices start from around 350 shekels, and there's a catalog of hundreds of pieces across dozens of styles. For questions and custom fits, call 054-776-0643.