How to Choose Wall Art That Complements Your Ceiling Height
How to Choose Wall Art That Complements Your Ceiling Height
Choosing wall art is a lovely way to personalize your space, but often a very often-ignored part of the process is the way in which the height of ceilings influences your choices. The right wall art can enhance the proportions of your room, create a feeling of harmony, and contribute toward the overall ambiance. Here's a guide on how to choose wall art based on your ceiling height.
Consider the scale of the work
When ceilings are high, big art pieces are lovely in order to visually lift a person's gaze and draw out the verticality of the space. In these situations, oversized canvas prints or multi-panel installations might work well. Lower ceilings have smaller, more intimate pieces that do not overwhelm space. Consider a gallery wall of several smaller pieces to be visually interesting without enclosing the room.
Draw vertical lines
High ceilings in a room suggest its lengthening further with art pieces having vertical lines added. Look for art pieces where the composition is tall and narrow or using designs that take the eye upwards. This can include landscape artworks, elongated portraiture, or abstract pieces that have upward strokes. In a room where the ceiling height is low, pieces that are horizontal or of designs that add wider compositions would look to be more balanced.
Hanged at Eye Level
Regardless of how high the ceiling is, you want to hang artwork at a level where it can be enjoyed by anyone in the room. This often means that you will hang the center of a work of art approximately 57-60 inches off the floor. If your ceilings are high, you may find that you can group together multiple works of art in such a way that they visually tie the collection of art, yet still centers them back to that eye-level view. You can have many small works of art together to create a big visual effect.
Make the most of your space.
On very high ceilings, it's perfectly fine to leave some blank space above the art to create breathing room and not crowd the wall. On the other hand, on rooms with low ceilings, filling up the space on the wall will give lots of illusion that the room is taller. Floating shelves can also be installed to hold small art pieces and even decorative objects to add more depth and dimension.
Consider Lighting
Lighting is a pivotal concept in how art is experienced, particularly relating to the ceiling height. In larger rooms, spotlights or track lighting will be instrumental in illuminating what you are placing on view as art. This helps both to focus attention on the art itself, and to focus attention on the scale of the ceiling. Lower ceilings create a softer, ambient space so that smaller art pieces can be more appealing.
Final Thoughts
Complementing or working with the height of your ceilings through the choice of wall art requires a fair understanding of proportions and visual flow as well as the overall atmosphere you are trying to create. And finally, scaling, placement, and lighting all come into play when creating harmonious space through your artwork that reflects your style and enhances those special characteristics that make your home stand out. And next time you go around choosing the wall art for your home remember these little tips to take your decor to new heights-literally!
How to Choose Wall Art That Complements Your Ceiling Height
