Picture Hanging Guides

How-to guides, size charts and quick answers for hanging pictures, mirrors and TVs.

Each guide explains the rule with diagrams, then links to the calculator that works out the exact numbers for your wall. Measure once, drill once, hang perfectly.

How-to guides and charts

Hook Drop Guide

Basics

What hook drop is and how to measure it for D-rings, wire and sawtooth hangers.

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Art Hanging Guide

Basics

Eye-level height, spacing rules and gallery wall layouts.

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How to Hang a MirrorNew

Mirrors

The right height, two hooks or D-rings, drywall, studs and brick, and heavy mirrors.

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Art Above a Couch

Above furniture

How high and how big: the 6–10 in gap rule and the two-thirds width rule.

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Art Above a BedNew

Above furniture

Art widths for every US, AU and UK bed size, the right height and safety tips.

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Picture Frame Sizes ChartNew

Charts

Standard inch, metric and A-size frames, and which frame and mat fit each print.

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TV Height Chart

Charts

How high to mount every screen size, from 32 to 98 inches, on the TV Mount Height Calculator page.

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Quick answers by size

Worked out for the most common sizes, each with diagrams and a button that opens the calculator with the numbers already filled in.

How to space pictures on a wall

3 layouts

Gaps, spacing evenly across a wall, hanging height and every nail position.

Need the exact numbers?

Every guide links to a free calculator that does the maths for your frame, wall and furniture, in inches, cm or mm. See all 11 calculators.