Size Guide

What Size Art for Every Room

Picking the right size is the difference between art that anchors a room and art that looks lost on the wall. Here are the sizes to scale, plus a simple framework so you can size almost any room by eye.

Sizes to scaleRoom by roomSets & layouts

At a glance

Above a sofa: 56 to 63 in
Above a bed: 40 to 57 in
Hang center: 57 to 60 in
Gap in a set: 2 to 3 in

Every size, shown to scale

These are the same charts on every product page. Each size is shown to scale above a sofa, in inches with centimeter conversions. Tap any chart to enlarge it.

Canvas size guide, portrait orientation, sizes shown to scale above a sofa from Small 12x16 to Massive 40x60 inches — Canvas, portrait

Canvas size guide, landscape orientation, sizes shown to scale above a sofa — Canvas, landscape

Framed print size guide, sizes shown to scale — Framed print

The one rule that does most of the work

Art usually looks best when it spans about two-thirds to three-quarters of the width of the furniture below it. Over a sofa, a bed, or a console, that proportion makes the piece feel like it belongs to the furniture instead of drifting above it.

Too small and it looks like an afterthought. Too wide and it crowds the furniture. For a set, measure the whole arrangement including the gaps.

Prefer an exact number? The free Wall Art Size Calculator turns your furniture measurement into a recommended print size.

Hang it at eye level

Height matters as much as width. Place the center of the artwork about 57 to 60 inches from the floor, which is gallery eye level and looks right in most rooms.

Above furniture, leave 6 to 10 inches between the top of the sofa or headboard and the bottom of the frame, so the piece reads as connected to it.