This overlap is essential to ensure your artwork remains behind the mat and does not fall through.
How to mat how many inches on each side artwork.
It seems easy enough.
But there s definitely a bit of a science to hanging artwork properly.
Grab a hook and a hammer and get to work.
It is advisable to double check the orientation of the print in the frame before you start putting holes in your frame.
This will be affected by how you choose to present the artwork in the window of the mat.
With these three key measurements as a starting point you can t really go wrong.
The mat will cover 1 8 to 1 4 on each side of your image.
Then screw a d ring to each side.
Tip 1 hang single artwork at eye level.
This overlap is essential to ensure your artwork remains behind the mat and does not fall through.
If the art is going above a sofa or console the piece should be approximately 2 3 width of the furniture.
We recommend the default overlap of 1 4 but if your artwork has many important details along the edges that you do not want obscured we can cut the mat to have an 1 8 overlap.
Since there are two sides to each dimension one on either side of the width and one on either side of the height the window can.
We find it s best to hang single artwork at eye level and 60 inches from center to the floor is the magic number.
All artwork less than 20 inches on each side has mat windows cut inch smaller which allows for an overlap of just 1 8 inch for each side.
The mat will cover 1 8 to 1 4 on each side of your image.
The customary approach is to allow the edges of the mat s window to overlap the edges of the image by on each side.
The ideal height for art on a wall the ideal distance between pieces of art the ideal distance between the bottom edge of art and the top edge of furniture the first figure.
Openings for images 20 inches and larger on both sides are cut inch smaller.
We recommend the default overlap of 1 4 but if your artwork has many important details along the edges that you do not want obscured we can cut the mat to have an 1 8 overlap.