Home Decor Rules of Placement

Ever wanted to know the guidelines to where things should go as for as home decor in your house? How high should I hang my wall art? How many inches away from the table should my chandelier be? Well this checklist should help resolve your dilemma.   

• The perfect viewing height for wall art is 60"center, from the floor.
• The perfect amount of space between wall art  and top of mantle is 7".
• The ideal height to hang your flat screen TV is eye level when you're in the viewing position. The ideal viewing distance is 1 1/2 times the size of your flat screen TV.
• A bench at the foot of the bed should be no less the 2" shorter then the mattress width.
• Keep a minimum of 15" between coffee tables and sofa
• Don't use end tables lower then 30". The lamps will be much better and the proportion is better.
• There should be a minimum of 36" of space around your dining table to allow better flow and use.
• Light switches should be 36" above the floor and 1 1/2" - 2" off the side. This way they are out of the way of wall art and door casing.
• The optimal height for a coffee table is 18" to 20".
• Typical scone height for a bathroom is 66" above the finish floor to the center of the fixture.
• A 36" rectangular table is ideal width. It allows for conversation to the left , right, and most importantly across.
• Typically an Island should be no more the 8' long by 5' wide. Anything bigger will make it harder to clean and look to huge.
• Keep you sofa at 6'6" to 7' long. Any smaller and they look dwarf, any larger and they look like an airport lounge.
• Lighting. Multiply length x width, then multiply 1.5 = amount of wattage needed.
• Kitchen lighting. Multiply length x width, then multiply 2.5 = amount of wattage needed.
• Chandelier for rooms. Add length plus width to get the width of the chandelier, ex 16'x20' room use 36" chandelier. 
• Chandelier over table should be 30" - 34" from table top. And half the width of the table. A 48" table, use 24" width chandelier.

When it's all said and done, rules are sometimes meant to be broken! So if you think it looks and works better a certain way, then by all means go for it!!

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