How To Hang Oversized Paintings

How To Hang Oversized Paintings comes up constantly with luxury homeowners, and the honest answer is simpler than most expect. Drawing on years of creating modern australian art from a Lane Cove, Sydney studio, here is how Ritushka approaches it.

Where most people go wrong

Light is the quiet variable. The same painting reads differently at 9am and 9pm, and a well-aimed picture light at roughly thirty degrees keeps it alive after dark. View any work in the actual room, in the actual light, before committing.

Key takeaways

• Order large works well ahead; crating and freight add time to the delivery window.
• Let the dominant colour in the painting echo, not match, an existing accent in the room.
• Measure the wall, then choose a work that fills roughly two-thirds to three-quarters of its width.
• Buy the work that holds your attention across the room, not just up close.

Why it matters

Scale is the decision people most often get wrong. A work that looks generous in a gallery can shrink against a tall, open wall at home, so always measure the space and size up rather than down. As a rule, the piece should command its wall without crowding the architecture around it.

Working with Ritushka

Ritushka creates modern australian art from a studio in Lane Cove, Sydney, working directly with luxury homeowners across Australia and worldwide. Every original is signed, ships fully insured with a certificate of authenticity, and commissions are welcomed for bespoke size, palette and scale. Explore the related Modern Australian Art collection or start a commission to take the next step.