AN interior designer has shared her must-try tip to avoid a mistake commonly made by homeowners.
She demonstrated the using her own living space as an example.
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Brittany Tharp () is steadily growing a following on Instagram, where she shares tips.
She is also the founder of , a business offering design consultations.
The interior designer went viral on social media when she shared a little-known tip.
“The two most common mistakes I see in most people’s houses are rugs that are too small and art that is hung too high,” Brittany said.
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“Ideally, you want to hang your art so that the center of the piece is 60 inches above the finish of the floor.”
She showed artwork and mirrors hanging on the walls in her to demonstrate.
In the caption of the video, she revealed the hack is based on “ergonomics and functional” design.
“Most people can comfortably view art mounted at this height, but higher and you have to tilt your head to view it (strain on your neck),” she said.
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Almost 8,000 people liked the video and many commenters praised the hack.
“Thank you for this!!!” one person said.
“I have been struggling to figure out how to hang a bunch of related pieces of different sizes and layouts over my staircase. It’s working great!!!”
“One of my pet peeves!! Art hung too high!” another wrote.
“I always say the most common mistakes I see art hung too high and drapes hung too low,” a third said.
“Great point about the rugs too though. That’s probably because large rugs can get so pricey!”
“Very helpful. Thx,” a fourth commented.
“Museum curator here, if anybody wants to know the height we hang artwork at is 54 in measure to the center of the piece,” a fifth said.
“I learned museum height, but 60” is much more comfortable for home!” another added.
“Unfortunately my guy doesn’t wait for me to handle the decor so we have it all over the place [laughing].”
Budget interior design tips
Interior designer Judy Hoang shared her with The U.S. Sun.
- Thrift furniture and paint it to match your decor.
- Test if an item is fit for its purpose before thrifting.
- Shop at Target or HomeGoods for rugs, lamps, desks, and pillows.
- Invest in classic timeless pieces.
- Set up smart home lighting to save money.
Brittany responded to a commenter who was curious if the hack could apply to 10ft ceilings.
“Great question and I might need to answer it with a reel but I’ll try to keep it short,” she said.
“Generally, yes – but with the caveat that if you have taller ceilings, you should be using larger-scaled art which will help fill the vertical space.
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“But the 60” guideline is because that is a comfortable viewing height (while still not looking awkward on the wall) – that won’t change no matter how high your ceilings go above it.
“You can probably get away with a few inches higher with taller ceilings but I wouldn’t go higher than 65” unless you are being very intentional about doing so (like you’re trying to fill a double volume space or something).”
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