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The Tiaracle Hanging Guide
Every multi panel set we make hangs on three rules: half an inch between panels, the center panel first, and the center of the whole set at eye height. Plan your set on a wall below, watch it go up in order, then print the guide for your layout with the exact drop of every panel at every size.
The printed guide for your layout carries the measurements. These four steps are how to use them, and they do not change from a three panel set to a five panel set.
Draw the finished footprint of the whole set on the wall in pencil, using the overall width and height printed on the guide. Center that rectangle on the wall or on the furniture beneath it, with its center 57 to 60 inches from the floor, or 6 to 8 inches above a sofa back or headboard.
For every panel the guide gives two numbers: A, the hanger's distance from the top reference line, and B, its distance from the side. Measure every panel from the same top line. On a stepped layout the panels have different drops, and the drops are what make the set read as one picture.
Hang the center panel first, then the pair beside it, then the outer pair. Working outward from a fixed center keeps any small error at the edge, where the eye does not measure it. The guide prints the order for your layout.
Cut or trace the half inch strip printed on the guide and use it as a spacer between panels. Every layout hangs on a half inch gap except 4 Square, which hangs on one inch. The guide has a two inch calibration line: if it measures two inches, the page printed at actual size.
Set the print dialog to actual size, never fit to page. Check the two inch line with a ruler before cutting the spacer strip. The layout drawing on page one is scaled and is not for measuring; the printed dimensions are.
Choose hardware rated for the panel weight and the wall type. A screw into a stud is the strongest fixing; drywall between studs needs an anchor. Preview the arrangement with painter's tape before making the final holes.
On Video
Under two minutes: the instruction manual for hanging our canvas wall art, on film.
Pick a layout and a size and the wall redraws to true scale: the set with its real gaps and drops, the top reference line at its height from the floor, and every panel numbered in the order it goes up. Press Play and watch the order. The sofa is 84 inches wide and the figure is five feet eight, so nothing here is a guess.
The height of the top line follows the 57 inch rule on a bare wall and the furniture rule above a sofa, console or bed, the same rules the layout hub's composer draws with. A and B, each panel's own hanger position, are measured off the panel in your hands, as the printed guide says.
Each guide has two pages for every size: a scaled layout and an install page, small, medium and large. Every drawing below is the large size, numbered in hanging order, with each drop from the top reference line, and the ladder under it gives the panels, drops and installed footprint for all three sizes.
Three equal panels in a row, tops level. The simplest set to hang: one line, two gaps.
Hang2, then 1 and 3. Center first. Outer pair next.
Four equal panels in a row, tops level. Start at the center gap so the set centers on the wall, not on a panel.
Hang2 and 3, then 1 and 4. Center pair first. Outer pair next.
Five equal panels in a row, tops level. The widest look for the least wall height.
Hang3, then 2 and 4, then 1 and 5. Center first. Adjacent pair next. Outer pair last.
The two inner panels are full height and the outer two are shorter, hung at different drops, so the set steps across the wall. The drops are printed per size.
Hang2, then 3, then 1 and 4. First. Next. Outer pair.
The center panel is tallest and the other four are one height, hung at staggered drops. Taller than 5 Star at the same width.
Hang3, then 2 and 4, then 1 and 5. Center. Adjacent. Outer.
Five panels that step shorter from the center outward, so the outline peaks. The widest set we make, and the one with the most drops to get right.
Hang3, then 2 and 4, then 1 and 5. Center. Adjacent. Outer.
Four square panels in a two by two grid. The one layout that hangs on a one inch gap, in both directions. Level the top row, then hang the bottom row off it.
Hang1 and 2, then 3 and 4. Top row first. Bottom row next.
Three square panels across a long, low wall: above a headboard, a counter or a sideboard. Start with panel 2 so the set centers where you marked.
Hang2, then 1 and 3. Center first. Outer pair next.
Three equal panels stacked one above the other, half an inch apart. Hang the middle panel at eye height, then the top and bottom panels off it.
Hang2, then 1 and 3. Middle first. Top and bottom next.
Each one is a number, and each one is the number our own sizes are built on. Follow them and the set on your wall matches the set on the product page.
Multi panel canvas sets hang with a half inch gap between panels. That is the gap the overall size is calculated on: a 42 by 21 inch 5 Star set is five 8 inch panels and four half inch gaps. Hang wider and the set grows and the picture stops joining up across the gaps. 4 Square is the one exception, at one inch.
The center of the artwork sits 57 to 60 inches from the floor, which is average eye height for a standing adult and the height galleries hang at. For a multi panel set the center is the center of the whole footprint, not of the tallest panel, so a 5 Star set is measured across all five.
Above a sofa, bed or console, the bottom edge of the art sits 6 to 8 inches above the furniture, and that gap overrides the 57 inch rule. Closer and the piece crowds the furniture; higher and it floats away from it. On a tall headboard the center will land above 60 inches, which is correct.
Hang the middle panel first and work outward in pairs: on a five panel set, panel 3, then 2 and 4, then 1 and 5. On a four panel row, the inner pair, then the outer pair; on 4 Pop, panel 2, then 3, then the outer pair. On 4 Square, the top row, then the bottom row. A fixed center pushes any error to the edges, where it does not show.
A single piece has no gaps and no drops, so the whole guide is the 57 inch rule and the 6 to 8 inch furniture rule above. Each one still has its printed guide, with the marking dimensions and the nail point for every size, and the framed print has its own.
One canvas. Center it 57 to 60 inches from the floor, or 6 to 8 inches above the furniture beneath it, and hang from the pre-installed sawtooth hanger.
One tall canvas for a narrow wall. Same rule: center at 57 to 60 inches, with the bottom edge 6 to 8 inches above any furniture.
One long, low canvas. Center it on the headboard or sideboard beneath it, 6 to 8 inches above the top edge.
The framed print is paper behind a white mat inside a frame, in 24 x 16, 30 x 20 and 36 x 24 inches. One hanger, one height: center it 57 to 60 inches from the floor, 6 to 8 inches above any furniture.
Every panel arrives with a pre-installed sawtooth hanger, so the only decision is what goes into the wall. Match the fastener to the wall, not to the picture.
A wood screw driven into the stud. Find studs with a magnet or a stud finder; they sit 16 or 24 inches apart.
A self drilling drywall anchor or a picture hanging hook rated above the panel's weight. Not a bare nail.
A screw into lath or a stud, or a picture hook with a hardened pin. Drill a pilot hole to stop the plaster cracking.
A masonry anchor and screw, drilled with a masonry bit. Aim for the mortar joint on brick; it is softer and easier to patch.
Adhesive picture hanging strips rated above the panel's weight, applied to a clean wall and pressed for 30 seconds. See the no-nails guide below.
Half an inch. Every Tiaracle multi panel layout is designed around a half inch gap between panels, and the overall size on the product page is calculated on that gap. The one exception is 4 Square, which hangs on a one inch gap. The printed guide includes a half inch strip to cut out and use as a spacer.
The center panel. On a five panel set hang panel 3, then panels 2 and 4, then 1 and 5. On a four panel row hang the inner pair, then the outer pair; on 4 Pop hang panel 2, then 3, then the outer pair. On 4 Square hang the top row, then the bottom row. Working outward from the center keeps any small error at the edges.
With the center of the whole set 57 to 60 inches from the floor, which is eye height. Above a sofa, bed or console, the bottom edge sits 6 to 8 inches above the furniture instead, and that rule wins. Measure the set's overall height from the guide, not the tallest panel.
No. Each panel is a separate stretched canvas with its own sawtooth hanger, and each is hung on its own fastener. The printed guide gives the hanger position for every panel so the gaps and drops come out right. The set is not joined at the back.
Yes. Every layout comes in three sizes and the panel drops change with the size, so each guide carries six pages: two for small, two for medium, two for large. Print the pair for your size, check the two inch calibration line with a ruler, and use only those measurements.
Each panel arrives ready to hang with a pre-installed sawtooth hanger, and the set ships with hanging instructions and white pins. Wall anchors depend on your wall type, so they are not included; the fastener table above says what to use.
