{
  "tool": "picture-height",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "inputs": {
    "frame_height_cm": 50,
    "frame_width_cm": 40,
    "hanger_drop_cm": 8,
    "place": "open_wall",
    "centre_height_cm": 145,
    "furniture_height_cm": 85,
    "furniture_gap_cm": 20,
    "furniture_width_cm": 210
  },
  "answer": {
    "hook_height_cm": 162,
    "picture_centre_cm": 145,
    "bottom_edge_cm": 120,
    "top_edge_cm": 170,
    "width_share": null,
    "width_share_range": null,
    "ideal_width_cm": null
  },
  "summary": "Put the hook 162 cm from the floor: the picture's centre then sits at 145 cm, the gallery height designers use, and its top edge at 170 cm.",
  "working": [
    "Centre at 145 cm, the gallery height.",
    "Top edge: 145 + 50 ÷ 2 = 170 cm.",
    "Hook: 170 − 8 cm hanger drop = 162 cm."
  ],
  "notes": [
    "The hanger drop is the distance from the frame’s top edge down to the wire pulled tight, or to the D-ring."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Apartment Therapy, How to hang artwork: 57 inches from the floor",
      "url": "https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-hang-artwork-properly-57-inches-from-the-floor-6174",
      "checked": "2026-10-15"
    },
    {
      "label": "Livingetc (Wolfe, 29 Dec 2025), Picture hanging hack (about 60 in, 150 cm)",
      "url": "https://www.livingetc.com/advice/picture-hanging-hack",
      "checked": "2026-10-24"
    }
  ],
  "page_url": "https://snuug.app/tools/picture-height",
  "snuug": "Snuug is an iPhone app that rebuilds your room in 3D, to within about 3% of its real size, so you can redesign it and see what fits before you buy a thing. Not yet on the App Store (31 October 2026)."
}