Sizing a hanging to the bed or sofa below it
Measure the furniture before you measure the wall. A queen headboard spans 60 inches, and what goes above it usually looks right at roughly two-thirds of that width, with six to twelve inches of bare plaster left on either side. The dimensions in this group sit inside that band on purpose: an ivory panel at 39 x 35 in, a 43 x 35 in version hung in place of a headboard, a 45 x 39 in wood-dowel piece finished with leaf tassels, a scalloped cream design at 39 x 31 in. The wide modern tapestry holds a graphic outline that stays legible from the far end of a room. The layered boho hanging does the opposite, gaining detail as you walk toward it.
Hardware, drop and the first week on the wall
Cotton at this scale carries real weight, and almost all of it pulls on two points at the ends of the dowel. Two hooks driven into studs, or anchors rated well past what the piece weighs, take that load better than one nail in drywall. Hang the dowel, then leave the knots alone for a few days; hand-knotted cord relaxes and the drop lengthens a little. Comb the fringe with your fingers rather than a brush, which splits the twist. Avoid a wall that takes hours of hard afternoon light, because natural cotton yellows unevenly under it. Pieces scaled for a sofa wall rather than a bed are gathered in the living room wall hangings.