Hanging A Frame On The Wall

To hang a picture hold it up against the wall where you want it to hang then use a pencil to mark the wall along the top center of the frame.

Hanging a frame on the wall.

Lay the picture face down on a flat surface and hook a measuring tape on the hanging wire on the back of the picture then pull the wire up towards the top of the picture until it is taut. With groupings the largest frame is usually best in the center or at the center bottom. Get an approximate weight of the picture you re trying to hang. Mark the location of the top edge and the center of the frame.

Picture hanging kits easily available at most hardware and department stores as well as online often have all the materials you need to hang most common frames on your walls. Size weight of the picture the hanging options present on the picture i e. But although it may seem easy hanging a picture properly is much more than a haphazard task. Before hanging a picture you have to choose how you re going to hang it.

For most prints and most walls standard nails or picture hanging hooks work just fine. Hanging a picture without nails is only recommended for smaller and lighter frames. It includes easy to use hooks that can hold from 5 to 100 pounds. If you want to hang a group of pictures for a gallery wall hang the center of the grouping at 57 inches.

Light pieces like. Clean the surface of your wall with a 1 1 solution of water and rubbing alcohol. This is predicated mainly on three things. Hanging a picture that does not have a hook on the frame.

A house somehow isn t quite a home when the walls are bare. The 57 inch standard is based on the average eye height of an adult and is the rule used to determine how high to hang pictures in museums and galleries. Hold the mirror against the wall at the desired position. Use adhesive strips and utility hooks designed to hold the size of your frame.

Wire ring sawtooth hanger etc and wall material. Hang anything from frame photos pictures and lightweight mirrors using this pack of 17 picture hangers. It includes easy to use. Place a scrap piece of wood that is approximately half as long as the mirror is wide underneath the hanging wire on back of the frame.