Hanging Pictures On A Tall Wall

What about hanging small pictures.

Hanging pictures on a tall wall.

Lick your middle knuckle and grab the hanger on the back of the picture with the wet finger. Once you ve decided where you want to hang a picture make a mark on the wall in pencil on pieces of masking tape if you wish for each hook. Be sure to use wall anchors for hanging heavy items on your walls. Look for narrow walls such as the spaces between two doorways or windows and consider hanging two or three small pictures in a vertical line.

Use the level to make sure the marks are at the same height. The saliva will leave a light mark for placing a nail. If they look crooked cheat just a bit so they look. In this case treat the center picture as the center of the grouping.

If you want to hang a group of pictures for a gallery wall hang the center of the grouping at 57 inches. Press your knuckle against the wall when the picture is exactly where you want it. With groupings the largest frame is usually best in the center or at the center bottom. Reader leann cormier.

A small picture hung on a large wall can look out of balance. 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. Maybe you have an empty wall cleared for decor or just a small area above your dresser for the family photo once you ve determined the area to frame measure out the surface area you ll be working with along with the width and height of your picture. To arrange pictures on a wall in your house think about what pictures will work best in that room and try not to crowd the walls.