Recruit a helper to hold the picture on the wall while you evaluate its placement using the following guidelines.
Hang our picture on the wall.
Measure this distance from any point on the floor and mark the spot on the wall.
You can also hang the frames in a row or in a column which is especially useful on a narrow.
Don t use nails well not just nails.
The saliva will leave a light mark for placing a nail.
Then use a screw to drive the hook into the wall through the hole at the top.
If they look crooked cheat just a bit so they look straight even if they re not.
If you re hanging multiple pieces of artwork you need to figure out how they ll work together.
For a more creative option arrange the pictures in a triangle formation with 2 arranged vertically and the other to the left or right.
I know every one of you has hung a picture using a simple brad nail.
How to hang a picture creating a picture wall.
If your picture frame has a wire pull the wire taut when measuring add the resulting figure to 57 inches.
Grab a picture hook and line the bottom of it up with the second mark you made on the wall.
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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.
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Press your knuckle against the wall when the picture is exactly where you want it.
Drill a picture hook into the wall for pictures around 10 pounds 4 5 kg.
If you want to hang a group of pictures for a gallery wall hang the center of the grouping at.
Here s how to hang pictures quickly and easily.
Medium sized pictures need a little more hardware than just a nail.
If a room has a slightly sloping floor or ceiling start by hanging the pictures level.
Hang your favorite picture in the middle since the eye will naturally be drawn to this one first.
Use the level to make sure the marks are at the same height.
Be sure to use wall anchors for hanging heavy items on your walls.
Leave at least a 3 to 6 gap between the top of a sofa and the bottom of the picture frame and 4 to 8 inches from a table top.
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The center of the picture should be at eye level approximately 60 from the floor.