How To Hang Pictures Straight On Wall

Use a level to make sure your tape is perfectly straight.

How to hang pictures straight on wall. If you purposefully stagger art so nobody can tell that your frames are not straight fear not. Here s a better way to hang pictures and other light items on drywall. Simply hang your art on the nail get it in position on the wall and tap the nail to mark the spot. First you have the challenge of placing objects on a wall in a pleasing way.

Have someone hold a piece up to the wall while you stand back and appraise just cover the hanging hardware with masking tape first to keep it from scratching the wall. Project a level line and tape exact size paper patterns on the wall. Prop them against the walls and consider your options. Generally larger and darker pictures look better placed toward the bottom of a grouping.

A little math will enable to hang series of perfectly spaced art works. Get help keep your pictures straight by installing self adhesive cabinet plastic bumpers on the. If you want to hang two frames next to each other do the same thing for the second frame and make sure the strips of tape are level with one another. You can buy packages of 1 8 in.

Learn how to hang pictures heavy mirrors keyhole shelves and quilts so that they re always straight level and rock solid no matter where you put them. 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. First set out the pictures you want to hang. Hammer your nails in on the dots you previously marked.

Rivets at the hardware store for less than 5. The rivet head won t slide into the wall when you hang the picture. Use a hammer to drive the stem of a rivet down and into the wall. Mark the top center of each pattern with the corner of a sticky note.

Take your marked tape and place it on the wall where you want your pictures to hang. Reader alvin lewis.