You can also hold a scrap piece of wood about half the width of the frame under the hanging wire to determine the two hanging points.
How to hang a piece of wood on a wall.
To use drill a hole in.
Hang by the corners for a casual drape or attach with a row of nails spread.
As orgniclawndiy suggests use french cleats.
I would even scoot whatever piece of furniture over a few inches to make it centered under the heavy object if i could find a stud for it.
A wall hanging can instantly bring color and texture to a space.
Figuring out how to hang heavy wall art though can sometimes be a problem.
I had planned to use toggle bolts to attach the 2 x10 x 20 or so on the length to the studs but the studs are in the wall the wrong way for me to drill thru and use the toggle s wing anchor.
The lower section has the short side against the wall and the upper section attached to the item to be hung lowers into the trough created to snug the piece into the wall.
These are 1x4 or 1x6 boards cut on a 45 degree angle.
I want to hang some shelves for the cats to travel and hang out on the wall out from under my feet and off the beds.
Otherwise it may result in holes in the piece.
You can also try sliding a rod with finials which looks similar to a curtain rod through the pocket and place the rod on wall mounted brackets.
You need to drill through the plaster and into the wood framing.
To be exact the center of a framed piece of artwork should be.
And cost just over a buck a piece.
The two corners of the wood will be where you will hang the fasteners.
To hang a tapestry with a rod pocket slide a piece of baseboard into the pocket then hang the tapestry on the wall by drilling screws into each end of the baseboard.
Before i was always the girl that did her damnedest to find a wall stud behind the drywall to hang heavy pictures mirrors etc.