How To Hang Pictures On Popcorn Walls

I had put up a large expensive mural with double sided tape then velco tabs and even screws and they all failed to keep it up there.

How to hang pictures on popcorn walls.

My wife and i are renting an apartment and we need to find a good way to hang pictures without damaging the walls. After all it is just a piece of wood molding. If you don t have picture rail or don t want to install some that s just fine. Hanging without picture rail.

The best way to hang posters nicely without damage is definitely edgies instant frames honestly a lifesaver. Here are five favorite tips for taking a one hole approach to hanging a picture on the wall. But although it may seem easy hanging a picture properly is much more than a haphazard task. 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.

I prefer to use the brand ooks for my hooks for hanging pictures. They use brads that leave very small holes rather than mar the surface with big nail holes. With groupings the largest frame is usually best in the center or at the center bottom. I can still give you some great ideas for hanging on plaster walls.

If you want to hang a group of pictures for a gallery wall hang the center of the grouping at 57 inches. We will have to do some research and find a good way to hang pictures safely. So i have very old textured walls as if sand was mixed in the wall paint like a popcorn ceiling like texture. 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.

I imagine those command wall strips would react the same way i am considering using black electrical tape hanging. Chris 8 months ago reply.