Just though i would share this since we re talking about picture hanging.
How to hang pictures on walls in groups.
A group of pictures hung within a set square or rectangle has order to it but is instantly more casual ideal for a family room or kitchen.
Prop up a plethora of small artwork including black and white photographs on wooden shelves.
Anchors are available with hooks to hang pictures and with special hooks to hang mirrors.
A precise grid gives a graphic formal look.
Make a small room seem larger by opting for large pictures or make the room seem taller by hanging pictures high on the wall.
X research source write on each piece of paper the picture that it represents e g.
This allows for quick and easy changing of your display.
Choose where you want your grouping to hang and draw a horizontal line from left to right.
We used it a couple of times already once for hanging pictures and the more recently to hang 4 plates on the wall.
We used a cool app recently for the iphone and ipad called hand a pic.
Here in ny we use a great app called hang a pic for the iphone to hang pictures spaced evenly.
If a room is very large group together pictures so you re not left with bare patches on the walls or consider using large pieces of furniture to help balance the room.
It would be an excellent picture hanging app for a home user for sure.
Set a large picture on the floor unless you have small children or pets.
String one long framing wire along the top of a wall and either hang the pictures right on it without frames or hang groups of pictures off the wire using fishing line.
The arrangement of pictures on a wall has as much impact as the pictures themselves.
Family photo or zebra print if they are all similar sizes.
Thanks for the article.
Saves us a ton of time hanging pictures in our gallery.
Set a small picture on the mantel place a bunch of pictures atop a bookshelf or just lean them against the wall.
This also applies for large mirrors.
If you re hanging a picture with wire use double wire for heavy pieces.
Arrange picture groups as a horizontal strip or a vertical stack but hanging in either manner means adhering to a geometric plan.
Picture collages if you want to hang large numbers of photos but don t necessarily have the space consider using some picture collage frames.
You will end up with one piece of paper per picture which you can use to create the arrangement on the wall easily before hanging up the actual pictures.