How To Hang Small Picture Frames On The Wall

Here 17 unexpected totally untraditional ways to hang pictures up on your walls.

How to hang small picture frames on the wall.

Use a level and make any adjustments as needed. If you want to check the placement cut out the frame sizes from paper and tape them to the wall with painters tape. The saliva will leave a light mark for placing a nail. When you re happy with the placement mark the top centers of the frames on a piece of tape attached to the wall.

For heavier pictures or pieces of art this can be a necessity. Sure you can simply frame something and nail it to the wall but why be ordinary. Two pieces of string stretched taut between pushpins provide a guide for even spacing. Reader leann cormier.

Think outside the frame. However because studs are only an inch or two thick and fairly spaced out they re often not exactly where you want to hang a picture. Hardware and wall considerations. This technique is also useful for hanging pictures along a staircase.

Picture hanging kits easily available at most hardware and department stores as well as online often have all the materials you need to hang most common frames on your walls. Mark a spot on the wall the same distance from the top step and the bottom step and run the string between these points. Use a d ring on each side of a frame for secure picture hanging. When hanging anything on your wall it s best to place the nail in the stud the sturdy piece of wood supporting the wall.

Lick your middle knuckle and grab the hanger on the back of the picture with the wet finger.