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Be SURE the arrangement of pictures is at or near eye level from where
it will be viewed most of the time. Hang a picture at standing eye level
when in a hall or passage way. Hang your pictures at sitting eye level in the
living or dining room. You don't want to have to crane your
neck to see your pictures or art from the sofa! Hang
an arrangement of pictures with the center of the picture grouping at eye level.
There are a variety of picture hangers and picture hooks. 3M has a stick-on hook with an easy release patch that holds the
picture hook to the wall.
It's a fast and an easy way to hang a picture without leaving a mark on the
wall when you take it down. Look at Dick
Blick Art Materials for an extensive
selection of picture hangers, picture hooks, easels, art and picture
stands.
When you are using a nail to hand your picture, you may want to hide the hole
later. On a
wallpapered wall, cut a very small V shape in the paper. Gently pull
the paper back, drive your picture hanger or hook into the wall and hang the
picture frame or art.
When you take down the picture, pull the nail and then reglue the
wall paper V back in place. Voila. no damage!
Hide your nail holes on a painted wall by mixing patching compound or
even a little quick set with matching wall paint, then cover and
plug the picture hanger or hook hole.
To get the picture hanger in the right spot use a template. (This
works much better than trying to hang a picture in the right spot
and putting three to five nail holes in the wall until you get it
where you want it)! How
many times have I done that? And I know better.......
Make your template from a piece of paper cut the same size as
your picture frame. Mark the vertical center of the template. Mark where
the center of the wire hanger is on the template. Cut a small hole
where the mark is so you can transfer the mark to the wall with a
pencil.
When you do an arrangement of pictures, make
templates for each one of your picture frames and arrange them like you want
your picture grouping on the floor.
Then transfer the arrangement of pictures to the wall. Use masking tape to
hold the templates in place on the wall. Stand back and be sure you like the
picture grouping. When you are satisfied, mark for the picture hangers or
hooks
as described above to hang each picture..
Use a level if you are hanging pictures in a row or are using
two picture hooks for one picture.
When hanging your art, pictures, or arrangement of pictures avoid direct sunlight, heat sources and
areas with high humidity so you won't have fading or damage.
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