Hanging Two Pictures On A Wall

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.

Hanging two pictures on a wall. If they look crooked cheat just a bit so they. Our wall was 98 inches. Hanging pictures should be simple throw a nail in the wall and you re done right. In this case treat the center picture as the center of the grouping.

Look for narrow walls such as the spaces between two doorways or windows and consider hanging two or three small pictures in a vertical line. The first step is to measure 57 inches from the floor and mark it on the wall. Remember that eye level in a sitting room is usually lower than eye level in a hallway. Use the level to make sure the marks are at the same height.

But although it may seem easy hanging a picture properly is much more than a haphazard task. It s usually best to use two picture hangers so pictures don t swing or tilt. Measure the width of your pictures and add that together. Tap the plug into place and insert the screw.

Subtract the width of your pictures in step 2 from the width of your wall. Hardware dealers can recommend the correct screw and bit sizes. Here are five favorite tips for taking a one hole approach to hanging a picture on the wall. If a room has a slightly sloping floor or ceiling start by hanging the pictures level.

Use a power drill with a carbide tipped bit to create a hole for the plug. To securely hang heavy pictures where there is no access to a stud run two wires between the screw eyes and support each with a wall hanger. How to hang pictures on a concrete wall. Make a small room seem larger by opting for large pictures or make the room seem taller by hanging pictures high on the wall.

98 43 55. Space the two hangers at least half the picture s width apart. Keep reading for tips on how to hang a picture. We had two pictures of the same size and they were 21 5 inches wide so 21 5 21 5 43 inches.

Once you ve decided where you want to hang a picture make a mark on the wall in pencil on pieces of masking tape if you wish for each hook. Next find the focal point of the artwork by measuring its height and dividing by two. In this case the mouly and its frame are 34 inches tall making its focal point 17 inches. 4 how to hang a picture without nails.

When hanging one picture above the other consider the point that most draws the eye to be the mid line.