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Making Picture Groups #5

Posted in Series: Making Picture Groups, tagged , on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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Preparing your pictures for hanging  #5

 

A little bit of preparation can make it a lot easier to hang your pictures exactly where you want them to be on the first try.

 

If possible, install a picture wire across the back of your pictures. Install the wire so that the hanger distance (apex of the wire) is the same distance from the top of the frame on all your similar size pictures. This makes it easier to place the picture hook correctly on the first try. You can also make minor adjustments to the wire instead of moving the hook if the pictures do not line up exactly.  Read the series How to hang pictures – #7,8 & 10 discuss adding picture wire.

 

If you have pictures with the claw bracket on the back and you prefer to use that rather than add wire, make sure the bracket is dead centre on the frame, it usually isn’t.  If it is off-centre, pry it off and reinstall it correctly. If the bracket is not centred, the picture will never hang straight and you will never get it to line up with the others well without moving the nail many times leaving many nail holes behind.  Use a flat-head nail not a hook to hang a picture with a claw tooth bracket. You have to measure hanger distance for a claw tooth bracket as well as a picture wire because the claw is not at the very top of the frame. If you put your nail in at the top of the frame mark the pictures will not line up. Read How to hang pictures #9 for detailed instructions about hanging pictures using a claw toothed bracket.

 

Next: Hanging a group of pictures – measuring the area for the group

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How to hang pictures #10

Posted in Series: How to hang pictures, tagged , , , on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

picture-groupings-0031A quick & easy way to adjust the height of pictures:

This is the final article in my series about hanging pictures. This series explains all the tricks and tips that I have discovered over many years. I hope that it will save you the frustrating aspects of the job and leave you with the enjoyment of creating a finished look on your walls.

Using picture wire

The most useful reason for hanging pictures with picture wire is that you can adjust the picture wire instead of moving the hook and creating another hole in the wall!

If you’ve measured and put in your hook and the picture appears too high or low, follow these steps.

  • Take down the offending picture, untwist one end of the picture wire and let it out a bit to lower the picture or take it in a bit to heighten the picture. Give the wire just ONE twist to hold it in place.
  • Try it out on the hook. Repeat this adjusting process until the picture looks right. Then finish by twisting the wire snugly and hang the picture.
  • Another quick fix: If a picture is a bit to far to the left or right, add a second hook the appropriate distance to the left or right of the first hook. This will shift your picture to left or right.

Adjusting the picture wire works well for any single or grouped picture if you feel, after hanging it, that it is an inch or so too high or low. The more space that you have between the top of the picture frame and the wire, the more room you have for adjustment.

Have fun hanging your pictures. Take some time, measure carefully and they will look stunning!

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