I know I have seen this technique on how to hang a picture evenly on the wall somewhere but I am just now getting around to giving it a try. Aren’t those multiple hanging hooks on the back of large pictures annoying?
I can never get the nail into the wall in just the right place. Consequently, my pictures are cock eyed, crooked, and falling off of the wall. I have taken many pics on consignment at The Blue Building and inevitably a good number show up without picture wire or saw tooth hooks. Many times I simply prop these pics around the store. But this new technique will save lots of time, frustration, and multiple holes in the wall!
All you need is a hammer, a roll of painters tape (or masking tape), a pen, 2 nails, and a small level!
Here is the back of the picture.
Note the annoying dual hooks, one on each side of the picture. I realize that heavier wall items like this beautifully ornately framed picture need to be securely placed on the wall for safety’s sake. BUT…it is so difficult to get the nails into the wall at the exactly correct location to ensure that the picture is perfectly horizontal. Way too much work!
Take the painter’s tape and place a piece from frame end to frame end covering the hooks in the process. Cut off the excess at each end so that the tape is exactly the width of the frame. Trace the outline of the hooks onto the tape.
Remove the tape carefully from the picture and place it in the desired location on the wall. Use a level to ensure the tape is horizontally level. Tap the nails into the wall at the highest point in the tracing of your hooks. Remove the tape from the wall. The paper tape will come off without removing your nails.
Hang your picture. It’s that simple!
This technique is effective for items of all shapes and sizes as demonstrated below.
This little trick essentially takes the margin for error to 0%! Give it a try!
