Take the guesswork out of arranging several pictures on the wall. Spread a large sheet of wrapping paper or several taped-together news-papers on the floor and experiment with frame positions. When you decide on a pleasing group¬ing, outline the frames on the paper, tape the paper to the wall, and drive hooks through the paper into the wall. Then remove the paper and hang the pictures.
Sometimes a picture that was positioned correctly won't hang straight. Wrap masking tape around the wire on both sides of the hook so that the wire can't slip. Or install parallel nails and hooks a short distance apart; 2 hooks are better than 1 for keeping pictures in their places. Squares of double-faced tape affixed to the frame's 2 lower back corners also will keep pictures from moving. (If you don't have double-faced tape, make 2 loops with masking tape, sticky side out. Apply to each of the lower back corners and press the picture against the wall).
Picture hanging can be frustrating if you simply try to "eyeball'' the right spot to put the hook. Instead, place a picture exactly where you want it the first time with the following method. Cut a sheet of paper to the exact size of the frame. Position the pattern on the back of the picture, pull up taut the wire the picture will hang from, and mark the inverted "V" point on the pattern. Adjust the pattern on the wall, and then poke through it to mark the "V" point on the wall. Ifyou nail the hook there, the picture will hang precisely where you wanted it.
If the picture isn't too heavy, another time- saving method is to hold the picture itself by its wire and decide where you want it positioned. Wet a fingertip and press it on the wall to mark the wire's inverted "V" point. The fingerprint mark will stay wet long enough for you to drive a nail and hook on target.
Don't lose a perfect picture grouping when you repaint a room insert toothpicks in the hook holes and paint right over them; when the paint dries, remove the toothpicks and rehang your pictures. To prevent a plaster wall from crumbling when driving in a nail and hook, first form an "X" over the nail spot with 2 strips of masking tape or transparent tape. If you're hanging a picture from a molding but don't like the look of exposed picture wire, substitute nylon fishing line. The transparent nylon does a disappearing act that allows your picture to star on its own.
Hang heavy objects without special anchors by driving nails directly into the wooden studs behind walls. There are several ways to locate studs. You can tap a wall gently with your knuckles or a hammer. A wall sounds hollow between studs; solid on top of them. Or, move an electric razor (turned on) along a wall; a razor registers a different tone over studs.
If nails were used to attach drywall to studs, a magnet will indicate the location of the nails, and, therefore, the studs. When hanging a mirror with screws that go through mounting holes in the glass, don't tighten the screws all the way. Leave enough plav to prevent the mirror from cracking if the wall shifts. Hang mirrors to reflect you but not the sun; some miiror backings are adversely affected by direct sunlight.
Sometimes a picture that has been hanging for a while will leave darkish outlines on the wall because dust and dirt have collected against the frame. To prevent such build-up, allow better air circulation by holding pictures slightly away from the wall with thumb tacks pressed firmly into the backs of their frames. You can get the same result by fixing small tabs of self-sticking foam weather- stripping to the picture backing.
Sometimes a picture that was positioned correctly won't hang straight. Wrap masking tape around the wire on both sides of the hook so that the wire can't slip. Or install parallel nails and hooks a short distance apart; 2 hooks are better than 1 for keeping pictures in their places. Squares of double-faced tape affixed to the frame's 2 lower back corners also will keep pictures from moving. (If you don't have double-faced tape, make 2 loops with masking tape, sticky side out. Apply to each of the lower back corners and press the picture against the wall).
If the picture isn't too heavy, another time- saving method is to hold the picture itself by its wire and decide where you want it positioned. Wet a fingertip and press it on the wall to mark the wire's inverted "V" point. The fingerprint mark will stay wet long enough for you to drive a nail and hook on target.
Don't lose a perfect picture grouping when you repaint a room insert toothpicks in the hook holes and paint right over them; when the paint dries, remove the toothpicks and rehang your pictures. To prevent a plaster wall from crumbling when driving in a nail and hook, first form an "X" over the nail spot with 2 strips of masking tape or transparent tape. If you're hanging a picture from a molding but don't like the look of exposed picture wire, substitute nylon fishing line. The transparent nylon does a disappearing act that allows your picture to star on its own.
Hang heavy objects without special anchors by driving nails directly into the wooden studs behind walls. There are several ways to locate studs. You can tap a wall gently with your knuckles or a hammer. A wall sounds hollow between studs; solid on top of them. Or, move an electric razor (turned on) along a wall; a razor registers a different tone over studs.
If nails were used to attach drywall to studs, a magnet will indicate the location of the nails, and, therefore, the studs. When hanging a mirror with screws that go through mounting holes in the glass, don't tighten the screws all the way. Leave enough plav to prevent the mirror from cracking if the wall shifts. Hang mirrors to reflect you but not the sun; some miiror backings are adversely affected by direct sunlight.
Sometimes a picture that has been hanging for a while will leave darkish outlines on the wall because dust and dirt have collected against the frame. To prevent such build-up, allow better air circulation by holding pictures slightly away from the wall with thumb tacks pressed firmly into the backs of their frames. You can get the same result by fixing small tabs of self-sticking foam weather- stripping to the picture backing.
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