Hanging Pictures On A Tall Wall

Press your knuckle against the wall when the picture is exactly where you want it.

Hanging pictures on a tall wall.

If a room has a slightly sloping floor or ceiling start by hanging the pictures level. Make a small room seem larger by opting for large pictures or make the room seem taller by hanging pictures high on the wall. To arrange pictures on a wall in your house think about what pictures will work best in that room and try not to crowd the walls. What about hanging small pictures.

When hanging a photo you ll first want to determine where you want the pictures to go. The saliva will leave a light mark for placing a nail. If they look crooked cheat just a bit so they look. 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.

Use the level to make sure the marks are at the same height. With groupings the largest frame is usually best in the center or at the center bottom. In this case treat the center picture as the center of the grouping. If you want to hang a group of pictures for a gallery wall hang the center of the grouping at 57 inches.

Be sure to use wall anchors for hanging heavy items on your walls. Reader leann cormier. The 57 inch standard is based on the average eye height of an adult and is the rule used to determine how high to hang pictures in museums and galleries. A small picture hung on a large wall can look out of balance.