This tip works best when you re hanging pictures with hardware screwed on the back of the frame but if you re putting up wire hung pictures just measure the distance from the top of the wire to the pushpin hole and move the nail down that distance.
Hanging up picture frames on the wall.
Now just hold the picture up maneuver it to the best spot and press in to mark for the nail.
Here are five favorite tips for taking a one hole approach to hanging a picture on the wall.
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.
Size weight of the picture the hanging options present on the picture i e.
Wire ring sawtooth hanger etc and wall material.
This is predicated mainly on three things.
For most prints and most walls standard nails or picture hanging hooks work just fine.
But although it may seem easy hanging a picture properly is much more than a haphazard task.
To hang a picture hold it up against the wall where you want it to hang then use a pencil to mark the wall along the top center of the frame.
Before hanging a picture you have to choose how you re going to hang it.