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.
Hang picture on depression in wall.
Use a screwdriver and twist clockwise until the hook is in place.
Choose a hanger that uses several nails for added strength.
With groupings the largest frame is usually best in the center or at the center bottom.
But although it may seem easy hanging a picture properly is much more than a haphazard task.
Just place the screw into the hole in the picture hook and match it up with the hole in the wall anchor.
Hold it steady and in place for 30 to 40 seconds.
Remove the back liner from the adhesive strip and apply it directly to the wall where you want to hang your picture.
Here are five favorite tips for taking a one hole approach to hanging a picture on the wall.
If your picture is narrower use a mounting picture hanger to hang it from one point on the wall stud.
Hang the picture across both picture hangers.
You don t have to draw all the way.
Clean the surface of your wall with a 1 1 solution of water and rubbing alcohol.
Hammer the nails into the wall stud then hang your picture on the hanger.
Some wall anchors already have a stud in them for hanging pictures in which case you can skip this step.
Screw a picture hook onto the wall anchor.