7 CLEVER Picture Hanging Tricks Everyone Should Know

Here are seven lesser known tips, tricks and hacks for hanging pictures on the wall. #picturehanging #househacks #diy

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[fiddlersthree]

Thank you for plunging right into the topic rather than first giving a history of mankind putting art on their walls starting with cave art and going through to the present day. 👍👍👍

[VinzntR]

The fork tip is genius. Can't remember how many times my face was pushed against the wall, trying to see the wire behind the painting, wandering if it just disappeared!

[spacetrash]

I've been struggling with a gallery for years and that gift wrap idea is GENIUS. Thanks for sharing!

[SanjaiSinghChaudhari]

Just helped my son hang some pictures at his new home. This is absolutely brilliant, and I wish I had watched this video before I started! Now, I'm checking for a video on how to fill holes on a drywall!

[rnswann]

As a retired interior designer, I appreciate your clever, but very practical tips. Thank you!

[bonsaitomato]

As a professional art handler and painting conservator with 35 years of experience in the industry I can tell you I have seen literally hundreds of pieces on my restoration easel due to the use of adhesive hanging hooks. Avoid them like the plague, they may seem to be a quick and easy hanging system but I guarantee you those pictures will be coming off that wall as soon as the season changes.

[lokeiseendeuce]

Great tips. I have a suggestion for the toothpaste trick. I’ve found lipstick is less messy and easier to control.

[lostinmyspace]

Can I suggest instead of red toothpaste since it is too gloopy, use a stick of lipstick and color the triangle wire hooks, then bring the leveled frame to the wall. That step is called "kissing the wall", and that's what you do with lipstick. THUMBS UP!!!

[lawrencelewkow]

Great video. One word of caution. If you are using a picture hanger with a hook place the bottom of the hook where the mark on the wall was made. The nail will actually be a bit above the bottom of the hook

[bluesky]

Great ideas! Thank you! When using the wrapping paper idea, you can use paper that has the grids on the back to help with leveling. 💕

[alisonhendry]

Oh that blue painters tape idea! Brilliant! Life just got better. Thanks 🎉

[cindycooper]

I'm in the middle of painting my entire house
on the inside, and I wasn't sure about how and where I wanted to hang the pics. I am so happy I came across your video. I really had no idea how easy it was to hang everything the right way. It's always frustrated me in doing so. I appreciate you & your wife for sharing. Thank you

[maxglitz]

I'm bookmarking this link and also sharing it with my artist guild. Art hanging in my home is a constant effort because I create it. It's only here briefly before going to a buyer or gallery. Every single tip here was brilliant, but the FORK has me wanting to set up an altar in your honor.

[erikswenson]

Great tips. When using painter's tape to transfer hole positions from frame to wall, remember that the technique reverses the nail locations. No problem if the mounting points are perfectly symmetrical, but if not the leveling or right to left positioning or both will be off.

[pdilxzj]

@7:25 Picture collage.
Sometimes arranging the pictures down on a table may not give you the effect that it will have on the wall. I know this may take longer, but I trace the frames on brown paper bags, cut them each out and move the design around on the wall (painter's tape on the back corners), till I am satisfied with the layout.

[cliftonmcnalley]

Love the fork idea! I'm comfortable with a measuring tape and level for quickly hanging all pictures, but that wire thing has stumped me for years. Brilliant!

I've never used the command strips but loved the tutorial - unexpected in this video. Thank you!

I installed wire closet shelving for several years. Had to drill hundreds of drywall holes on most jobs. Just use a piece of card stock type cardboard - like the cereal box. There's almost always a piece of it with the packaging of whatever DIY project you're doing. Fold it to create a "handle side" and a "catcher side" like the post it note - the sticky side is the catcher side. The catcher side needs a clean cut edge, the rest can be torn if that's what's quick. Then just hold that in one hand against the wall below the hole you're drilling with the other hand. Empty as needed. Very efficient and clean. If you're new to DIY, the taped versions may be easier at first.

[gwencunningham]

Great video! To the point and not a lot of talking, just pure instructions. Thank you so much.😍

[ineedanap]

I'm very curious about the fan in the doorway at 9:22. Seriously looks like a good idea

[johnrpomeroy]

“Brilliant” is the word I was thinking. As an artist myself, I have hung paintings & photos for years & definitely could have used some of these tips long ago. The warning from the restoration people about the adhesive strips is a good one, as well as velcro pads stuck to the wall can come loose & damage your frame in a fall. The more you use, the less chance of that happening. Also, be aware if you’re going to wipe the wall with alcohol, that is a solvent that will dissolve water-based paint or mar the sheen, so use sparingly.

[dianastacey]

Mounting putty is great idea. I had to use nails on the sides because the cats played with the pictures. They like the sound metal frames make when they slide. Also great for earthquakes in LA.