Experts recommend treating the entire gallery as a single print when deciding on wall placement. The nice thing about a gallery wall is that it offers a little more room for creativity the hard part is that you’re tasked with precisely hanging multiple prints so that it looks pulled together. While not centered horizontally on the wall, the middle line vertically is right at eye level. You’ll notice that for the most part, we spaced the frames out evenly from each other. There are some exceptions where a certain frame didn’t cooperate, but this method allows for creativity in crafting the ultimate shape of your gallery. The gallery wall in our little boy’s nursery. In that space you’ll want to measure across to find the center, and mark it with pencil or painter’s tape. You first need to decide on which wall or space your image is going to be hung. Picking the Perfect PlacementĬhoosing where exactly to hang your picture is one of the most commonly flubbed parts of this task. I also use these when hanging images on brick walls - much easier than drilling into it. If the placement of your heavy print lines up with a stud (the 2x4s in the wall, found with a stud finder), a heavy-duty nail often does the trick.įor canvas prints, and other very lightweight prints, you can even use 3M poster hangers that utilize either plastic hooks or velcro strips, and come with the benefit of not marring your walls. Toggle bolts certainly carry the most load capacity, but also do the most damage to your wall, as you need to drill a good-sized hole first. There are two primary types: plastic wall plugs and heavy-duty toggle bolts. I’ve not personally used these, but have heard excellent reviews.įor small prints, one nail/hook will often do the trick for medium-sized prints you might be able to get away with just one, but using two nails/hooks will be more secure and more likely to stay centeredįor large prints or especially heavy frames, this is when you’ll want to use some kind of anchor if going into drywall with no stud. Another newer option is the Monkey Hook no tools needed, you just push it into the wall and the large hook sits on the back of the drywall, securing it in place. Many experts recommend using anchors when putting any print on drywall with no stud, but honestly, I’ve hung tons of pictures with just nails, and I’ve never had an issue. wire, ring, sawtooth hanger, etc.), and wall material.įor most prints and most walls, standard nails or picture hanging hooks work just fine.
This is predicated mainly on three things: size/weight of the picture, the hanging options present on the picture (i.e. From left to right: nails, picture hook, wall plug anchor, toggle bolt anchor.īefore hanging a picture, you have to choose how you’re going to hang it.
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