For example you may get 12 feet.
How 2 hang pictures center of wall.
Here are five favorite tips for taking a one hole approach to hanging a picture on the wall.
Make sure they are spaced only a few inches apart so they look together and not disconnected.
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Divide it by two and then measure out from one side of the wall to this distance marking it with a pencil.
The golden rule of hanging a picture is to have the center of the photo be at 57 inches.
Lick your middle knuckle and grab the hanger on the back of the picture with the wet finger.
Our wall was 98 inches.
Measure once more from the.
Position the measuring tape along the baseboard to measure the wall width.
But although it may seem easy hanging a picture properly is much more than a haphazard task.
Don t you do it.
When hanging two art pieces treat them as one and still hang them 60 inches from the floor to the center of the grouping.
Clean the wall and apply the strips step 3.
The saliva will leave a light mark for placing a nail.
Once you know the width of the wall space you re using divide the number by two.
98 43 55.
Find center of wall.
Start at one end of the wall.
Treat two pieces as one.
We had two pictures of the same size and they were 21 5 inches.
In order to hang your picture in accordance with 57 inches you ll need to measure 57 inches on the wall and lightly mark with a pencil.
So 12 2 6 feet.
Most homeowners and renters hang pictures so high on the wall that viewers are forced to crane their necks to admire your favorite photos but you want to keep it at eye level for the average.
This reflects the standard eye height of the average person and is used as a standard in most art galleries and museums.
Measure your wall.
Subtract the width of your pictures in step 2 from the width of your wall.
We now know that we have 55.
Press your knuckle against the wall when the picture is exactly where you want it.
Peel off the backing peel the backing off the strips and apply them to the frame.
Measure the width of the wall from one end to the other and write this measurement down.
Measure the width of your pictures and add that together.