How To Hang 3 Pictures On The Same Wall

If a room has a slightly sloping floor or ceiling start by hanging the pictures level.

How to hang 3 pictures on the same wall.

In this video i show how to hang several picture frames level on a wall even if the brackets on the frame aren t in the same place. A spacing of 8 in 20 3 cm between each frame works well. Whether you re hanging pictures off a stud or the drywall in between studs drive the nail into the wall at a steep angle 45 degrees or more. How i hung my group of 4 pictures.

Next hang the one on top followed by the frame on the right. X research source doing this provides a much sturdier hold than a nail that s perpendicular to the wall the are of contact between the nail and the wall is greater and the lever action of the picture. Use the level to make sure the marks are at the same height. Once you ve decided where you want to hang a picture make a mark on the wall in pencil on pieces of masking tape if you wish for each hook.

If you have a small square wall space a triangular arrangement looks great. Here we left 2 inches between frames. I didn t measure the exact distance between the top and bottom row of pictures just eyeballed it. Make sure that all of the pictures are of the same size and arrange them in a vertical line with equal spacing between each.

If they look crooked cheat just a bit so they look. I show how to measure the. Once you ve determined the proper height for the first picture mark it lightly on the wall using a pencil which can be erased when you re done. Then hang your pictures on the wall and readjust as necessary.

If you re hanging a group of 4 pictures just repeat the same steps for the second row of pictures. This way you ll have a reference point whether you want to hang the remaining two pictures at the same height or higher lower than the middle picture. Vertical groupings look good on a tall narrow wall or in between windows.