How To Hang A Clip Frame On The Wall

Mark this middle point faintly on either side of the picture frame rear.

How to hang a clip frame on the wall.

To use clips put the mirror where you want to hang it and use a pencil to mark the top and bottom corners. The weight of the art you plan to hang determines the hangers used and the method of hanging it. Mark the location of the top edge and the center of the frame. Here are five favorite tips for taking a one hole approach to hanging a picture on the wall.

Another way you can hang. One small nail is rated for weight up to 25 pounds. Put a nail in the wall in the place you have selected. If you give a hook a small tap with a hammer then it bites into the wood enough that you can usually screw it in by hand without drilling a guide hole first.

Find the width of the entire picture frame. It should be roughly half an inch below the intended top of the picture and centered. Place 2 clips on the bottom 1 on each side and 1 on top for most mirrors though a large mirror may need more. But although it may seem easy hanging a picture properly is much more than a haphazard task.

A two nail hanger can hold up to 50 pounds. To start hold the mirror in the spot you want it then trace around the top and bottom edges with a pencil. Like i mentioned before these windows are relatively lightweight and i usually hang them flush against a wall so i use the hooks and eyes with picture hanging wire to hang them. A simple saw toothed clip nailed to the back of the wood frame over which the canvas is stretched allows you to hang small paintings on a special hanger.

I ve got frames hanging in this manner that have been up for a couple of years. Hold the mirror against the wall at the desired position. If you want to hang a frameless mirror on your wall you ll need to use mirror clips or a special adhesive. Set the mirror down.

For larger frames use two or three nails depending on the number of clips along the top edge. Place a scrap piece of wood that is approximately half as long as the mirror is wide underneath the hanging wire on back of the frame.