How To Hang Open Books On The Wall

My studs were four feet apart.

How to hang open books on the wall.

Use the level to make sure the marks are at the same height. I like the varied look this created. Locate two studs four feet apart on the wall where you want to hang the book holder. Sometimes i nailed down all the pages and sometimes i left some open.

Books weigh about 12 ounces each on average and some hardcover books can weigh over a pound. Place the first book page at the top corner of the least noticed wall in the room to gain some practice before moving on to more visible walls. Then i added one nail on each side of the book to hold it open. Use a level to align the page.

Hanging an open bookshelf onto a wall. This is the easiest way to ensure level hanging and proper support. 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. The heavy weight means that when you hang a bookshelf from the.

But a thick plaster wall can complicate matters as can a wall with oddly spaced studs steel studs or even no studs anywhere near where the book shelf is supposed to hang. If they look crooked cheat just a bit so they look. I did this by adding one command strip to the spine of the book and sticking that to the wall. It s time to hang the hardware on the wall.

If a room has a slightly sloping floor or ceiling start by hanging the pictures level. As long as the wall portion of the cleat is installed properly into studs or using appropriate wall anchors it should hold up to 100 pounds. How to with sam. To hang the book rack attach a french cleat at the center of the back.

Want to get in touch. It s not a bad idea to find your studs before you start the project and make a book hanger that aligns with your studs. Add the books to the wall starting in the middle of your design. Since 2012 books on the wall has offered minimalist book posters that display readable text from your favorite works of classic literature.