How To Hang Up A Window On The Wall

Hang your mirror on the wall above a console dresser or buffet.

How to hang up a window on the wall.

Mark the placement for the mirror s bottom edge on the wall. Look at every reasonable possibility. Creative interiors use common things in whimsical or unusual ways. Whether you need to create privacy conceal damage block light or add wall space it is possible to permanently cover a window in a way that no one will know that a window was ever there.

Or hang it on any wall at normal window height to bounce light around the room. Attach the window to wall studs when you are hanging it in front of another window. One part of the cleat goes in the wall the other on the window. If the window turned mirror matches the installed windows in your room you can even dress them all with matching window treatments to create the illusion of more windows.

Have someone hold a piece up to the wall while you stand back and appraise just cover the hanging hardware with masking tape first to keep it from scratching the wall. I have a window i still need to hang and i want to add more but i still love it now even not finished. Measure the desired height and make 2 marks on the wall that match the mirror s width. I used a couple of different things depending on the size of the window.

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. Choose the height you want to hang the mirror then use a tape measure to measure the width of the mirror. Let me walk you through how i hung them. Temporary methods of covering a window such as tacking up cardboard or a blanket are often unsightly.

Prop them against the walls and consider your options. Find the ceiling joists or wall studs in the area where you plan to hang your window. Ok so thats what the wall looks like. You will need the ceiling joists if you are hanging the window as a room divider or in front of a floor to ceiling window.

Repurposing something ordinary such as an old window sash into wall art is one way to. The bottom edge of the mirror will line up with these 2 marks. I originally bought some picture hangers for the back of each window that nailed into place. Steph made a little cover and painted them the wall cover to hide the battery boxes of the fairy lights.

First set out the pictures you want to hang.