Did You Know?
Quality custom framing will outlast the carpeting
and furniture in your home, as well as all the cars, clothing, sound systems,
televisions, and kitchen appliances you'll ever purchase.
It can pass from generation to generation and still look as good as the
day it was done.
How To Hang Your Artwork
- Hold up artwork where you would like it to hang. When
you get it at the right height, (eye level for the average
person), put a small pencil mark at the top center of the
frame.
- Take the artwork away from the wall, turn it around and
pull the hanging wire up until it’s taut.
- Measure the distance from the hanging wire to the top
of the frame. Measure that same distance down from the pencil
mark you made on the wall. That’s where you place
the hook.
- In some cases, ie: if the piece being hung is an exaggerated
horizontal or unusually heavy, it's wise to use two hooks.
This will ensure that the artwork hangs straight and doesn’t
swing. If doing this, keep in mind that the distance from
the wire to the top of the frame will change, so when holding
the wire taut be sure to hold it in two places in order
to measure.
- It’s always good to hang pictures with a buddy
- usually not a spouse - someone to hold up the art and
someone to look.
One more thing. When hanging art and you need to know how a large piece will fit in a space, ask your framer or butcher for a large piece of paper. Cut or fold the paper to the same size as the outer edges of your frame and tape it to the wall with re-positionable tape. Obviously, this is much easier and safer than holding up a large, heavy piece. On the same paper, you can make marks where you want to place your wall hooks (see directions above), install the hooks in the paper and then simply tear the paper away and hang your art.