How To Hang A Picture Away From The Wall

9 hang the picture frame on the installed hooks.

How to hang a picture away from the wall.

Insert the screw that came with the wall anchors through a picture hanger hook. Prop them against the walls and consider your options. Hook a measuring tape onto the hanging wire and pull it taut so the wire stretches up toward the top of the frame. Remove the back liner from the adhesive strip and apply it directly to the wall where you want to hang your picture.

The 57 inch standard is based on the average eye height of an adult and is the rule used to determine how high to hang pictures in museums and galleries. If you want to hang a group of pictures for a gallery wall hang the center of the grouping at 57 inches. First set out the pictures you want to hang. Remove the front liner from the strip and firmly press the utility hook against the surface.

With groupings the largest frame is usually best in the center or at the center bottom. Look at every reasonable possibility. Take your picture down from the wall and flip it over so that the back is facing upwards. Clean the surface of your wall with a 1 1 solution of water and rubbing alcohol.

I m basically looking for a way to mount a traditional wooden picture frame such that it stands about 1 2 away from the wall in much the same way an acrylic frame with stand offs would. Screw the screw into the wall anchor.