How To Hang A Piece Of Wood On A Wall

These are 1x4 or 1x6 boards cut on a 45 degree angle.

How to hang a piece of wood on a wall.

I would even scoot whatever piece of furniture over a few inches to make it centered under the heavy object if i could find a stud for it. You can also hold a scrap piece of wood about half the width of the frame under the hanging wire to determine the two hanging points. As orgniclawndiy suggests use french cleats. Yes there is a semi science to the art of getting the height of a piece just right it s called measuring.

You can also try sliding a rod with finials which looks similar to a curtain rod through the pocket and place the rod on wall mounted brackets. Before i was always the girl that did her damnedest to find a wall stud behind the drywall to hang heavy pictures mirrors etc. Otherwise it may result in holes in the piece. You need to drill through the plaster and into the wood framing.

To use drill a hole in. To hang a tapestry with a rod pocket slide a piece of baseboard into the pocket then hang the tapestry on the wall by drilling screws into each end of the baseboard. Figuring out how to hang heavy wall art though can sometimes be a problem. To be exact the center of a framed piece of artwork should be.

I had planned to use toggle bolts to attach the 2 x10 x 20 or so on the length to the studs but the studs are in the wall the wrong way for me to drill thru and use the toggle s wing anchor. A wall hanging can instantly bring color and texture to a space. The two corners of the wood will be where you will hang the fasteners. Hanging something on a wall isn t a one nail and done affair.

The lower section has the short side against the wall and the upper section attached to the item to be hung lowers into the trough created to snug the piece into the wall. Measure the distance between the wood and the top of the frame using a tape measure and place the wood on the wall underneath your original.