How to hang a picture – top tips from experts on how to hang art

Hanging a picture – adding art to your home – is one of the easiest ways to inject visual interest, dimension, color and texture into your decor scheme. Learning how to hang a picture will ensure you're well prepared any time you want to add to your墙壁装饰创意。

Below, we take you through the basics of picture frame hanging right through to the aesthetics of how to hang a picture – from getting the height right to placement next to other pictures.

How to hang a picture: getting the height right

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Knowing how to hang a picture frame starts with picture height. This will be influenced by the amount and type of furniture in the room, and the lighting in the room.

Camilla Clarke, Creative Director at interior design agencyAlbion Nord, advises: 'This must always be done whilst walking round the space, never decide off-plan. Always walk around your home and you will feel the natural spots for art to be. This may be next to a window or at the end of a corridor or vista through the house.

“记住艺术并不总是需要在墙壁的中心上挂起，它可以在桌子上休息或旁边的雕塑或书架和木箱里。

That said, a general rule to follow is that the middle of your picture should roughly be at eye level, which averages at 57-60 inches high. If you’re hanging a single piece on a wall, then the middle of the wall (from side to side) will be the best place to put it especially if you’re hanging the picture above furniture.

但是，没有艰难而快速的规则，并且您可以通过挑战这个想法来始终发表声明。乔安娜SpindlerGraham & Greensays: 'There's something really unexpected about hanging your art low on the wall and it can make the ceiling above feel much higher.

'This is one of those particularly effective口音墙想for when you spend most of your time curled up on the sofa and so your eye line is naturally lower.'

How to hang a picture with wire

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• Step1:保持图片到位，使用铅笔在图片顶部的中心创建一个灯标记。
• Step 2:Pull the hanging cord or wire taut, then measure the ‘drop’ from the top of the picture to the cord or wire.
• Step 3:Using the ‘drop’, measure down from the original center position to determine the fixing position. Marking the final fixing point a few millimetres above this will ensure the top of the picture hides your original pencil mark. Alternatively, you can rub out the mark.
• Step 4:If hanging a lightweight picture on a two-pin hook, place the bottom of the hook on the fixing point then gently hammer in the nails.
• Step 5:To hang a heavier picture on a masonry wall, you’ll need to insert a wall plug and screw. Mark the length of the wall plug on your masonry drill bit using masking tape. Drill a hole at the fixing point, to the marked depth. Insert the wall plug, ensuring it does not stick out from the wall.
• Step 6:最后，插入并拧紧螺钉，使其头部伸出足够的照片线或电线挂起。

How to hang a picture without nails

To hang a picture frame without nails, the best method is to use命令条要么命令钩子。这些将适用于固体和螺柱墙壁，但墙面必须完全平坦并为它们粘附正确。

对于未实施的，这些是粘性魔术贴条，它将坚持墙壁和照片背面非常可靠，但是当您想拍摄照片时也可以干净地删除。

只需确保图片的墙壁和背面都清洁，即使和无粉尘，并将命令条粘在相框的背面。拆下保护器以露出条带的粘滞侧，该条带将靠在墙壁上并小心地定位图片。一旦你开心，牢牢地按下命令条带的框架，仔细拆除手以确保坚固的粘合。

To apply Command Hooks, you follow a similar process, but simply press the sticky strip of the hook to the wall in the desired position. Then, you can use wire to hang your picture as usual.

如何挂在石膏板和螺柱墙上的照片

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The type of fixings you use to hang a picture will depend on its size and weight, and the type of wall you have. If you have a lightweight picture then a simple two-pin picture hook will suffice, providing the plaster is in good condition.

If you want to hang a heavier picture, you will need astud detectorto locate the studs (vertical wooden beams) and noggins (horizontal wooden beams) behind the plasterboard. Driving the fixings into the stud provides much more security for a heavy painting or print. It’s possible to hang a heavier picture into plasterboard that’s in good condition if you use the right fixing, such as a hollow wall anchor or a self-drill screw.'

• Step 1:要挂在双针挂钩上的轻量级图片，只需将钩子的底部放在固定点或点上，并在指甲中锤。
• Step 2:要使用螺钉挂在螺柱墙上的框架，一旦找到螺柱并标记你的固定点，使用木匠的AWL来创建飞行员。通过这样做，您还在检查并确认您的标记后面有螺柱或珠宝。
• Step 3:Then drive a screw through the plasterboard and into the stud. Leave the head sticking out enough for the picture cord to hang from.
• Step 4:If your fixing points are between studs you will need a hollow wall anchor or a self-drill fixing. Check the manufacturer’s instructions to see how much weight these fixings can hold. For a self-drill fixing make a pilot hole using a carpenter’s awl then screw the fixing plug directly into the plasterboard. Be careful not to over-tighten the plug.
• Step 5:Insert a screw into the plug and tighten, remembering to leave the head sticking out enough for the picture wire to hang from.
• Step 6:If you’re using a hollow wall anchor, drill a hole through the plasterboard just big enough to push the body of the fixing through. Tighten the screw to lock the fixing in place behind the plasterboard.

How to hang a picture on a brick wall

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To hang a picture on a brick wall you will need to use screws. Mark the length of your wall plug on your drill bit using masking tape.

在修复点钻一个洞,把墙上plug in, making sure that it’s flush with the wall surface. You might need to lightly tap it with a hammer to ensure this.

Then insert and tighten the screw, once again leaving the head sticking out enough for the picture cord to hang from.

How to hang artwork: A style perspective

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Learning how to position and hang your artwork is something of an art form in itself.

Martin Waller, founder ofAndrew Martin, says: 'Paintings and photographs are the best way to inject color and character into a room. Statement pieces often contribute far more to the feel of a room than furniture. Whether it is a brightly colored painting, a neon or a black and white photograph, the light reflected, produced or absorbed by its surface will impact the mood of a space. So think firstly about how to coordinate tonal values with art on the wall.

'Whether you're looking forgallery wall ideas要么to display a single image, these top practical and styling techniques will help you be fully equipped for a professional-worthy finish.'

1. Ensure you choose the right picture frame

“永远不要低估框架的重要性，这是一个花费你永远不应该重新的成本，”马丁建议。“正确的框架可以改变图片，对图稿的整体感觉至关重要。

2.用你的艺术讲故事

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Create shapes and patterns with multiple pieces to form a gallery wall, remembering also to keep uniformity and structure in the final shape.

Martin suggests: 'If you have two portraits, face them towards each other as if they're having a conversation and make themes like putting all your pictures of animals together, even if they're of different styles and eras. The important thing is to tell a story with your wall.'

3. Indulge in color play

'Play with color by using all monochrome pieces then one vividly colorful work in the middle,' suggests Martin.

4. Mix contemporary with traditional

不要害怕在传统空间中放置非常当代的艺术，反之亦然。

'It's often the merging of seemingly incongruous styles that creates beauty through surprise,' says Martin.

5. Make the most of accent colors

“在考虑与配色方案匹配时，请在您的房间内定位一个或两个最顽固的颜色并将它们反映在您所选择的艺术品中，”Martin建议。'或工作成反比，通过使用靠垫和其他软家具的相同音调来挑选您的艺术品中的颜色。这与形状类似地工作，例如用球形花瓶或雕塑灯在图像中镜像圆形形状。

6.只买你所爱的东西

Knowinghow to choose art for a homeisn't about finding pieces that work with your color scheme – the choices should be personal.

'Only ever buy something you like. Art, above all else, should always be personal,' says Martin.

Albion Nord's Camilla Clarke agrees, adding: 'Buy art for the love of art. If you see something that conjures up some sort of emotion in you then you have connected! Start with that, start with a feeling. The art is there for everything else to fall around so don’t spend time trying to match everything together in the room including the art, it can feel so contrived.'