Many people seem unsure as to how to correctly hang an artwork. While there is no right or wrong way, there is a method that maximizes visibility and guarantees consistency throughout your home as your collection grows and you hang more art on your walls. To make things easy, our frames are custom fitted with the highest quality hardware for hanging and are ready for installation, all you need is picture hook, a measuring tape, a graphite pencil and a hammer. Make sure that you choose a picture hook that can support the weight of the piece you plan on hanging.

TWFA Weight Guide for framed prints:

• Small - 3.0 kg
• Medium - 3.5 kg
• Large -  4.0 kg
• XL - 5.0 kg

Here is a simple step by step guide to successfully hang your TWFA print.

Step 1. Using the measuring tape, measure the total horizontal width of the wall you have chosen to hang the artwork on. Mark the halfway point with the graphite pencil – these marks can easily be erased.

Step 2.  

From the horizontal halfway point, measure the vertical distance from the floor to your eye level (approx. 60 - 65 inches) and mark that point on the wall. When looking at an artwork your eye should fall 1/3 of the way down from the top of the artwork. 

  Step 3. At the vertical point you just marked, hammer the picture hook into your plaster wall. The picture hook goes into the wall on an angle, and is able to support more weight than a simple nail or screw.   Step 4. Grab the center point of the string at the back of the picture frame and hang that point over the picture hook.

Step 6. 

Level the painting to make sure that it is hanging evenly. All done!

 

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