~hanging picture frames~

I have one friend who every time she needs pictures hung on her walls, she calls me. 

To me, it's a piece of cake, but I have been making holes in my walls for several years.

I thought I'd bring this up because I get a lot of emails on hanging picture frames.

Take our living room for example:

I hung a series of Ikea Ribba frames in a grid pattern. 

It took some doing to get all the nails in the right place. 

In this case, I just laid the frames out on the floor and measured between each one to figure out spacing. One thing I didn't think of though,  was how over time, the frames would shift from people jumping on the couch, daily life, etc. 

I recently discovered zots and these are the perfect solution!

I found mine in the scrap booking section of my craft store and bought the large size. All it takes is 1 zot at the base of each frame to secure it to the wall. 

Kate over at Centsational girl just did a post on hanging pictures.

You can find it here. 

I found it to be very helpful.

It is based more on aesthetics then the actual hanging, but helpful nonetheless.

Redbook Magazine has a great article on how to hang art using paper templates.

This is a tried and true method.

And if you are in an office {or not and just want a more industrial look}

AS Hanging Systems has a cool cable system.

 This definitely takes the guesswork out of where to put those screws or nails, and if you choose nylon you barely see the cables, however, I think the steel cables would be really cool in a loft space or office building!

And speaking of picture frames, I have finally got around to refreshing my etsy shop with some new items! I have just listed a few picture frames, made by me.

{hint~some would make great Valentines day gifts!}

You can find these, and more, in my etsy shop right here!

xoxo