When we moved into our new house I put all the pictures and art in the hallway. Maybe if I saw it daily I would figure out where I wanted the pieces to go. I have a patient husband who lets me think... for eight months... without complaining...
The problem I have with hanging pictures and art, is placement. I can lay stuff out on the floor and like it but I can't "see" it on the wall. I can measure and measure again but inevitably I'll put the nail in a slightly wrong spot. I then chase down that right spot but not before I find a few more wrong spots. The poor wall.
There had to be a better way. Today I wanted to commit. I decided to use newspaper pieces to help me "see" the pictures on the wall. I also was able to put a dot on the spot where the nail needed to go. Jack was impressed.
This was actually the final configuration. I had thought of a different arrangement at first. When I put the papers up on the wall there was too much white space. When I liked the configuration, I nailed the picture hangers in place with the newspaper still on the wall. Once the nails were in place I removed the papers. And here's my final result...
I really like the art up on the wall. What I appreciate almost just as much is that behind those pictures is one nail in one proper hole. No one will ever look behind those pictures but that doesn't really matter to me... because I know.
Now what are we going to put up on the hallway?...
2 comments:
That newspaper idea is a good one! No heavy lifting. ~~Sarah
I was quite proud of myself to have had the idea!
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