How to Hang A Picture on the Wall
Learn how to hang a picture on the wall the quick and easy way with this simple tip.
I watched a hilarious clip of Ellen showing “life hacks” the other day. Do you know what life hacks are? In her words, they are “tips or tricks to make your life easier”.
Well, ladies, do I ever have a life hack for you today.
It’s gonna knock your socks off!:)
The idea of this life hack came from something I saw on Pinterest (of course). However, it involved some sort of thin wood that I never had. So, I came up with my own version.
For those of you who are terrified to hang a picture on the wall for fear of putting a hole in the wrong place, this is for you!
How to Hang Pictures on the Wall
{the easiest way EVER!}
Supplies Needed to Hang a Picture or Painting on the Wall
- a picture with a saw-tooth hanger;
- a thumbtack
- a strip of thick paper like cardstock or cereal box cardboard
- a small nail
- a hammer
The Simple Step by Step Process for Hanging Pictures
1. Insert the thumbtack near the end of the strip of thick paper.
2.Slip the paper under the saw-tooth hanger.
3.Position the thumbtack in the center of the saw-tooth hanger.
4. Holding the paper strip firmly around the front, position the picture where you’d like it to hang on the wall.
5. Once in position, push the picture firmly against the wall.
The thumbtack will leave a tiny hole to mark exactly where the nail should go!
6. Hammer the nail into the hole left by the thumbtack.
7. Hang the picture on the nail.
8. Stand back and congratulate yourself. You did it!:)
More tips on how to hang pictures on drywall:
- How to Hang a Picture with 2 Hangers in Drywall
- How to Hang a Gallery Wall Above a Couch by Yourself!
- How to hang a large canvas on the wall
- How to hang heavy objects on the wall
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Original publish date July 6, 2016. Updated with extra information December, 2021.
Love it! Pinned it too 🙂
Loved your video chat today – nice to hear your voice. I too would like white dishes…some day!
hugs,
Heather
Awsome tip thanks
Does this work for a picture that has a sawtooth on each side?
How do you know what size nail to use ?
I live in an old home built in 1939. Sometimes even with a tape measure things don’t always look strait on the wall. This is the best idea I have ever seen!
Awesome, awesome! Thanks so much for sharing!
I have a bunch of pictures that I am going to make a picture wall with and this tip will make it so much easier. Now I just have to figure out how to place them on the wall so that it doesn’t look like a jumbled mess. I think you have a post on how to do that as well , if I remember correctly.
Thanks for the helpful tips.
Yes, I do, Cathy! Here’s a link to a super simple way to arrange a gallery wall >>https://www.harbourbreezehome.com/how-to-hang-a-gallery-wall-above-a-couch-by-yourself/ Have fun!
Finally a way to avoid all those holes in my walls. Hubby will be so happy!😀
Does this work for pictures that have two sawtooth pieces on the back?
Awesome TIP, plan on passing this to my sister. By the way, Love that two seat bike picture. Where did you get this or did you make this. Please do tell!!
I have one of those handy hanging tools similar to this idea however it can only be used if your picture has wire on the back, so THIS Is the BEST idea for the saw tooth hanging décor ever! Thanks for sharing!
Diane -Wildwood MO
Life changing idea!
This is genius!!
Rita,
This is such a great tip!
Thanks for sharing!
karianne
I love this idea! Wow, I won’t have any more failed attempts trying to figure out where the nail goes on the wall. What a great tip! Thanks!
You my friend are simply brilliant.
Oh my goodness!!!! Thank you thank you for posting this. It’s exactly what I needed to get me motivated decorating our walls in our new house. God Bless
This is genius!! You’ve saved many future headaches!!
What a great tip! I will definitely be using this method to hang pictures because it is will save my walls from multiple nail holes in the wrong place!
Thank you for sharing this step-by-step guide! I plan on doing this with a canvas print. Do you think this will work? I’m afraid it might damage the canvas.