How to choose mounts for paintings?

Bare walls create an unattractive appearance and are associated by many with an office space. Paintings or photographs will enliven a boring interior and add a bit of warmth. However, many are afraid that the artistic composition will not fit into the decor of the room and in the future they will have to change its position. There are mounts for frames and pictures that do not damage the walls and can be easily dismantled. Let's look at different installation methods.

Classic way

The easiest way to attach a picture is with a nail or screw. But a lot depends on what kind of conditions are in the room. Wood is an excellent material in this regard; it can easily withstand the heavy weight of the product. The home craftsman will only need a hammer and a nail; the picture itself or the rope on which it is hung is attached directly to it. In order for the illustration to hang straight, without slanting, the fastening elements should be located at the level of the top edge of the picture or slightly higher. If you want to hang an artistic canvas at an angle, a nail is driven into the wall slightly below its upper part.

However, modern apartments rarely have wooden walls; most often people live in houses made of brick and concrete. Brick also copes well with the load, but it is a fragile material and can easily crack if not handled carefully. To avoid this, cement mortar is first poured into the drilled hole and only then the selected part is attached.

Concrete is a fairly durable material, so it is recommended to make a hole in the wall using a drill or hammer drill. First, a dowel is inserted into the puncture, and then a hook or screw.

Drywall is not particularly durable; only light canvases or photo frames can be hung on such a wall. To prevent the painting from falling, the hole is reinforced with a special butterfly dowel, which has spacers that prevent the product from slipping.

This is a simple and cheap method of fastening, but not all owners are ready to sacrifice the smoothness of the walls. To minimize the number of holes in the walls, you can purchase a so-called spider hook. It allows you to attach any product without nails to a door, wall, or interior partition.

Toly hooks and regular hooks

Toly spider hooks are sold at hardware stores for a small price. They are a plastic product with sharp, hardened steel nails at the base. A few blows of the pullet and the product hangs on the wall. They were originally intended for fastening to concrete and brick walls, but in practice they can be used on any surface. The spider hook is easily dismantled, leaving behind 4 small punctures. The defect can be masked by rubbing your finger on the wall.

Products are available in several sizes, the smallest hook can withstand a load of 2 kg, and if the picture is massive, then you can buy a large “spider”. According to the manufacturers, it can handle a load of 9 kg.

If it is not possible to visit the store (for example, you decide to update the design of the room in the evening), you can hang the picture using a regular hook. It must be bent so as to form a loop.The fasteners are applied to the wall, and wallpaper is glued on top of it.

Command Wall Fasteners

Looking for a way to hang photo frames? Fasteners with adhesive tape will come to the rescue; they can be used without the help of a drill or hammer drill. The products are easy to remove and do not damage the surface of wallpaper and walls. They are Velcro, covered with a protective film on top. The set contains 4 pieces, they need to be separated from each other before use. Next, follow the instructions on the packaging:

• connect 2 Velcro strips together and peel off the protective film from one of them;
• fix the adhesive layer on the back of the frame and press firmly;
• repeat these steps to secure the remaining strips to the frame;
• remove the films from all Velcro and attach the frame to the wall;
• press firmly and hold for 30 seconds.

To remove the fasteners, just move the bottom edge of the frame away from the wall, then pull the tab of the strip strictly vertically until the Velcro comes off completely.

Hanging a frame this way can be quite quick and convenient, but there are some disadvantages. As reviews show, the fasteners do not adhere well to vinyl and non-woven wallpaper, but they are firmly attached to paper coverings. The price of the product is also quite high and amounts to about 200 rudders. The fasteners can withstand a weight of 450 grams, therefore, they are not intended for fastening larger paintings.

Various Velcro

Light weight paintings can be hung using double-sided tape. The fastening is suitable for any surface, but there is an important condition - the walls must be even and smooth. It is better to choose fabric-based masking tape: it is more reliable. The principle of its use is approximately the same as adhesive fasteners.

Secure a strip of tape around the perimeter of the back of the painting and peel off the protective layer. Press the canvas firmly against the wall. This method is suitable for all walls, including plasterboard. However, after removing the tape, there is a danger that a piece of the wall covering will come off along with it.

The magazine purity-en.htgetrid.com advises: in order not to damage the walls during dismantling, use a little trick: you should peel off the tape at an angle of 90 degrees.

An alternative to tape is Velcro from a sewing store. They are designed to secure shoulder pads and pockets on clothing, but can also be used for other purposes. One side of the tape is glued to the photo frame using glue, and the other side is glued to the wall. The method is convenient because you can change the location of the picture as much as you like. The number of Velcro depends on the size of the canvas.

Liquid Nails

This method allows you to securely attach the piece of art to the wall, but it’s worth noting right away that you won’t be able to change the position of the painting without damaging the surface.

If you decide that the canvas will hang in this place for many years, follow the following algorithm.

1. Outline the intended location of the product with a pencil on the wall using a level.
2. Before using glue, the surface of the wall and painting must be degreased.
3. Apply Liquid Nails around the perimeter of the frame, leaving a 5cm gap between the dots.
4. Glue the picture along the marked markings and press firmly. Hold for better fixation until the glue dries.

Advice

Instead of Liquid Nails, you can use polymer glue or Super Glue. If it becomes necessary to dismantle the painting, it must be removed very carefully.There is a high probability that you will have to change the wallpaper or re-plaster the surface.

Home craftsmen offer an original method. You can hang the product not on the wall itself, but on a bottle cap. It is carefully cut across to create smooth rounded parts 0.5-0.9 cm thick. They are glued to the wall, and then secured with a screw.

Pictures from modules

A modular painting is an important element of modern design; it can decorate the interior of a living room, bedroom, kitchen or children's room. Consists of two, three, four or more parts. To hang a modular picture, you need to determine the sequence of placement of its parts. Begin fastening from the main module. It’s easy to define – the main composition is depicted here.

In order for the painting to hang evenly, it is important to take into account some nuances.

• Attach the main module to the wall and outline its boundaries with a pencil.
• The upper part of the painting should be placed parallel to the floor, otherwise the entire composition will hang at an angle, which will not add aesthetics to the room.
• There should be a gap of 1.5-4 cm wide between the parts of the composition; it should also be noted in advance.
• Attach the remaining parts to the wall and also mark their corners.
• Clean the surface from dirt.
• Attach the parts using your chosen method.
• Evaluate the result and make adjustments if necessary.

Rail mounting

Art galleries often use this method of displaying paintings. At home, rails are attached to the ceiling itself or to the border of its connection with the wall using special brackets. The ceiling cornice also looks beautiful. A small hook is inserted here, onto which a transparent fishing line or other fastening rope is suspended.The method is convenient because you can move the paintings along the wall and adjust the height of their placement.

There are many ways to hang a canvas in a room. The key point in choosing fasteners remains the weight of the photo frame or picture, the type of material with which the walls are treated. You can choose both the most original and the simplest method. It all depends on the design of the room and your imagination.