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How to Hang a Picture Straight EVERY Time: My Favorite Decorating Hack!

Polly Conner
By: Polly ConnerPosted: 2/3/20Updated: 2/11/21

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Hanging a perfectly straight picture can be a challenge. With this simple picture hanging hack, you will never have crocked pictures on your walls again!

How to hang a picture level

 

If you spend much time around here, you know I love to update and improve my home. Whether it be my Master Bedroom Makeover (which has gotten over 100K pageviews!) or my Kid’s Bathroom Flip, I have hung my share of pictures, paintings, shelves, and decor.

When I learned this hack on how to hang a picture perfectly level, I have never struggled with the problem since!

How to Hang a Picture Perfectly Level (My favorite hack!)

I wish SO MUCH that I had known about this little life hack on hanging pictures a long time ago. It would have saved me from much frustration, time and unnecessary holes in my walls.

Here’s the trick:

STEP ONE:

For a frame with two brackets on the back, place a piece of painters tape across the back. Mark on the tape exactly where the nails or screws need to go.

Hack to hanging a picture straight. Use painters tape to mark the brackets.

STEP 2:

Take your marked tape and place it on the wall where you want your pictures to hang. Use a level to make sure your tape is perfectly straight.

Level painters tape on the wall

STEP 3:

If you want to hang two frames next to each other, do the same thing for the second frame and make sure the strips of tape are level with one another.

Hanging level pictures hack

STEP 4:

Hammer your nails in on the dots you previously marked.

Painters tape on the wall with nails to mark picture brackets

STEP 5:

Remove your tape and hang your pictures!

Peeling painters tape off the wall

Perfectly level on the first try!

Perfectly level pictures

I’ve used this method for hanging things SO much and it’s worked every time.

MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY MASTER BEDROOM MAKEOVER, TOO!

Before and after master bedroom reveal
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Polly Conner

As co-founder of Thriving Home, Polly’s passionate about helping busy parents get dinner on the table. With a house full of kids, dogs, and (usually) a DIY project in the works, she knows firsthand how every minute (and every dollar) counts. As a business owner, she enjoys wearing multiple hats and serves best as a project manager for Thriving Home.

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  1. AvatarMary says

    Posted on 11/28/21 at 6:28 pm

    Worked perfectly, thanks so very much!

    Reply
    • Rachel TiemeyerRachel Tiemeyer says

      Posted on 11/29/21 at 12:14 pm

      Wonderful! Glad it was helpful, Mary.

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  2. AvatarVal says

    Posted on 7/28/21 at 10:35 pm

    My pic holes were not the same, so to fix that issue, I put the tape across the top edge that I wanted to match up, then poke the holes accordingly. This worked for all of my pics and they were perfect !

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