When I saw this a few months ago, I had one of those, "Duh, why didn't I think of that?" moments. Especially because a couple years ago we moved into a new house and I had to hang all my decorations. I HATE dragging out a tape measure, level, pencil, etc. Matter of fact, I almost always just eyeball it. Yes, there are times when I'm making a few holes in the wall. Oops. The arch nemesis of the "eyeballer" is the wall art with TWO holes for hanging. Grrr. There's no way around that one. Until this:
My boys just got new bedding for their birthdays, so we are redoing the decor in their room little by little. Sure enough, I had to do some hanging. But this time, I used this little trick. WAY easier than just guessing and much faster than doing it the "manly" way with level and tape measure. Keep this little tip in mind! You'll thank me later :)
Terrible idea. Typical pinterest woman's idea. How are you supposed to get it level? You are still guessing and trying to fix it later when you notice that it leans to the side. Better idea is to get a descent sized level that will span the picture frame and simply hold it to the back of the frame and mark with a pencil where each screw should go. Then all you do is figure how high and use the level to transfer the lines to the wall.
ReplyDeleteThe shameful thing is that the picture shows a man doing it. That or a woman with very hairy arms. Either one should have known better.
ReplyDeleteMy dear Nathan (of course), thank you for making my point regarding "manly" hanging of art. As stated, I'm an eyeballer, so a level is useless to me. (I don't know if I even own one) However, due to your comment I realized that I failed to embed the link in the photo to the original post. If you choose to click on the photo now, it will take you to her post, where she does mention sticking the tape to her level to make sure that the tape line is straight. Also, she mentions that the hairy arms belong to her husband. I'm sure he doesn't mind since she's making good money for him as a blogger :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your interest in my post. I'm flattered.
Oh, by the way- you're such a typical brother.
And my husband is begging me to mention that we do own several levels. Useless to me.
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