Things You'll Need:
- Measuring tape
- Stud finder
- Pencil
- Wood screws
- Drywall anchor
- Torpedo level
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Step 1
Get a helper to hold the picture frame at the approximate area of the wall on which you will be hanging it. Have him move the frame into a position that you like. Then use your pencil to trace a line along the top of the frame, from one end to the other, on the wall.
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Step 2
Take the frame down, and measure the distance from the hook or wire on its back, to the top of the frame. Measure and mark two points on the wall that are this same distance down from each end of the line you drew earlier. Use a straight edge, and connect these two points with another line drawn on the wall.
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Step 3
Use a stud finder, and slide it along the lower line that you have drawn, so that you can locate the nearest stud behind the wall. Mark this location.
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Step 4
Determine if this stud is in a location that is acceptable to you as your frame's center point. If so, drive a wood screw into the wall at this location, at a slight upward angle. Remember to leave enough of the screw head and threads exposed so that the frame can hang upon them.
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Step 5
Should you determine that the stud is not in a suitable spot, drill a hole in the wall at a slight upward angle at another center-point location along the lower line. Insert a drywall anchor, and drive a wood screw in the drywall anchor as described in step 4.
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Step 6
Hang the frame on the screw using its wire or hooks. Set a small torpedo level atop the frame, and adjust the frame on the screw until it is level.
