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Hang pictures like a pro

Change the look and feel of a room with art.

Express yourself! Hang framed items of everything you care about -- your children's drawings, your own photography or dried flowers -- and showcase who you are to friends and family.

1. Trace each picture onto paper to make a template, and cut out each traced shape.

2. If your frames have picture wire, measure the distance from the top of its arc (where the nail will hold the picture) to the top of the frame. If your pictures have sawtooth hangers instead, measure the distance from where the nail will sit to the top of the frame. Mark this distance on the paper template by measuring down from the top edge.

3. Use a tape that is easy to remove, like painter's tape, to hang each template (markings side out). Rearrange until you are satisfied with your grouping.

4. Hammer nails and picture hooks into the marks you made, rip the paper templates off the wall, and hang your pictures.



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