Friday's art article - Patching Holes in the Wall for Picture Hanging

So what happens when you decide to take a picture down and you're left a hole in your wall? This two minute video will show you how to patch the hole and repair it to match the surrounding area.

Friday's art article - How to Drill Holes into a Picture Frame

Have a picture frame that needs to have hanging hardware attached? No problem! This two minute video should help you hang your frame in no time!

Friday's art article - How to Hang a Picture - How to Hang Pictures with a Wire Hanger

Enjoy this two minute video on how to hang a wired picture or painting on your wall.

Where to avoid hanging art

1. Buy what you like and you'll be able to find a place for it.
2. Avoid hanging art over a fireplace. It should be protected from heat and smoke. It is also best to keep it out of direct sunlight.

Today's tip is from oil painter, Shannon Grissom.

Picture credit: Shannon with her oil paintings at a recent exhibition.

How to make the art fit the room

A mistake I made early on with decorating with art was hanging the art to fit the center of the wall space, rather than the furniture or other items close to wall. For example:

• Art should hang at eye level! Don't place it above a bookcase just because you have the blank wall space.
• Hang it in relation to what's close to it. Place a large painting within a couple of inches of the sofa, not centered between the top of the sofa and the ceiling.
• White space can be a good thing. Every available open space doesn't have to have something on it.

Today's tips provided by jewelry artist Kathy McComb Swift

Friday's art article of interest: HOW TO FLATTEN ROLLED ARTWORK

Shipping artwork is a tricky business. While shipping artwork in a flat container is ideal, it makes shipping the item more expensive. Rolling the artwork and shipping in a tube is more economical, but it requires the recipient or framer to flatten the piece before displaying. Today's art article of interest from Wiki How shows to how to flatten a piece of art in order to frame or display it.

How to Flatten a Rolled Map or Poster

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit

Rolled wall maps or posters are hard to put on the wall if they're trying to roll back up. Here's how to get them to straighten up.

Steps

• Roll your poster opposite from the way that it curls. Start loose and tighten it up as you go, to avoid creasing it. Sometimes this is enough to flatten it, depending on the paper and how long it has been rolled.

• Wrap rubber bands around your opposite-rolled poster.

• Let your poster sit like this for a few hours.

• Remove the rubber bands and place your poster flat on a clean surface. Put it so that the side towards which it's curling.

• Smooth out the poster and place weights on the corners and in the center of your poster for 2 to 4 hours. Books are a good choice.

• 

  Remove the weights.

• Hang the poster.

Tips

• If your poster continues to curl after completing step 5, keep the weights on for longer.
  
• Good substitutes for paperweights include smooth rocks, glass jars, bean bags, and heavy books. Don't put heavy weights on the poster on a soft surface. The poster could crinkle.
  
• Work gently to avoid crinkling the poster.
  
• If you place the poster on the floor to flatten it, make sure it is out of the way so that nobody steps on it.
  

Warnings

• Ironing does not work for flattening posters.
  
• If you want to flatten a vintage poster, please take it to a professional.
  
• If you want to laminate a poster, flatten it first.
  
• Do not use rubber bands that have ink stamps on them, as they may stain your paper.
  

Related wikiHows

• How to Cover Your Room With Posters
  
• How to Mount a Map or Poster Without Damaging It
  
• How to Center a Heading on a Poster or Other Headline
  
• How to Make a Poster
  

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Friday's art article: How to Mount a Watercolor Painting on Board

This video by Annie Strack (@anniestrack) shows how to mount a watercolor painting on paper to cradled art board.The resulting artwork can be displayed without frames, mats or glass!

Friday's art themed article: How to hang a picture on a wall

Through our email box, we receive questions from customers on just how to display their art once they receive it. If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much help is a video?! Enjoy this short (approximately 2 minute) video on how to hang a lightweight painting.