How to Hang your Canvas Prints

Online canvas printing is common nowadays, a reason you should learn how to post them. With proper hanging, you can do a great facelift in your house. Of course, the first step starts at selecting a great canvas print online. From there, you need the right materials, learn the right height, mark your spot, and then deal with the nail that pops out visibly off the wall.


   
1. Height: Many people tend to hang their canvas work too high. The height of the wall can be varied based on a number of factors. Canvas prints and other artworks should be hanged in such a way as to relate to the rest of the room, furniture and other materials inside the room. The material should be hang in such a way that it is a cohesive unit and not to force the viewer's eye to split the room into multiple segments. The eye level for most people is a good guide for the height for hanging the canvas prints. For most people, this height is about 58” and 60” high. Make sure the center of the canvas is within this height.

However, canvas prints have different sizes: a height of 36” high and greater is appropriate for the larger pieces of canvas prints. These larger pieces should be hang in such a way that the bottom of the first third should hang between 58” and 60”. A height of between 8” -16” is great when hanging canvas prints above the furniture, but that depends on the height of the furniture in question and the space of the wall above the furniture.

2. Marking a spot: You should be prepared with a chalk after your online canvas printing project is completed. You might have noticed that all stretch and staple canvas art prints have saw tooth hangers. However, some hangers are not at the center. The hanger should be at the center of gravity on the canvas art piece and if wood on one side is heavier, the piece should still hang straight. Use chalk to place a mark on the little raised bump right above the center tooth of the hanger. Line the canvas art piece straight with the wall where it is to be hanged and make contact at the point where the chalk was rubbed such that a mark is left on the wall. This is where you need to put the nail.
 
3. Drilling the nail onto the wall: Using a small finishing nail is enough because canvas print is very light. Therefore, it is great to consider online canvas printing. You can also easily adjust the nail if there is a mistake. If you are hanging the piece on plaster as opposed to a drywall, this nail might need to be cut into two using a pair of pliers. The plaster and drywall are the most common interior wall materials you have come across. Apart from the limestone-based plaster, there is a more popular gypsum-based plaster.