How To Hang Float Frame On Wall

Preparing the frame for hanging.

How to hang float frame on wall.

Position the holes in the acrylic over the standoff screw base and add the caps to attach. Mark where each hole should be drilled try and be really precise there s not a whole lot of wiggle room if the holes are really off and pre drill each hole with a small drill bit. Then use a pencil to mark the hole placements. Paint your mounting hardware gold and let it completely dry.

When you find a spot on the wall that looks good mark the spot lightly with a pencil. Use a small ruler to measure and mark both side edges of the frame correspondingly. Using a small drill bit pre drill a small hole for the screws on both sides of the frame. Place the glass backing back on the frame making sure not to accidentally nudge the photograph if you do bump the picture open the frame back up and re measure.

Use adhesive hook and loop tape to attach the canvas to the frame. But if you want to have glass you will need to make sure your frame is deep enough for the float mounted art. Predrill holes at the marks then drill standoff screw bases into the wall. With the back side of the frame facing up make a mark less than halfway from the top along the side edge.

Hold your artwork up to the wall where you want it to go and use a level to ensure it s straight. Using the photo mounting stickers center your mounted art on the board and secure. Determine a place to set the screws that will hold the frame to the wall. If you are not using glass in your frame put your art back in your frame and you are ready to hang your new float mounted art.

Step 6 secure the backing then hold up the floating frame to a wall to see how it will look. Floating picture frames present a number of different decorating opportunities that are too great to pass up. Part of the series. How to use a floating picture frame.