Using Hang-Kits to hang your wall art perfectly
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Hang-Kits are super easy. They use gravity and interior design best practices to help you hang your pictures straight, and at the right height, in just a few minutes. No need for DIY skills.
FREE hang-kits with MagicStick wall art. Curious as to why we invented hang-kits?
What’s in the kit
Hang-kits come with selected EyeHigh wall art. In the kit you’ll get:
- A long string with a weight tied to one end and a marker in the middle.
- A few strips of coloured sticky tape.
- Four strips of clear double-sided tape.
Hanging your wall art
Step 1: Setup
Here, you’ll simply be sticking the hang-kit to your wall in two places. The instructions below are temporary. Once the picture is hung, you can remove the hang kit.
- Place the weight on the floor, about an elbow’s length to the left of where you want to hang your picture.
- Lift the free end of the string up the wall (about 2m) until the weight hangs just off the floor and gravity pulls it dead straight.
- Stick the free end of the string to the wall using a strip of tape to keep it in place.
- Let the string come to complete rest.
- Now, at the midpoint marker, stick the string to the wall using another strip of tape. Be careful not to shift the ribbon. Gravity should still pull it straight down.
That’s it! The middle marker indicates the height at which to hang your picture, and the vertical guide (the string hanging at 90 degrees) helps to align your picture straight.
👉 Next, practice alignment before hanging your picture, or follow the instructions in Step 3 to hang your MagicStick artwork.
Step 2: Practice Alignment
Practicing helps to get the picture height and alignment right before permanently mounting your picture to the wall.
- First, mark the picture midpoint. This is halfway down the left edge (length) of your picture. Lightly stick a strip of coloured tape there (not on the picture surface). It doesn’t have to be exactly the middle, but you can measure if you prefer.
- Turn the picture so that the left edge faces the wall.
- Now, lift the picture and align the midpoints on the picture edge and hang kit to each other. This is the right height (center is 1.6m from the floor). Keep the right edge of the picture away from the wall.
- Next, straighten the picture by aligning its left edge alongside the string. They should be right next to each other, without any gaps or overlaps. Be careful not to shift the string. The picture is now at 90 degrees perpendicular to the floor, and therefore straight.
- Swing the right-side of the picture onto the wall while holding the left edge in place. Going slow helps. The picture is now flat on the wall.
- Hold the picture in place using one hand and step back an arm’s length to see if it looks straight. While this isn’t exact, your eye won’t notice a few degrees of variance. To make corrections, repeat the steps above.
- Put the picture down again and prepare to hang it permanently.
It’s normal to fiddle a little while aligning the picture to the hang-kit. Holding the picture at its edges with your fingers, rather than your hand, helps.
👉 Next, follow the instructions in Step 3 to hang your MagicStick artwork. If you’re using your hang kit for other picture frames, see the tips below for further guidance.
Step 3: Hang Your MagicStick Artwork
Follow the instructions below to mount your MagicStick artwork on the wall.
- Attach strips of double-sided tape to each corner, on the back of the artwork. Whether you place them along the length or width doesn’t matter. Just make sure they sit neatly behind the edges and don’t extend past the frame.
- Peel the film off each strip of tape to attach them to the wall. Be careful not to touch them.
- Repeat the instructions in Step 2 (Practice Alignment) to hang your artwork.
- Once the tape adheres to the wall, gently press along the edges of the artwork for a few minutes—focusing pressure where the pads are placed. They’ll conform to the wall surface and create a lasting grip.
That’s it, enjoy your new art and living beautifully!
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Pro Tips
- If the sticky pads get stuck to the wall before you’ve aligned them properly, carefully pry them off and try again. Go very slowly. The pads are good to stick many times over but they can also pull off the picture edges.
- You can move your picture to a new location after you’ve hung it. Check out this guide on moving and storing MagicStick wall art.
- If you’re using Hang Kits with your own art, they’ll still work. Once you align the picture frame on the wall, use a pencil to draw a line across the top to align your picture straight, and mark off the left and edges on the wall. Now use a measuring tape to find the middle. That’s where to knock the nail into the wall.
- You can use your Hang Kit to create gallery layouts on the wall. First hang one picture, then move the Hang Kit alongside to align the next picture. The vertical string can also be marked above or below the midpoint to align more pictures at an offset.