How do you hang things from a picture rail?
The Simplest Way to Hang Your Frames from a Picture Rail
- Attach the D rings to the back of the picture frame about a third of the way down each side of the frame.
- Thread your picture wire, or other hanging material through the hooks.
- Attach your hook to the picture rail.
- Hang your frame from the hook.
How much weight can you hang from a picture rail?
Use eyelet pairs low and also at mid-frame or higher, if necessary.) Most picture cords support about 60 pounds individually. If the item is heavier, you might use heavy-gauge wire or fine-gauge chain.
Can you hang shelves from picture rail?
Here’s an ingenious storage solution for renters, the space-challenged, and anyone leery of damaging their walls: vertical shelving that hangs from picture railings. No wall-mounted hardware or floor space required–but, yes, you do need picture railings.
How do picture rail hooks work?
A picture rail hook used with the picture rail allows you to create a suspended hook from the picture rail where you can attach a cord, wire or cable to. (The larger hooked end of the picture rail hook goes over the picture rail). The suspended cord, wire or cable then attaches to the rear of the picture frame.
Are picture rails old fashioned?
In years gone by (and probably still now), people used these to hang pictures from (thus the name) so they weren’t having to put nails into their walls. This is quite a desirable feature for a lot of period houses. You’ll see picture rails used in Victorian, Edwardian, 1920s and 1930s houses – it’s pretty common.
What is a picture rail hook?
Picture rail hooks are used to hang art and photos from picture rail moldings. Simply attach the picture hook to the top of the picture rail using picture hanging cord to attach your artwork to the bottom of the hook. Use heavy duty hooks for larger art items.
What is picture rail molding?
Picture rail moulding is an interior trim element traditionally associated with vintage interior design. However, more and more homeowners are adding this unique feature to their modern homes. However, it can also hang right beneath the crown moulding, just a few inches beneath the ceiling.
Does a picture rail make a room look bigger?
2. If you have a dark room with a high ceiling then install a picture rail and paint the ceiling and the wall above the picture rail white. This will have the effect of expanding the ceiling down to rail level and increase the light reflected in the room.
Should I paint the picture rail?
I’d say, in most cases, yes, you should. Paint out the picture rail (first, before you hang the wallpaper) in the same background colour as the wallpaper if you want it to blend in or be a bit adventurous and take an accent colour from the wallpaper and use that instead for your picture rail.
What do you need to hang art from a picture rail?
To hang art from a picture rail you need wire cording, wire cutters, and a picture hook. If the frame does not already have rings or eyelets on the back you will need two of those as well.
Where are picture rails mounted in a house?
Picture rails were mounted in one of three positions. In formal rooms, the rail was mounted ¼” to ½” (for the hooks) beneath crown and cove moldings. A simpler treatment had the rail tacked to the wall at about the height of window and door heads—which left a frieze area between the rail and the ceiling.
What kind of wire to use for picture rails?
If the item is heavier, you might use heavy-gauge wire or fine-gauge chain. Victorian-era picture hanging—with stacked art, multiple cords, braiding in inverted Vs, tassels, and rosettes—is well documented. A pleasing and changeable arrangement of fine art hangs from plain hooks and wire. Things got simpler in Craftsman and Colonial Revival homes.
What did people use to hang pictures on the wall?
A medallion or a tassel or both (with a hook built into its back) fancies up the hanging treatment. It was the vogue in some years to make the crisscrossing cords themselves into a decorative treatment. Art hung near eye level was kept flat against the wall by attaching the cord or wire high on the back of the frame.