Some simple steps can help you keep your walls in good shape while positioning your artwork for its best showing. A post over at Learn to Draw and Paint offers some useful tips to consider the next time you’re hanging a picture.

A sampling of the advice:

• If you place rubber or cork tips in the lower corners of the back of a frame, they will keep the picture from tilting and will also prevent the wall from becoming streaked.
• By placing a small piece of cellulose tape on the wall before you drive in the supporting nail or hook, you can prevent the plaster from chipping.
• Put button backs on water-color frames to eliminate nails. The big advantage is that the pictures can be changed easily.
• Place picture rings as near the top of a frame as possible to keep the picture flat against the wall. When it is necessary to have the picture tilt forward or to eliminate reflections, place the rings lower.

Photo courtesy of Michale on Flickr

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