Hanging heavy pictures, art pieces, mirrors and more can be difficult. What kind of anchor to use, how to install it, etc. Well, I’m here to help and show you how to hang a heavy picture easily and securely. This is absolutely the best way to hang heavy pictures that I’ve ever found.
If you haven’t noticed, one thing the 70’s Landing Pad has a lot of that the Beloved Foreclosure didn’t is art – big art.
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I like big art and I cannot lie.
Figuring out how to hang heavy wall art though can sometimes be a problem. Before, I was always the girl that did her damnedest to find a wall stud behind the drywall to hang heavy pictures, mirrors, etc. on. I would even scoot whatever piece of furniture over a few inches to make it centered under the heavy object if I could find a stud for it. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
However, those studs haven’t always been exactly, or even close in some cases, where I needed them to be in The 70’s Landing Pad. I went to Home Depot planning to just buy some regular old heavy duty wall anchors to hang some of the pieces, but instead I found these Wall Driller Picture Hooks.
Hanging Heavy Pictures
It could very well be that I am the last person in the world to know about these things, but they have made my life so much easier when it comes to hanging a picture that I had to tell you about them. I found mine at Home Depot in brass, but you can also get them online. Each brass hook holds up to 60 lbs.
The anchors and hooks are separate in the package.
You put the hook and anchor together before screwing it into the wall.
You can use a drill or screwdriver to fasten it to the wall.
I’ve used both a drill and a screwdriver when putting these into the wall and either way works just fine.
Then, just hang your art on it.
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Most all of my art came with D-Rings attached on each side. For the piece above, I was able to run a heavy duty hanging wire from side to side through the d-rings and then hang the wire on the hook anchor.
Some of my pieces however were too heavy to run the wire back and forth like the art in my dining room.
Art / Glass Dining Table (similar one) / Chairs (similar ones) / Dining Room Tour
For those pieces, I used two of the wall driller picture hooks spaced apart the same distance the d-rings were spaced apart on the back of the frame.
Art / Brass Unicorn (similar ones) / Living Room Tour
The same was true of the Lion art in my living room.
Faucet / Full Master Bathroom Tour
You can also use these to hang a heavy mirror. In my master bathroom, I didn’t have any hooks at all on the back of the mirror, so I bought d-rings and attached them to the back of the mirror, then attached the Wall Driller Picture Hooks to the wall and hung the mirror on them.
Most all of these things have been up since around mid-May and none of them have budged a bit. Update! It’s now been nearly three years since I first used these anchors and they are still going strong!
These anchors are my go-to for hanging heavy pictures and other heavy things on the wall now. Of course, finding a stud and drilling a screw into that and then hanging your heavy stuff is always the best way to go, but when that can’t happen, these hook anchors are the next best thing in my opinion.
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Also, this is not a sponsored post for the picture hooks in any way. I just found this product and thought it was great, so I wanted to tell you about it. 🙂
Can you share any tips in the comments for how to hang a large picture?
More wall art related posts you’ll want to see…
How to Make a Huge Frame for Cheap – not too hard either!
Best Sources for Affordable Wall Art – some of my go-to places for great art.
DIY Wall Art with a Gift Bag – yep, a gift bag!
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Awesome Jenna – will need to check this out – I trust Home Depot or a Menards (out of Wisconsin) would sell these? Can you give a price estimate for the six you get? THANK YOU as always!
Yep, I found mine at Home Depot, Julie. I’m betting a Menard’s would have them as well. Let’s see, I can’t remember the exact price, but I think it was definitely under $10 for the 6 – probably less than that. 🙂
I thought I knew every trick. Oh well, this old dog just learned something new and I thank you so much!!! What a great “tool” to have on hand. They will certainly be in my arsenal!
Awesome, Linda!
Hmmm, so that’s what those were. I got a glimpse of those one day, but didn’t have time to check them out to see what it was all about. Cool, next time I go back to HD I’m getting some. Thanks for the heads up!
You’re welcome, Sharon! Hope they are useful for ya!
I absolutly H.A.T.E. wall anchors, so I always move stuff around so I can screw right into the studs. These look like something I will need to hunt down, thanks for finding and sharing them!
You are welcome, Stephanie! Hope they help you out!
Never seen these before! Totally going to look for them now! I’m the queen of throwing heavy things up on the wall and ripping holes!
Girl, I had to patch so many holes at our last house!!! It was pathetic!
If your readers have trouble finding the Cobra product, they can look for “Wall Dogs” which are available at HomeDepot (dot) com and Amazon. They too have the picture hooks that look identical to the ones you feature here. I used the Wall Dog anchor screws to hang track for bifold doors and they worked brilliantly. What is great about this design is that the screw will go into a hollow wall or a stud (try that with other anchors) and are easily removed by simply unscrewing without causing much damage to the wall.
Thanks for the tip, Doug!
I’ve got a 1928 bungalow with plaster walls. Your mention of hollow walls- would this do the trick?
Jenna these are great.something I found on amazon for hanging outdoors if you have brick is Brick Clip by Adams. I don’t like drilling into brick or mortar, but I like to hang things on the brick wall on the patio or the chimney inside the house and these work great. They come in different sizes, but I buy large for everything. Like the hangers you posted about you don’t need any help to hang anything and with the brick clips no tools nothing, notta. I buy mine on Amazon, they are 3 or 4 bucks for a package of three.
Thank you, Patty!!! I haven’t tried to hang anything on the brick here yet, but at our old house I did and it was a pain in the you know what! I will so be grabbing some of these clips when I finally get around to making the exterior around here look better! Thank you!
Back in the Olden Days, I had a retail store. Some of the things I sold in the store were framed prints.
The framer I used told me to always use TWO hooks because, once hung, the frame would never get lopsided.
She was right. I’ve never had to adjust a frame.
And, I suppose two hooks would also add support for really heavy frames.
She was right, Suzanne! On the ones where I’ve used two hooks (no wire between the hooks), they haven’t budged a bit. On some of the others where I just used one hook, I’ve had to add those little clear round sticky things to the back of the frames to keep them moving.
These are awesome. Will def check these out. Loved you on the Social Media panel @Haven, you are so funny and genuine. 🙂
Thanks,
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Thanks, Elizabeth!! I’m so glad you enjoyed the panel!
I LOVE BIG ART! Thanks for sharing (on Monday Funday)!
Me too!!! 🙂
Ah, thanks for this! Hanging big art and mirrors has always mystified me. Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty.
You’re welcome, Pam! Glad it was helpful!
Do they have something like this for hanging shelves? I want to put up floating shelves but I am having the same problem with the studs being where I need them
I’m not sure, Cheryl. I haven’t seen anything similar to this for shelves, but I haven’t been looking either – I’ll be on the lookout though and let you know if I find anything.