How To Hang A Mirror On A Wall With Wire

Use a tape measure to measure the distance from the top of the mirror to the top of the piece of wood.

How to hang a mirror on a wall with wire.

Hold the mirror against the wall at the desired position. Mark the location of the top edge and the center of the frame. Measure the width of your mirror and mark a point in the middle of that line. Measure the width of the mirror and add 6 inches.

Cut a piece of picture hanging wire with wire clippers that is twice that. Then place marks to the left and right of this mark a distance that is equal to 1 4 of the total distance between the d rings. This requires attaching d rings to the back perimeter of the mirror frame wrapping wire around the d ring and then attaching one or two hooks to the wall and hanging the mirror by the wire. Hang a mirror using hooks step 1 hold the mirror in place close to eye level.

Determine the middle of the line you have made. With the mirror propped against the wall or lying face down raise the wire up to make it taut and identify two points that will distribute the pressure equally across the wire. Place a scrap piece of wood that is approximately half as long as the mirror is wide underneath the hanging wire on back of the frame. D rings and picture wire the mirror must have a frame around it to hang a mirror this way.

Mark the wall near the center of the top edge with a pencil or painter s tape. Then transfer that measurement to your markings on the wall so you know where to put the hanger. Center it under the top of the mirror and hold it up tight under the wire until the wire is taut. Place the level against the wall at the place you want to hang the mirror and make a line on the wall with a pencil all along the top of where the mirror top will be.

Take the wire in your picture and hold it taut from the center to measure the distance from the top of wire to the frame. You don t want them too close together. Use pieces of scrap wire to reinforce the hanging wire. Set the mirror down.

Hold the d rings over the pilot holes and secure them with small screws. For a large mirror start around 12 inches a standard ruler and adjust from there. Repeat for both spots where the wire connects with a d ring.