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How to hang ribba frame on wall.
There is a hanging tab on the back of the frame but the frames are thick and the tab is buried all the way inside far away from the wall.
You can hang or stand them horizontally and vertically and each frame has a high quality mount that helps enhance the look.
The picture below shows the back of a ribba 20x25cm frame.
You ll drill the hole at the midpoint so that the frame will hang level and can be centered when hanging multiple frames in a pattern.
Newer models don t seem to have this convenient feature.
Hang the ribba frame over the screw.
The ironic thing is that ikea themselves do not even use the wire to hang these frames in the store.
With the back panel up against the artwork it is so far away from the wall behind it.
The back of a ribba frame is roughly 1 inch 2 5 cm deep so be sure to leave more than 1 inch 2 5 cm of the nail exposed to simplify the mounting process as much as possible.
Mark the halfway point for where you ll drill your hole.
The frame pictured was 6 75 long with the midpoint at 3 375.
There s even a matching picture ledge too.
Unless you are using a very long screw or nail to hang this on it will be a challenge attaching the hanger to the wall exactly where you d like it.
Step 3 adjust the frame up or down until it s exactly where you want it.
Place the stir stick vertically against the wall with the sharp end of the screw facing the wall.
Step 4 hold the stir stick steady and remove the frame.
Based on a quick internet search it seems that older ikea ribba frames came with a wire on the back that could be pulled close to the wall.
Measure the length of the top of the frame.
I googled the best way to hang a ribba frame and found this.
They attach two screws into the walls in a level horizontal line and just hang the frame on those.