How to Hang Decorative Wall Mirrors

One way to add an elegant and distinctive touch ofinside the wall. Once you find the studs make a pencil
personality to any room in your home is to add amark indicating where each stud is located.
decorative wall mirror. These reflective works of artOn the back side of your wall mirror, look for where
will express your personal creative good taste to thethe mirror hanger attached to the back side of the
room in which they hang. With a plethora of styles,mirror is located. Measure the distance where the
shapes and sizes, there is a good chance that you willhanger is located from the top of the mirror. Now go
find one to match the decor of any room in yourto the wall you have just pencil marked. From your
home.top pencil mark, go down the center and mark on
After you have explored all the styles, shapes andthe wall, with pencil, exactly where the hanger will be
sizes and you have made your final decision, youlocated on the wall when the mirror is hung.
want to be sure that when you mount your mirrorIf your mirror has more than one hanger attached to
that the mounting is done correctly. You want to bethe back side, then measure how far apart each
sure that you have done your homework and willhanger is from the center of the mirror. After you
have your mirror mounted safely on the wall. Youhave measured the locations of the hangers, make
don’t want to walk into the room and find yourthe pencil markings on the wall where they will be
wall damaged and heaven forbid, find your newlocated when the mirror is hung on the wall.
mirror shattered on the floor.With an electric screwdriver, screw a wall clip on to
What you want to do is take the necessary steps,the wall using a wood screw large enough and long
when hanging your mirror on the wall, to install thisenough to go through the wall and deep into the
wall art correctly the first time around. When donewooden stud inside the wall. If only one wall clip is
the correct way, you will never have to worry aboutnecessary, make sure the clip is firmly attached to
any accidents happening.the wall and hang your mirror.
So now you have the wall mirror of your choice. YouIf your wall mirror requires two wall clips, then with a
have selected the wall to hang it on. You have alsodevice called a level, go across the two screw hole
selected the exact position on the wall to hang it.markings you have marked on the wall and make
The first thing you have to do is have someone holdany adjustments necessary to make sure your
the mirror against the wall where you want themarkings are level with each other.
mirror to hang, while you mark the wall with a pencilWhen you are sure that your screw hole markings
a short line somewhere near the center of each sideare level, go ahead and screw on the two wall clips
of the mirror. Each line drawn can be as short as halfusing an electric screwdriver and a wood screw large
an inch.enough and long enough to go through the wall and
Now remove the handheld mirror from the wall anddeep into the wooden stud inside the wall. . Always
place it somewhere out of the way. You should nowmake sure your wall clips are securely attached to
have four lines marked on the wall representing thethe wall before hanging your decorative wall mirror.
outside perimeters of your reflective art piece. UsingNow hang your mirror.
a ruler, measure where the center of your left andWith the proper tools and techniques hanging a
right side pencil lines will be. Make a pencil mark ondecorative wall mirror is something most anyone can
the wall where the center is.do. Within a few minutes this job can be completed
With the use of an electronic stud finder, go acrossand the results will be a reflection of the artful
the inside area that you have marked until you havecreativity in you.
an indication of where the wooden studs are located