Any piece of wall art should be considered an accent to a room rather than an after-thought, and certainly not a distraction. If you have too much up already, choose the ones that you like best and use them now--you can always swap out later when your tastes change. It is not unusual for collectors to rotate their wall art either seasonally or according to tastes. Do take a moment and notice whether the group you've selected look well together. Think of the overall impression that the wall will make.

Many older buildings have built-in molding (also known as a picture rail) placed about eight feet up from the floor. With the help of molding hooks (available at most arts and crafts stores), which hook into a groove on the top of the molding, you can hang pictures without having to use nails.

2torial #0460: Learn2 Hang a Picture (Continued) Install the right wire Even if you had your picture framed professionally, take a look at the back. Picture-hanging wire comes in different gauges according to weight. Is the wire strong enough to support the weight of the frame? Make sure the wire is securely anchored to the frame. Screw eyes driven into a wooden frame, or sliders made for metal frames, should be located at least 2/3 up from the bottom of the frame. The wire should curve up half-way from the screw eyes to the top of the frame. It should not be visible above the top of the frame. Wiring it yourself: Cut wire 1 - 1/2 times the width of the frame. (If you are uncertain of the wire's strength, use twice as much and double it through.) Fold the wire in half to find its center. Feed it through both screw-eyes. Adjust the wire so the center of it remains at the center of the picture, and pull the remainder through the screw-eyes evenly on both sides. Wrap the wire around the screw-eye twice, then pull the remaining wire back along itself and twist it around. This helps secure the wire to the screw eye as well as get the remainder out of the way. Do the same on the other side. Stick a small felt pad on each bottom corner of the picture. This helps protect your wall and the frame, and also stabilizes the picture.   Step 3