Once the hook is in place, pull the tape off. A gallery system involves securing a rail to the wall that connects to hanging wires. Pictures are then connected to these wires with hooks.

Q: How do you hang pictures? I know about hammering a nail in a wall and hanging a picture on it, but I am having real trouble with the larger pictures that have a bracket on each side.

Nothing detracts from the beauty of a well-decorated room like unsightly damage caused by haphazard picture-hanging attempts. Plaster walls, while durable, are highly susceptible to damage, and ...