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How to Mount a Fastener to a Canvas Painting

Canvas is stretched on wooden frames, providing a secure place for fasteners to fasten the painting to the wall. Some painting are hung using only the wood from the frame balanced on nails, but others use traditional picture-hanging fasteners such as sawtooth fasteners or wire hangers. Flush-mount hangers work exceptionally well for canvas because they allow you to hang the canvas' frame flat against the wall. Large canvas paintings or those that use heavy mixed media may require multiple fasteners on the back to support the weight of the canvas, paint and frame.

Things You'll Need

  • Flush-mount picture hanger
  • Pencil
  • 1/4-inch screw
  • Drill
  • Hammer
  • 3-inch nail
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place the flat portion of the flush-mount hanger in the center of the top wooden support. Measure if necessary to ensure it is centered.

    • 2

      Slide the hanger down to the bottom edge of the support, until the hanger's 90-degree bend slides off the wood and the hanger lies flat with the sawtooth edge extending in slightly toward the fabric of the canvas panel.

    • 3

      Mark inside the screw hole on the fastener and set it aside. Use a drill to make a 1/4-inch-deep pilot hole in the wood. Work slowly to keep from cracking the support.

    • 4

      Replace the fastener and secure it by screwing the included 1/4-inch screw into the hole.

    • 5

      Hammer a 3-inch nail into the wall, leaving between 1/4 and 1/2 inch exposed out of the drywall.

    • 6

      Hang the canvas on the nail using the fastener.

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