How to Hang Decorative Wall Mirrors

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One way to add an elegant and distinctive touch of personality to any room in your home is to add a decorative wall mirror. These reflective works of art will express your personal creative good taste to the room in which they hang. With a plethora of styles, shapes and sizes, there is a good chance that you will find one to match the decor of any room in your home.

After you have explored all the styles, shapes and sizes and you have made your final decision, you want to be sure that when you mount your mirror that the mounting is done correctly. You want to be sure that you have done your homework and will have your mirror mounted safely on the wall. You don't want to walk into the room and find your wall damaged and heaven forbid, find your new mirror shattered on the floor.

What you want to do is take the necessary steps, when hanging your mirror on the wall, to install this wall art correctly the first time around. When done the correct way, you will never have to worry about any accidents happening.

So now you have the wall mirror of your choice. You have selected the wall to hang it on. You have also selected the exact position on the wall to hang it.

The first thing you have to do is have someone hold the mirror against the wall where you want the mirror to hang, while you mark the wall with a pencil a short line somewhere near the center of each side of the mirror. Each line drawn can be as short as half an inch.

Now remove the hand held mirror from the wall and place it somewhere out of the way. You should now have four lines marked on the wall representing the outside perimeters of your reflective art piece. Using a ruler, measure where the center of your left and right side pencil lines will be. Make a pencil mark on the wall where the center is.

With the use of an electronic stud finder, go across the inside area that you have marked until you have an indication of where the wooden studs are located inside the wall. Once you find the studs make a pencil mark indicating where each stud is located.

On the back side of your wall mirror, look for where the mirror hanger attached to the back side of the mirror is located. Measure the distance where the hanger is located from the top of the mirror. Now go to the wall you have just pencil marked. From your top pencil mark, go down the center and mark on the wall, with pencil, exactly where the hanger will be located on the wall when the mirror is hung.

If your mirror has more than one hanger attached to the back side, then measure how far apart each hanger is from the center of the mirror. After you have measured the locations of the hangers, make the pencil markings on the wall where they will be located when the mirror is hung on the wall.

With an electric screwdriver, screw a wall clip on to the wall using a wood screw large enough and long enough to go through the wall and deep into the wooden stud inside the wall. If only one wall clip is necessary, make sure the clip is firmly attached to the wall and hang your mirror.

If your wall mirror requires two wall clips, then with a device called a level, go across the two screw hole markings you have marked on the wall and make any adjustments necessary to make sure your markings are level with each other.

When you are sure that your screw hole markings are level, go ahead and screw on the two wall clips using an electric screwdriver and a wood screw large enough and long enough to go through the wall and deep into the wooden stud inside the wall. Always make sure your wall clips are securely attached to the wall before hanging your decorative wall mirror. Now hang your mirror.

With the proper tools and techniques hanging a decorative wall mirror is something most anyone can do. Within a few minutes this job can be completed and the results will be a reflection of the artful creativity in you.

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How to Prepare Your Walls For Wall Graphics

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First of all, just to set the record straight, wall graphics are also referenced by different names such as wall stickers, wall tattoos, wall art, and vinyl wall decals. No matter what you call these amazing wall applications, what you have here is a way to change the overall dynamics of a room in a matter of minutes, not hours.

Another advantage of these decorative wall decals is you can change the persona of a room in a matter of seconds. Just by rearranging the wall stickers you already have on the walls or replacing them with an entirely different wall graphics theme. The same room will project a new and wondrous atmosphere.

These wall tattoos will stick to the surface of the wall and remain in place until you wish to remove them. At the time you wish to remove these decals, you may remove them without any noticeable marks on your walls.

The variety of wall graphics is so diverse that there are applications for every room in your home, including your living room, dining room, family room, den, recreation room, library, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. In fact, I have seen decorative wall decals on the interior walls of the garage. Of course, the garage decals had some sort of car theme which added a sporty atmosphere to the home of your parked car.

You should start out by selecting exactly what wall decals you wish to apply to your walls. All you have to do is go online and pick out a theme or fancy lettering or both for your decorative wall stickers. Then do a search for what is available. After you have made your choice and received your vinyl wall decals you can go on to the next step.

No matter what room you apply these artful stickers, in order to apply them correctly, you must prepare your walls so that your stickers remain in place. There is a certain technique to preparing the surface of your walls to assure that your wall graphics stay in place. This simple wall preparation can be accomplished in a matter of minutes.

By now you should have decided where you want to place your wall graphics on the walls of a particular room. A good way to test your positioning of the decals is to take masking tape and tape these stickers on the walls until you have decided what pattern makes you feel satisfied.

Now remove one wall decal at a time and with a dry cloth wipe off the surface of the wall where the graphic will be placed. After you have wiped the surface of the wall, slowly peel back the paper backing from the decal, starting from one corner until all of the paper backing has been removed.

Now apply the sticker to the wall. When you are satisfied that you have the decal in the correct position, with a dry soft cloth press the graphic against the wall starting from the center and sliding the cloth out to the edges. To remove any bubbles that may remain under the decal, take the edge of a credit card and gently brush the bubbles to the edges of the sticker.

Repeat the cleaning and application process for your remaining decals. After the first two graphics are finished and hanging on the wall, this procedure becomes easier and faster to do. You will find yourself finishing this form of wall decorating quickly and with little effort.

There are so many creative arrangements you can put together with these decorative wall pieces. With a little imagination and creativity you will put together you own wall masterpiece. Applying these the correct way the first time will result in never having to go back and re-applying until you wish to remove them.

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