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11.04.2002

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how to make a texture art wall: part II hanging the frames
by Yee-Fan Sun
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Having made and filled your frames, you could now simply screw-in a couple of eyehooks at the top of each one, hammer in nails at the desired points along your wall, plop on the frames, and enjoy. But here in this house, we (a) hate to put too many holes in our walls, and (b) like to make it easy to change around our artwork should we ever get bored with looking (or in this case, touching) the same old same old. Which is why my very clever boy came up with this system for hanging the finished textures, which uses double roller catches (cabinetry hardware meant to keep cabinet doors securely shut) to attach the frames to a wooden spine that’s screwed into the wall. The nifty thing about the roller catches is that they allow for a very stable attachment – which means you can touch the frames without having them wobble all over place – while at the same time, provide an easy way to detach and reattach the frames whenever the mood strikes.

to make one column
1"x2" piece of wood
3 cabinetry roller catches* per frame (see photo), along with screws
3 heavy-duty drywall screws and anchors to attach the spine to hollow wall (obviously, if you’re working with something other than hollow wall, use whatever screws are appropriate)
drill
wood saw
ruler
pencil

*You can find roller catches at Home Depot or similar stores in the cabinetry hardware section. There are generally two types of roller catches available, a cheaper one that has a little wedge attachment that sticks between the two rollers, and a slightly more expensive (we’re still talking only $0.70 or so here) version that has a clasp that pops around the two rollers. This second type of catch may be labeled a narrow roller catch; this is the version you want.

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