Hanging Heavy Artwork (Look Ma, No Holes!)

I recently received a fun picture hanging challenge from one of my customers: hang this heavy wooden screen. This sounds easy, but the catch was that I couldn't attach any mounting hardware to the screen itself. No holes allowed!

My customer's first thought was to build a shelf to support it, but we were concerned that the screen might slide off the shelf. I played around with the idea, and after a few quick sketches, I had a working plan. Here's the basic design.

The plan was to create a long "U" shaped wooden bracket to support the bottom of the screen, which would then be supported beneath by sturdy metal "L" brackets.

The same thing would be done at the top, only upside-down.

The screen was so tall that the "L" brackets wouldn't be visible unless you crouched down and looked for them, or jumped up to look for the top brackets.

With plan in hand, I started milling wood in my workshop.

Those are the two long "U" brackets. I had to take the wood out in thin slices, then snap out the slices and clean up the inside of the brackets by hand.

Then I painted them in black lacquer to match the screen, and hung the whole thing in the hallway with care.

This screen is a really elegant addition to the room, and the brackets are a safe way to support it without drilling any holes in it.

If you have heavy artwork that you need hung securely, give us a call. We'll come up with a sturdy solution custom-tailored to your needs.

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