Now You Can Hang Heavy-ish Art from the Ceiling

I must say that most of our picture hooks leave very small and subtle holes; they're designed to make it easy to change your mind. But sometimes you just can't put holes in the wall.

Take this fireplace, for example. The chimneybreast was finished in dark modern tile with very narrow grout lines. If the grout had been wider, we might have been able to work with it, but with such narrow lines, the only option would be to drill through the tile. And of course, even with our greatest precautions, there's always the risk of cracking a tile.

So our client asked us to hang her art from the ceiling instead.

The trick with hanging art from the ceiling is that it can be difficult to make both supporting wires exactly even. But happily with a bit of research, we sourced a special steel picture-hanging wire with adjustable slides on one end.

​I really like this wire. It's woven, so it's very strong, but it's still fairly subtle and gives a clean look to the installation.

Even though the cable is adjustable, it's actually still kind of tricky to work with a big metal print like this. You need at least two people to lift it into place and adjust it safely. And in fact, you would probably end up taking it down and putting it up again a few times until it was perfectly aligned. It can be a little fiddly to get it just right.

Plus you have to use the right hardware to go into the ceiling... in this case, special steel toggles with screw-in hooks. It gets even trickier if you have a tall ceiling, because you'll need a ladder and a scaffold board.

But that's why we're here to help. And the end result is very nice.

We liked these cables so much that we decided to add them to our regular kit, and keep them on hand whenever possible.

​However, if you know you'd like to hang art from the ceiling, please let us know beforehand. That way we can consult with you on the best hanging system to use, and make sure the ceiling will support the weight of the piece.

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