How to Hang a Oil Painting Canvas without a Frame Easily

Want to know how to hang an oil painting canvas without a frame?

This article explains an easy way to hang an oil painting canvas without a frame.
You only need to prepare hardware, string, and simple tools, and you can install it right away.

We also describe best way to hang pictures without damaging the wall and how to hang paintings on a concrete wall.

☑ Table of Contents of this article.

How to hang an oil painting canvas without a frame
Best way to hang pictures without damaging the wall
How to hang an oil painting canvas on a concrete wall
Best place to hang an oil painting canvas for your home

For your reference, if you would like to know the way to choose a best frame for an oil painting, please see the article, How to Chose a Right Frame for an Oil Painting for Your Home.

How to hang an oil painting canvas without a frame

Tools to hang an oil painting canvas without a frame

To hang an oil painting without a frame, prepare metal fittings and string.

Here is a list of what you need to prepare.

☑ Preparation list

Triangle D-ring picture wall hanger with Screw x 2 pieces
Screw eye (hook) x 1 piece
Use stainless steel or iron (nickel-plated) Screw eye.
1 string
Drill
Screwdriver
Scissors

Let’s take a closer look at how to install it.

Steps to hang an oil painting canvas without a frame

First, attach the triangle D-ring picture wall hanger with Screw to the left and right sides of the wooden frame of the oil painting canvas.

Attach the hanger to the top third of the wooden frame.

Attach the two hangers at the same height on both sides so that you can hang the painting straight on the wall.

If you attach the hangers at one-half the height from the top of the wooden frame, the top of the painting will be lowered.
Be sure to place them above the center of the canvas.

After placing the hangers in the position you desire, tighten the screws with a screwdriver.
Turn the screwdriver so that you can push it to tighten the screws.

If the wooden frame is too hard for the screw to fit, use a drill to make a hole where you want to tighten the screw.

Next, thread the string through the hangers.

The string should not be visible from the top of the canvas.
Cut the string with scissors to a length that does not protrude from the top of the canvas.

Next, attach the screw eye to the wall.

Mark the position where you want to attach it, and insert it into the wall while turning the screw eye.

If the wall is plasterboard, you can screw it in by hand.
If the wall is hard, drill holes with a drill first before attaching the Heaton.

Hang the canvas string on the screw eye and you are done.

If you are wondering what height to hang a painting, please refer to the article, Best Height to Hang a Painting in Your Home Attractively.

Best way to hang pictures without damaging the wall

There are times when you want to hang an oil painting without damaging the wall.

With the Wall Beauty, you can hang a canvas by simply cutting a small hole in the wall.
The “Kabebijin (Wall Beautician)” is a metal fixture that you can fix it to the wall with a staple needle.

Japanese company made this. You can buy Kabebijin from Japanese shops.

For your reference, we introduce the Kabebijin website (in Japanese).
You can read this page by using Google translation add-on on your browser.

If you want to prevent holes in the wall with screws, we recommend using Kabebijin’s wall side bracket “6K”.
You can install a weight (maximum static load) of 6 kg with The Kabebijin wall-side bracket “6K” .

For white walls, we recommend white wall side brackets to make the fittings less conspicuous.

Note that you can install the Kabebijin on a plasterboard wall.
If you stick a thumbtack into a wall and the tip of the needle sticks to a white powder, the wall is plasterboard.

If the wall is made of wood or plywood, use a different metal fitting.

Notes:
Whether or not a rental property requires restoration to its current condition if you make a small hole depends on the contract. Please check the lease agreement of the property you live in carefully.

How to hang an oil painting canvas on a concrete wall

Use special fittings for concrete walls.

Reinforced concrete (RC) and steel-frame (S) buildings may have concrete walls.
When hanging a painting on a concrete wall, use hardware specially designed for concrete walls.

If you are not sure if the walls in your room are concrete, there is an easy way to find out.

If any of the following apply, there is a good chance that the wall is concrete.

☑ How to check for concrete walls

When you knock with your hand, there is little or no sound.
The wall is so hard that thumbtacks do not penetrate the wall.

If you can hear a light knocking sound when knocking on the wall by hand, it is not a concrete wall.

Even in reinforced concrete or steel-frame buildings, the walls may be made of plasterboard, wood, or plywood.
In addition, different rooms may have different wall materials.

Therefore, we recommend that you use the above methods to check.

How to install eye screws on concrete walls

If the wall is concrete, attach the oil painting canvas with for eye screws concretes.

Using eye screws for concretes, you can mount an oil painting on a concrete wall.
Drill a hole in the wall with a drill and then insert it.

Hanging an oil painting on a concrete wall without drilling a big hole

If you want to hang oil paintings on the wall without making large holes, use Concrete Wall Hooks.

This is plastic hard wall hanger for pictures.

You can attach the hooks by simply drilling a small hole in the wall.
You can attach the hooks with a hammer.

Best place to hang an oil painting canvas for your home

We have just described an easy way to hang an oil painting without a frame.

If you are going to hang an oil painting without a frame, you want to hang it in a place that will make a nice home.

If you are wondering where to hang oil paintings, please refer to How to Decorate Your Home with Your Favorite Artwork.

For your reference, we have written about what you should pay attention to when decorating oil paintings in the article, How to Care for Your Original Oil Painting.
Please read this article as well so that you can hang your oil paintings with peace of mind.

Let’s decorate your home with nice oil paintings and enjoy a tasteful space.