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Getting the Hang of it-Cool Hardware You May Not Know About

By Pam Faulkner

Home Stager with Faulkner House Interior Redesign

June 09, 2008 01:55 PM

I'll admit that I am addicted to hardware and gadgets. Anything that promises to make the work of staging faster and easier will get my attention. Keeping it is another matter. In my quest to find the perfect picture hanging hardware and accessories I have tried quite a few, each with it's own pluses and minuses. I've also come across a few interesting web sites in the search.

The following are some of my favorites and some you may or may not have heard of in your own search:

Attach-its (previously posted here)

"No Tools" Push and Hang Picture Hangers

OOK Shield Picture Hangers Serious business

Canvas Hangers quick and easy-no wire needed

Floreat Hangers

Foam Fast Hangers Great for kids rooms

Heavy Duty Wall Hanger (similar to Hercules Hooks)

Picture Hanging Tool Similar idea as the Picture Plumb

U Can Do Hardware

Picture Hanging Solutions

Have I missed some of your favorites?

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Marina Vazzana

CRE-A-TIVE Staging & Redesign - Durham Region - Oshawa, ON

CSP, Home Staging Oshawa and Durham Region

Hang & Level

Here's the video

Jun 10, 2008 01:13 AM

Pam Faulkner

Faulkner House Interior Redesign - Herndon, VA

Room Transformations Fairfax & Loudoun Counties VA

Terrylynn, just read your old post-that's a stager's nightmare. I really like these hooks too. It's interesting, I bought a lot of these hooks too a few years ago from a small family owned company. They were less expensive that way and I was afraid that since the inventer had died that maybe they wouldn't be available after a while. Two years later I saw the first infomercial for the Hercules Hooks and wondered if they had sold the company. I guess not since there are at least two other "brand names" out there. I still have quite a few left from my original order (I ordered a LOT) even though I use them in lots of jobs. I wonder if that was the same company you mentioned.

Jun 10, 2008 01:45 AM

Pam Faulkner

Faulkner House Interior Redesign - Herndon, VA

Room Transformations Fairfax & Loudoun Counties VA

Marina, I've seen this gadget and it looks like it is easy to use. Love that it has the little level in it too. Do you use it? Clever video too. Do I need it? Hmmm...Thanks.

Jun 10, 2008 01:50 AM

Ginger Foust

Certified Staging Professional - Oakhurst, CA

Home Stager Oakhurst CA, Dream Interior Redesign & Staging

Pam I just recently came across a new hanger.

I was placing expensive art in a rental unit and wondered what I could do to prevent theft. I didn't want to screw the frame into place like they do in some hotels. The ladies at the framing store introduced me to security hooks. You use a little special tool to "lock" the artwork into place and without it you CANNOT remove the art from the wall without taking part of the wall too.

It works great and the tenants may lift other items but they won't get the artwork. I suppose that most framing stores sell them. They cost me $2.50 each, and worth every penny.

I too love new gadgets and tools. Interesting post thanks.

Jun 11, 2008 03:55 PM

Pam Faulkner

Faulkner House Interior Redesign - Herndon, VA

Room Transformations Fairfax & Loudoun Counties VA

Ginger, this is great information. Do you know the name of the hoks or the manufacturer? Where can you get them, other than at the framers? If you have or can find the information please let us know. I'll do a search too. Thanks for passing this information along!

Jun 11, 2008 11:48 PM

Ginger Foust

Certified Staging Professional - Oakhurst, CA

Home Stager Oakhurst CA, Dream Interior Redesign & Staging

Hi Pam, I will attempt to contact the framing/art store but this is in Hawaii so it may take some time. Let me know if you find anything. Thanks

Jun 12, 2008 12:31 PM

Ginger Foust

Certified Staging Professional - Oakhurst, CA

Home Stager Oakhurst CA, Dream Interior Redesign & Staging

Hi again, I have emailed the retailer where I purchased these and we'll see if they respond. In the meantime I found some that I think are the same at this sight. http://www.govart.com/hardware_security_B.html

You have to purchase the wrench also to lock-in the system and then find a secure place to keep it in your tool box or ? for when you destage.

Those stagers installing in high-end homes might find these really helpful BUT they do require a molly or screw into the wall, so a larger hole is necessary than with hercules hooks or other systems. Smaller hole/less secure or larger hole/very secure, I know which one I would pick.

Hope this helps.

Jun 12, 2008 12:53 PM

Bryan Flynn

Regency Mortgage Corporation - Worcester, MA

Central Mass and Worcester Mortgages

haha nice post I have heard of some of these wasn't the first one an infomercial

Jun 12, 2008 01:19 PM

Kristina Leone

Lionheart Home Staging, LLC - Minneapolis, MN

Thanks for sharing your fabulous finds! I am a personal fan of Hercules Hooks!

Jun 12, 2008 02:30 PM

Pam Faulkner

Faulkner House Interior Redesign - Herndon, VA

Room Transformations Fairfax & Loudoun Counties VA

Ginger, you beat me to the search. I've been crazy busy. I should have known that govart.com would have them. It's the same as Picture Hanging Solutions listed above and they do have great stuff. $4.00 a set probably isn't bad to secure high end art in an unoccupied porperty. Is it tricky to lock and unlock these using the tool. I am so intrigued. Thanks for reporting back on it and again for this tip.

Bryan, Both Attach-its and Hercules Hooks are or have been infomercials. The HH type are made by several companied and can vary a lot in price.

Kristina, you're welcome, glad to share.

Jun 12, 2008 03:44 PM

Ginger Foust

Certified Staging Professional - Oakhurst, CA

Home Stager Oakhurst CA, Dream Interior Redesign & Staging

Pam, perhaps a bit tricky. It helped that I could hold the piece out away from the wall while my husband worked the wrench on the hook. The only other thing was making careful measurements to place the hook at the right location for the art. But the directions that we got were pretty good.

I'll let you know if and when I hear from the retailer.

Jun 12, 2008 04:14 PM

Pam Faulkner

Faulkner House Interior Redesign - Herndon, VA

Room Transformations Fairfax & Loudoun Counties VA

Ginger, so you really need two people to do it? That might be good-or bad. Good because it will really frustrate someone who is intent on taking the art, bad because it could really frustrate the stager! ;) Still, it is a great thing to know about, Thanks for all of the information.

Jun 12, 2008 04:22 PM

No Longer Active in Staging. No Longer Staging

Hickory, NC

Pam, You are the queen of tools and gadgets.... Thanks so much for sharing all these great sources... God bless

Jun 12, 2008 04:25 PM

Pam Faulkner

Faulkner House Interior Redesign - Herndon, VA

Room Transformations Fairfax & Loudoun Counties VA

Cheryl, thanks. If you try any of these please come back and report on your experience. Seems like lots of people have used the HH type but no one has mentioned the others. Once you have used the Attach-its on ledges and other things with keyholes you will love how easy it is to hang them.

Jun 12, 2008 04:33 PM

Irene Woodworth

Color and Redesign Academy & Redesign Boise - Garden City, ID

Color-Redesign-Staging, Trainer & Motivational Speaker - Idaho

Hi Pam,

I thought I would let you know that my son gave his second Toastmaster's speech and he talked about the class we did last spring called: The Art of Picture Hanging. He did not know he would be assisting me in presenting it. Of course he has not been a fan of public speaking, but when I told him he could bring his tools and do a "show and tell" for all of those women that were tired of asking their husbands and sons to help them, that made him happy and he did an excellent job!

Jun 13, 2008 04:05 PM

Cindy Bryant

Redesign Etc. Home Staging - Houston, TX

"Houston Home Staging Pros"

Perfect timing on your post, I've got an office building that wants a plasma, but they don't want holes, at least any that will be noticed after the fact.

Jun 13, 2008 04:31 PM

Pam Faulkner

Faulkner House Interior Redesign - Herndon, VA

Room Transformations Fairfax & Loudoun Counties VA

Irene,

People love gadgets-especially the ones that promise to make life easier or better. Picture hanging can be frustrating. Put the two together and you can keep a group's attention. It's easier to talk about something that you know well, so now that he has that experience behind him I'm sure the next will be easier. Having you as a coach has got to be the best confidence booster!

Jun 14, 2008 02:32 AM

Pam Faulkner

Faulkner House Interior Redesign - Herndon, VA

Room Transformations Fairfax & Loudoun Counties VA

Cindy,

Are you planning on hanging the TV yourself? I wouldn't. I've had two clients who have horror stories about these falling off the wall-even when the special brackets were installed per instructions. In one case a handyman company did it and in another the installers for the electronics store did it. In both cases the company's insurance covered the new TV and repairing the damage to the wall. In one case the installers tried to get out of covering it because they said that the homeowner bought the wrong type of bracket. Fortunately they had kept the information and warrantee handy for proof that it was the one recommended by the TV manufacturer. Hope this information is helpful

Jun 14, 2008 03:28 AM

Pam Faulkner

Faulkner House Interior Redesign - Herndon, VA

Room Transformations Fairfax & Loudoun Counties VA

An update- the no tools hanger set listed above is no longer available on that link. Will post again if I find a good substitute

May 24, 2009 08:26 AM

Pam Faulkner

Faulkner House Interior Redesign - Herndon, VA

Room Transformations Fairfax & Loudoun Counties VA

After QUITE a delay I found the "No Tools Picture Hangers" that were listed in the original post. Previously they were available only on QVC but there is a web site for the company that makes these:

http://www.pushandhang.com/products.html

I see that Amazon carries them too. Check them out and if you use them, let me know how you like them.

And feell free to pass along any other cool hangers you've seen or used.

May 07, 2010 01:51 PM