Comments on: Picture Molding http://www.amybergquist.com/blog/2009/04/08/picture-molding/ News and views about real estate in Greater Hartford Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:58:32 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Amy http://www.amybergquist.com/blog/2009/04/08/picture-molding/comment-page-1/#comment-20474 Amy Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:00:10 +0000 http://www.amybergquist.com/blog/?p=2376#comment-20474 It most likely all depends on the type of picture molding you have and how it's affixed to your wall. You might want to go up on a ladder and tug on the areas where you think you'd like to hang the artwork. From there you can understand how securely it's attached to the wall and what load it might be able to withstand. We have two fairly large-ish paintings that hang near each other and are probably around 5lbs. each and it doesn't seem to cause any issues. Good luck! It most likely all depends on the type of picture molding you have and how it’s affixed to your wall. You might want to go up on a ladder and tug on the areas where you think you’d like to hang the artwork. From there you can understand how securely it’s attached to the wall and what load it might be able to withstand. We have two fairly large-ish paintings that hang near each other and are probably around 5lbs. each and it doesn’t seem to cause any issues. Good luck!

]]> By: Shaun http://www.amybergquist.com/blog/2009/04/08/picture-molding/comment-page-1/#comment-20419 Shaun Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:31:31 +0000 http://www.amybergquist.com/blog/?p=2376#comment-20419 I have recently moved into a 1939 home with picture molding throughout the house. I disparately want to take advantage of it, but not sure of how strong they are. Does anyone have a rule of thumb as to how heavy of artwork can be hung on a single wall? Thanks! Shaun I have recently moved into a 1939 home with picture molding throughout the house. I disparately want to take advantage of it, but not sure of how strong they are. Does anyone have a rule of thumb as to how heavy of artwork can be hung on a single wall? Thanks!

Shaun

]]> By: Ben http://www.amybergquist.com/blog/2009/04/08/picture-molding/comment-page-1/#comment-16745 Ben Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:38:08 +0000 http://www.amybergquist.com/blog/?p=2376#comment-16745 My old apartment in Boston had picture rails all along the ceilings. It was the best. But it took a bit of digging to actually find the hooks to use. I received quite a few puzzled looks when I went into some shops. Thankfully, when we got down to West Hartford, hooks were easily found at Pfau's. Long live picture molding! My old apartment in Boston had picture rails all along the ceilings. It was the best. But it took a bit of digging to actually find the hooks to use. I received quite a few puzzled looks when I went into some shops.

Thankfully, when we got down to West Hartford, hooks were easily found at Pfau’s.

Long live picture molding!

]]> By: Amy http://www.amybergquist.com/blog/2009/04/08/picture-molding/comment-page-1/#comment-16416 Amy Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:15:02 +0000 http://www.amybergquist.com/blog/?p=2376#comment-16416 Yeah, the ease of moving art around with no consequences of patching/painting is easily the nicest advantage of the picture molding. Yeah, the ease of moving art around with no consequences of patching/painting is easily the nicest advantage of the picture molding.

]]> By: Josh LaPorte http://www.amybergquist.com/blog/2009/04/08/picture-molding/comment-page-1/#comment-16414 Josh LaPorte Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:31:08 +0000 http://www.amybergquist.com/blog/?p=2376#comment-16414 Ha. I rented a very nice apartment in one of the 1920's buildings on Girard Ave which had picture molding in each room, which I took advantage of to hang everything. When I was moving out a woman came to look at the apartment and told the managing agent that she would rent the apartment if "you will fix all those cracks over the crown molding". The think I hate about where we live now is the lack of picture molding, so now I can't rearrange my collection of wall art so easily. Ha. I rented a very nice apartment in one of the 1920’s buildings on Girard Ave which had picture molding in each room, which I took advantage of to hang everything. When I was moving out a woman came to look at the apartment and told the managing agent that she would rent the apartment if “you will fix all those cracks over the crown molding”. The think I hate about where we live now is the lack of picture molding, so now I can’t rearrange my collection of wall art so easily.

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