Comments on: We Were Framed http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/we-were-framed/ Two Young People + One Old House = Love Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/we-were-framed/comment-page-1/#comment-606913 YoungHouseLove Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:13:21 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=323#comment-606913 Our tips are to go into the mortar (not the face of the bricks) and use a masonry bit to drill a nice long pilot hole so things hold! Good luck! xo, s

Our tips are to go into the mortar (not the face of the bricks) and use a masonry bit to drill a nice long pilot hole so things hold! Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Alex http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/we-were-framed/comment-page-1/#comment-606900 Alex Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:59:54 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=323#comment-606900 Me and my new hubby recently moved into an apartment in an old house (probably around 100 years old or so). While we love the charm of it, we're skeptical about hanging things on the walls, since behind the drywall its really just brick (most likely), and I've heard that drilling/nailing things into old brick will just make it dissolve like dust. Any tips? We really want to be able to hang things on the wall (especially since the apartment is so..cozy...but with the high ceilings there are so many possible small-space solutions... Me and my new hubby recently moved into an apartment in an old house (probably around 100 years old or so). While we love the charm of it, we’re skeptical about hanging things on the walls, since behind the drywall its really just brick (most likely), and I’ve heard that drilling/nailing things into old brick will just make it dissolve like dust.

Any tips? We really want to be able to hang things on the wall (especially since the apartment is so..cozy…but with the high ceilings there are so many possible small-space solutions…

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/we-were-framed/comment-page-1/#comment-496352 YoungHouseLove Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:39:24 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=323#comment-496352 Dark wood ones or even oil-rubbed bronze metal ones would look awesome! xo, s

Dark wood ones or even oil-rubbed bronze metal ones would look awesome!

xo,
s

]]> By: Sheetal http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/we-were-framed/comment-page-1/#comment-496341 Sheetal Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:33:40 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=323#comment-496341 I have a guest room with a dark rust colored sort of walls. What kind of pictures would you suggest for a darker wall color? I have a guest room with a dark rust colored sort of walls. What kind of pictures would you suggest for a darker wall color?

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/we-were-framed/comment-page-1/#comment-248217 YoungHouseLove Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:18:33 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=323#comment-248217 They're just a bunch of photos we love- from a few honeymoon pics to cute shots of Burger and our closest friends and family. Hope it helps! xo, s

They’re just a bunch of photos we love- from a few honeymoon pics to cute shots of Burger and our closest friends and family. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

]]> By: Liz http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/we-were-framed/comment-page-1/#comment-248206 Liz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:07:35 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=323#comment-248206 What are your photos of? What are your photos of?

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/we-were-framed/comment-page-1/#comment-136350 YoungHouseLove Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:04:25 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=323#comment-136350 We just eyed them in the frame (and then stood back and re-adjusted anything that looked off behind the glass before hanging them on the wall). As for how we hung them straight, we were lucky that our painted brick wall had perfectly level mortar lines between the rows of bricks, so we just nailed into one of the mortar lines at the same distance apart and everything looked even and grid-like. If you don't have brick walls with mortar lines to follow just use a long level (they sell them up to 3 or even 5 feet long) to draw a light horizontal line in pencil on the wall. Then just mark every 15 inches or so (whatever distance you'd like) along that horizontal line and nail into those marks. You should end up with a nice even grid for hanging. Hope it helps! xo, s

We just eyed them in the frame (and then stood back and re-adjusted anything that looked off behind the glass before hanging them on the wall). As for how we hung them straight, we were lucky that our painted brick wall had perfectly level mortar lines between the rows of bricks, so we just nailed into one of the mortar lines at the same distance apart and everything looked even and grid-like. If you don’t have brick walls with mortar lines to follow just use a long level (they sell them up to 3 or even 5 feet long) to draw a light horizontal line in pencil on the wall. Then just mark every 15 inches or so (whatever distance you’d like) along that horizontal line and nail into those marks. You should end up with a nice even grid for hanging. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

]]> By: katie http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/we-were-framed/comment-page-1/#comment-136347 katie Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:01:05 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=323#comment-136347 How did you hang them all straight like that? Also, how did you get the pictures in the frame straight? When I tried it they looked crookedish. How did you hang them all straight like that? Also, how did you get the pictures in the frame straight? When I tried it they looked crookedish.

]]> By: Tam http://www.younghouselove.com/2007/12/we-were-framed/comment-page-1/#comment-9217 Tam Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:39:48 +0000 http://thisyounghousetest.com/?p=323#comment-9217 I needed this idea! I needed this idea!

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