Picture wall hanging hardware?

We just received our first order of prints to hang in our home. I was looking at the options to hang the prints and there are quite a few to choose from. I was thinking the sticky non drilling 3m way until reading mixed reviews. Even though the photos are canvas, I still do not want to risk a print dropping to the ground due to a faulty hanger.

What do you use? Is a nail in the wall sufficient without utilizing a stud? Perhaps screw & wall anchor? I am hoping to keep this as simple and least intrusive to the walls as possible.

Thanks for any light on the subject!

How big is the canvis? 99% of the frames and pictures on our walls are hung with a simple small finish nail into sheetrock. That away its very easy to change or patch and paint should the time come. Sheetrock anchors require a fairly large hole. If your worried about a single nail, put two (just make sure they are level )

Littlejon Dsgn wrote in post #15532366
How big is the canvis? 99% of the frames and pictures on our walls are hung with a simple small finish nail into sheetrock. That away its very easy to change or patch and paint should the time come. Sheetrock anchors require a fairly large hole. If your worried about a single nail, put two (just make sure they are level )

Thanks for the input. The largest are 32" X 48". The others are 24" X 36". I'll probably go with wall anchors to avoid the risk of falling. Since we'll be changing out the pics (to include different sizes) I'll just need to make it where no anchors are visible regardless of what is hanging. Thanks again.

I use these:

http://www.lowes.com …=picture+hangin​g+hardware

They can hold up to 50 lbs..

Look here... http://www.beehivehang​ers.com

beehive system is a dependable system,...there isnt anything wrong with a simple nail and standard wallhanger clip we've all known all of our lives..nail-in-stud attachments are "mind-comforting nice" but not required..........fram​ed out 34x52 weighs appx 20#..i use 2 regular large picture hanging hooks with finish nails..no issue...ive got a 5'x6' oil painting on canvas stretchers, uses 1 large picture hanging hook\finish nail.....never any issue.......i quit counting at 90+ hung matted\glass\framed images in my house....all done with various sized regular picture hooks\finish nails in the sheetrock..never had anything fall off the wall in over 15 years of hanging art with picture hook\finish nail setup..........i even just recently moved and had to caulk\spot-dab the wall to "repair back to origional condition".......takes 1 min per placement....relax,don​t get too lathered up over over-kill for support system .....lol

craig_k wrote in post #15594088
beehive system is a dependable system,...there isnt anything wrong with a simple nail and standard wallhanger clip we've all known all of our lives..nail-in-stud attachments are "mind-comforting nice" but not required..........fram​ed out 34x52 weighs appx 20#..i use 2 regular large picture hanging hooks with finish nails..no issue...ive got a 5'x6' oil painting on canvas stretchers, uses 1 large picture hanging hook\finish nail.....never any issue.......i quit counting at 90+ hung matted\glass\framed images in my house....all done with various sized regular picture hooks\finish nails in the sheetrock..never had anything fall off the wall in over 15 years of hanging art with picture hook\finish nail setup..........i even just recently moved and had to caulk\spot-dab the wall to "repair back to origional condition".......takes 1 min per placement....relax,don​t get too lathered up over over-kill for support system .....lol

Yup! That's all I have ever used too. I have never seen or used the beehive things but saw them on a printer's site and thought it was a neat product and posted the link for those that think the hook\nail option was too old-school!

beehive hangers

Do you guys recommend the original or Max hangers?
The beehive system looks very promising!

I'm thinking original as none of our prints are even 10lbs. But, I like how the Max covers the wood frames junction to ensure no separation over time. We have professional canvas prints so may not even be am issue with the frame.

Thank for any feedback.