This Clever Tool Makes Hanging Art 1000x Simpler

Buying art is thrilling. But that’s where the fun ends for me.

The next step—choosing a frame for the art—is an exercise wrought with agonizing indecision (comparable to when I have to pick, say, between two ridiculously good taquerias).

And hanging art is of my least favorite things to do.

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There was a time when I’d ask someone to do it for me, like a friend or a partner, because I didn’t trust myself. Turned out I couldn’t trust them, either. I’d hover as they measured and marked, and wince as they drilled, panicking over all the giant, unfillable holes that my landlord could get mad about. The final result was always just short of perfect, not least because of my interference.

Then, I decided to switch to doing it myself (mostly because I had scared away every willing helper). Now much of my art gathers dust on shelves or hides out in storage, instead of being up on a wall.

But that's about to change, because I’ve just discovered what I think is the best art-hanging helper in the world.

Cue the Hang & Level—the yellowest, most hardworking tool that makes light work out of hanging art. At $14.98, it's less than what you’d pay for professional help, and suuuper simple to use. Here's what you do.

• Hang your art on one (or two) of the hooks on the tool.
• Slide it to where you want your picture to hang and click to mark the spot. A built-in pin marks exactly where the nail goes, which means there are no more mistake holes. It’s also cushioned at the back, so you can drag it across walls with no resulting scratches.
• The built-in level helps keep things balanced, so you don't have to scramble to find a level when you're holding up a bunch of stuff, which is annoying when you don’t have the wingspan of an albatross. (Also, P.S. I don’t actually own a level.)
• Hammer in your nail, and TADA.

You can also watch this handy video.

Now, there is just one other thing. In New York, where I live, so many of the floors and walls of apartments are crooked that you could hang something perfectly and still have it look completely askew. Anyone have a fix for that? I’m all ears.

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