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Cure that crooked picture frame with rubber feet

Crooked picture?
What do you do about a picture that just won't hang straight? We got a great new poster and promptly hung it prominently in the dining room. However, the poster frame just wouldn't hang straight on its own. We'd like to share our quick and easy solution with you: rubber feet.


rubber feet!!!Rubber feet are great. We keep lots of sizes on hand. These ones are relatively small (part number ACS1371 from BGMicro).
rubber footJust put one rubber foot in each of the lower corners of the frame on the back side. When you hang the picture and get the frame straight, the rubber feet provide just enough friction to prevent the frame from moving.
Picture held straight by rubber feet Not that you can tell from the photo, but our spirit level confirms that our poster hangs straight now!




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Cure that crooked picture frame with rubber feet
From: Anonymous on Monday, June 11 2007 @ 09:10 AM PST
How do you know that the poster wasn't straight, and that it was your house that was tilted :)
Cure that crooked picture frame with rubber feet
From: mazinbenny on Monday, June 11 2007 @ 10:36 AM PST
Rubber feet work well on walls like you have here... but we have numerous picture frames on the side of our staircase in a great room. Since the children seem to take the stairs like elephants, the rubber feet weren't enough. We have been using a small ball of poster tack (sticky silly putty type stuff) under one of the bottom corners of the frames. I haven't had to staighten pictures in months. This works well, since it hold the picture straight, and has a little adhesion to keep it there despite the "elephants."
Cure that crooked picture frame with rubber feet
From: Anonymous on Thursday, June 14 2007 @ 07:49 PM PST
I've always used tape (masking tape, blue painter's tape, scotch tape) rolled back on itself and placed in the corners to keep pictures level. ~ coolchick
Cure that crooked picture frame with rubber feet
From: Anonymous on Thursday, February 21 2008 @ 05:56 PM PST
One word: Velcro™