How to hang iron gate
I have a large (5' x 3.5') iron gate that I want to hang on the wall. However, I don't want the hardware I use to hang it to be obvious. It weighs about 40 pounds. Suggestions?
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PRO5 years ago- PRO5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
I am a huge proponent of 'found objects' I think they can be very interesting used in the right location.
It's simply my opinion, just like I can say that furnishings are too large in scale for a room or that the wall paint looks pinkish.
5 years ago- 5 years ago
Thanks to all for their advice. I went to pick up the screws and wall anchors I needed and found monkey hooks. They worked perfectly. They install without tools in seconds. Each one holds 35 pounds. I used three, and that fence is as solid as a rock.
BeverlyFLADeziner, thank you so much for correcting me. I don’t know what came over me calling a fence section a gate! I obviously wasn’t thinking. i hope it meets your standards, and you no longer find it boring.
JAN MOYER