Photographs and artwork make a home feel loved and lived in. The people in the photos or the images on the canvas are important to you. The frames reflect your style. Where you hang them says, “This matters.”

But some of us live in a different world – a world of good intentions and bare walls. “Someday,” we say. “Someday, I’ll put these up.”

And why? FOMU, friends. Fear of messing up! Well, banish those doubts. If you’re a reluctant member of the bare-wall tribe, hope is here. You can do this. No more measuring, extra holes, crooked art, or – let’s be honest – straight-up guessing where to swing the hammer.

Ethan Allen artwork is fitted with no-wire hanging hardware and comes with everything you need to hang your new masterpiece just a few easy steps – secure, level, and with no measuring required.

When you order artwork from Ethan Allen, the artisans in our Passaic, NJ, workshop frame it by hand and attach brackets to each frame. Your kit includes pointed plastic nubs that slip into those brackets to mark the wall exactly where you need to drill. It also contains wall anchors, wood screws, security washers, bumpers, a level and tape, and detailed instructions.

1. To hang each piece slip a plastic nub into each bracket, then slide it to the side where the screw will be.
2. Remove the backing from the bumpers and apply them to the frame back on the lower back corners. This will protect your wall from the frame and vice-versa.
3. Remove the backing from one side of the tape and fix it to level included. Remove the other backing and gently secure the level to the center of the frame.
4. Hold your artwork up to the wall where you’d like to hang it. When it’s properly positioned and level, push the frame firmly against the wall. The plastic nubs in the brackets will leave small indentations in the wall where the screws should go.
5. Put the frame down and remove the nubs.
6. Put a nail into the hole in the nail home in the nub. Push the nail through the nub piece and line up the tip of the nail to the indentation on the wall. Hammer the piece into place. Do the other side. Once you get the nubs in place, just slide the brackets (on the back of your artwork) over the nubs, and boom! Your artwork is locked in tight.

Now that you know how easy hanging Ethan Allen art can be, why not plot a gallery wall? Find all the pro tips and tricks you’ll need (plus a helpful video!) – and banish FOMU forever.