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I had a customer ask their handyman how to hang a round object on the wall. In this case it was a mirror. It was simple to me, but not so simple for them. I guess since the object wasn’t square it was causing problems.

Hanging a round object is the same as hanging a square object except that you can’t set a level on top of it. Rather you take a measurement of distances from the side of the object to the edge of the wall. With a round object, it is more about it being centered than level.

You can install a hanger on the back of the round object so that it can sit on whatever you have installed into the wall…a nail, screw, or anchor of some type. Use a large compass (or a piece of string with a pencil tied on the end), and mark a light line from the same spot on either side of the round object. It will leave you with two arcs that intersect each other in two places. Draw a line where the two arcs intersect and this is the center of the object. Extend the line to the top of the object and install a hanger.

From there find the midpoint of the wall and the height that you want the object installed at and install your nail, screw, or anchor. Once you have the round mirror on the wall, measure from each side to the edge of the wall. The distances should be the same. If not, you can adjust the mirror until it is exactly centered on the wall.