Knowledge Base
A series of helpful hanging articles to assist you with our products.
How to remove the ‘Slimline Art Hanging System’ track from the wall?
How to remove the ‘Slimline Art Hanging System’ track from the wall? Moving home and want to take your ‘Slimline Art Hanging System‘ track with
Price Rise – June 2022
Dear Customers, In June 2022 we will be increasing our prices after more than 10 years of keeping them steady. 🙁 Over this period we
Picture Hanging Hardware – Load Test
Recently we added a range of picture hanging hardware with the mindset of supplying great quality and innovative products that fill users with confidence when
Picture Hanging Systems for Curved Walls
Both ‘The Gallery System’ and ‘Slimline Art Hanging System’ have some ability to absorb fluctuations that regularly occur in walls due to age or bricks
Troubleshooting The Gallery Lighting System
‘The Gallery Lighting System’ is an excellent addition to ‘The Gallery System’, it provides a dynamic and cost effective solution to lighting your artwork Over
Installing Muuto Dots in Plasterboard Walls
‘Mutto Dots are a characteristic family of hooks that make a friendly addition to any wall’ is what is written on the box and I
How to use the Push Button Hooks?
The ‘push button hooks’ for ‘The Gallery System’, the ‘Slimline Art Hanging System’ and our picture rail hangers are the most popular units we sell.
At what height should I install my Picture Hanging System?
‘The Gallery System’ and the ‘Slimline Art Hanging System’ are wall mount picture hanging systems and we often receive the question, ‘at what height should
Long term availability and compatibility
In 1989 the Berlin Wall was still up, ‘Seinfeld’ first aired on television and we began selling ‘The Gallery System’! Since this time there have
How to hang art in a column using a picture hanging system
One of the beauties of using a picture hanging system is the ability to hang more than one piece per dropper in a column, however,
What to do with the excess dropper on my picture hanging system?
Our standard length dropper is 2 metres long. We find that this covers 99% of our clients needs and is suitable for track mounted up
Should I use 1 dropper (wire) or 2 on my picture hanging system?
One of the questions regularly asked by potential clients is ‘should I be using 1 dropper or 2 to hang my artwork?’ The honest answer
How to Hang Pieces Flat on a Picture Hanging System
In comparison to a traditional picture hook, picture hanging systems do not offer the same ‘pull’ into the wall and this can sometimes cause pieces to
Hanging Quilts
Hanging Quilts can be a fabulous addition to your home or office and a great way to display the fruits of your labour. However, as
Custom Track Colours
Whilst our standard anodised silver and powder coat white track finishes work in 99% of environments, Shakespeare Solutions can now offer custom finishes to suite
Hanging Pictures in Rental Properties
Do you have the dilemma of owning a number of pieces of art and being unable to put them on display because you are currently