You just got a brand new wrought iron coat rack or an inspirational piece of metal art. Congratulations. Your wrought iron decor will stay in good shape and new looking for many many years. You want to make sure that where you hang it will also look good for many many years.

Of course you want to drill a whole in the wood stud in your wall instead of plaster board. If you are not lucky enough to have a stud finder there are several things you can do to find the studs behind your walls.

The first thing to do is to find where a stud is. There are several ways to do this. You can start from a corner of the room where there most certainly be a stud. You can locate an electric outlet or light switch. The electrical box that holds the outlet or light switch is secured on a wall stud.

Or you can tap the wall where you know there is a stud, like where the walls meet. Then listen to the way the wall sounds when there is not stud. Practice this and you'll soon find it simple to tell where there is a wall stud is located.

Your wall studs will typically be 16 inches apart. Once you find a wall stud, measure over 16 inches, then add another inch or so you hit the center of the next stud.

Once you find a conveniently located wall stud, you can hang you wrought iron coat rack or wrought iron wall art where you can enjoy them for years to come.

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