We have just finished decorating the kitchen having got a really good bloke to do the hall, stairs and landing. He was superb. quiet, on time and very very good value. So we decided to do the kitchen ourselves - easy!
Not really, took us 3 1/2 days, a lot of misfortunes, breakages, swearing and wishes we hadn't started.
Tried to rehang the many photos and pictures but we have always had problems with engineering brick under the plaster and these regualar damn hook and pins you can buy bend too easily.
I am now going to search the market if there are sturdier pins particularly and maybe some that in but a little bent and I feel are unsafe, especially if someone else tries to straighten something they are not aware of a like a dodgy pin behind one of my masterpieces or more liekly family photos.

Any ideas - sensible hah please

Cheers Pete and Roger, I think I've sourced some, will see.

Ditto, used the Command hanging strips as the walls in our old house were cr*p. Used them again in the new place as they are so easy and as the electricians seem to have buried cables just where I want to hang pictures. Also used Command hooks in our old PuckL as they were damage free and easily removeable.

Cheers Brian and Julie, have got some stronger normal ones on the way.

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We've used these stick-on picture hangers with great success, Derek. They hold fast but can easily be removed without damaging the walls.

Picture hangers

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I used to live in a 16th century house with stone walls, and these did the trick. They come in various sizes and i think you can get a brass version which are more aesthetic if the hooks aren't covered by the picture.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007I...ailpage_o01_s00