Magnetic Multi Panel Mural

Step 7 Laying out your wall

Starting from where you want one of the top corners to be, use your chalk line to lay out the top edge a bit wider than the final width of your piece including the spaces. Make sure it's level, then from the same starting point, run a line down the wall to give you one of the side edges, repeating for the other side.

Look at one of your panels and measure the distance between your top washers and the bottom edge of the panel, or if you have washers on the bottom edge, the distance between the top of the 2. This is the distance you need your guide lines for the thumbtacks to be. In my case, it was 5 3/4", so starting from the top of my side line, I would mark at 5 3/4", then 1" for the space between the panels, then another 5 3/4", then 1", etc... Repeat on the other side.

Once you have the sides done, you can mark across each line for where the thumbtacks will actually be. Measure the distance between the top of the top washers, this will be the distance you'll mark. For me it was about 11", so starting at the far side of the top line, I measured out 11", then 1" for the space, then another 11", then 1", etc...

Repeat the process for the bottom washer(s) line.

Now just push a thumbtack into each spot you marked, then wipe the chalk off the wall with a dry cloth. Place a magnet on each washer, and attach the panels to your wall.