What Arrives in the Box With a Framed Poster

A framed poster should hang the day it arrives, not after a second trip to the hardware shop. Here is exactly what is included, what is not, and what a hanging kit actually contains.

Auvrique Editorial · Fine Art Editions

The short answer

Yes. Framed poster editions ship with a hanging kit included in the price, so there is nothing extra to buy. The kit covers the common case, a standard wall with a hook or screw fixing, and the frame arrives with its hanging hardware fitted. Most people need nothing beyond a drill or a hammer they already own.

What the hanging kit contains

The kit is deliberately simple. It includes the fixings needed to mount the frame on a typical interior wall, matched to the weight of the framed piece rather than sold as a generic assortment. The frame itself arrives with its hanging points already fitted, so the work on your end is positioning, levelling, and driving one or two fixings. No separate purchase is required, and the price you see covers everything in the box.

What it does not include is specialist anchoring for difficult surfaces. Brick, tile, and plasterboard over insulation each need their own anchors, and no seller can guess your wall type in advance. If you rent, or your walls are masonry, budget for the right anchor. That is a hardware shop question, not a print question, and it applies to any framed art you buy anywhere. For a comparison of what canvas editions include instead, see what canvas editions include.

Unpacking without damaging anything

Open the box flat on a table rather than standing it against a wall. Frames travel corner first, and a corner that catches on the packaging edge is the most common arrival damage. Keep the protective corners on until the frame is on the wall. Check the glazing and the print surface before you discard the packaging, because a claim made after the box is gone is harder to support.

Once out, hold the frame against the wall at eye level before fixing anything. A framed poster such as the framed poster edition hangs best with its centre around 145 centimetres from the floor, which is gallery convention and also where the eye lands naturally. Mark the top edge with a pencil, measure down to the hanging point, then drill. Two minutes of measuring saves a second hole in the wall. The same unpacking routine applies if you later buy the canvas edition.

Everything included with art prints

The framed poster, glazed and fully assembled
Hanging hardware fitted to the frame itself
Wall fixings matched to the frame weight
Protective corner packaging for transit

Hanging a Luchian reproduction well

Luchian's still lifes and flower paintings run dark at the edges and rich at the centre, so light matters more than for a pale landscape. A frame hung opposite a window will throw glare across the glazing for part of the day. If you can, hang it on a wall that receives indirect light, or plan to use a picture light rather than relying on the room's overheads.

Weight is modest for framed posters, which is why the included kit is sufficient for most plaster and drywall. If you are deciding between formats, a canvas needs no glazing and no hook at all, since it sits on a stretcher bar and hangs from a single point. The tradeoffs are set out in choosing canvas sizes for a living room, and the frame construction itself is covered in what wood frames are used.

The cheapest print becomes expensive the moment you have to buy a second set of fixings for it.

Item	Framed poster	Canvas print
Hanging kit	Included	Included
Hardware pre-fitted	Yes, on the frame	Yes, on the stretcher
Extra fixings needed	Only for masonry or tile	Rarely
Tools you supply	Drill or hammer, level	Hammer, level

What is included, by format

Key takeaways

Framed posters ship with a hanging kit included, at no additional cost.
The kit suits standard drywall and plaster; masonry needs anchors you buy yourself.
Unpack flat on a table and inspect before discarding the packaging.
Hang with the centre around 145 centimetres from the floor for gallery-style placement.

Related questions

Do I need to buy nails or screws separately?

No. The included kit covers a standard wall, with fixings matched to the frame's weight. The only exception is a difficult surface such as brick or tile, where a specific anchor is needed and no seller can supply it sight unseen. For ordinary plaster or drywall, nothing extra is required.

Is the hanging kit included with canvas prints too?

Yes. Canvas editions hang from the stretcher bar and arrive ready to mount, with the necessary hardware included. The mechanics differ from a framed poster, which hangs from points on the frame, but neither format requires a separate purchase before it goes on the wall.

What if the frame arrives damaged?

Inspect the frame and glazing when you unpack, before throwing the packaging away. Damage in transit is handled under the refund policy, and keeping the box and protective corners makes any claim straightforward. Photograph the damage and the packaging as it arrived.

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