A surface mount includes a base plate, set of magnets, and magnet retaining plate. Magnetic coupling between the magnets and the metallic base plate that has an area larger than the magnet area allows for accurate positioning of the object after installation via adjustments in horizontal, vertical, and angular position of the object. Marking pegs allow for trouble-free and easy marking of the mounting surface for installing the magnet retaining plate. Optional spacers provide flexibility for use with various mounted objects. Lighting and lighting control allow for visual effects associated with the surface mount.

A stud finder and template system are provided. The system has a template, and a stud finder. The template aligns with a corner of a window frame and has multiple evenly spaced holes. The stud finder has a housing, a handle, and a pin. A method of determining a location for a curtain bracket with the stud finder and template system is also provided. The template is positioned against a window frame. The stud finder is positioned against a hole in the template. The stud finder handle is depressed. A stud finder for use with a template is also provided. The stud finder has a front housing portion, a rear housing portion, an actuator handle, a pin, and a pin return spring.

A template kit for assisting with the drilling of holes and the mounting of objects to a planar surface. The template kit includes an impactor, a plurality of punch heads removably securable to the impactor, and a sheet of material having a first side and a second side. The first side includes a first adhesive that can releasably secure the object to be mounted. The second side includes a second adhesive that can secure the device to a wall or other planar surface. The second adhesive has increased adhesive strength relative to the first adhesive. Each punch head includes an inner and outer edge that can cut a disc member from the sheet of material, wherein the impactor drives the punch head through the sheet of material. In use, the disc members are secured to a wall and serve as a guide for drilling a hole to hang the object.

An apparatus and method are disclosed having a key having a punch pin and a flat magnet keeps the punch pin in place in a metal v-notch hanger on a back side of a picture frame while a user levels a top edge of the picture frame to mark nail locations. A deck, a turret mounted on a top end of the deck, wherein the turret protrudes from the top end of the deck and the turret is gripped by a user as a handle while hanging a picture on a wall using the apparatus; a hook hanger attached to the front side of the deck for hanging a picture frame from a wire on a back of the picture frame; and a hole through the deck for aligning a push pin to pass through the hole and mark a location for an anchor from which the picture frame hangs.

The present invention includes methods, devices, kits, and components of an apparatus that can assist a user to identify locations of attachment points or openings on a frame and transferring those measurements to a wall for purposes of supporting a picture that is level.

Various example embodiments disclosed herein include systems and methods for a wall hanging system. Example embodiments include: a wall mount formed with a longitudinally elongated body having upper and lower ends and a wall-facing surface, the upper end being formed with a longitudinal rail for engaging a channel in a frame member, the wall mount including an attachment mechanism to attach the wall mount to a wall surface, the wall mount further including an embedded leveling indicator to enable level attachment of the wall mount to the wall surface; and a frame including at least one frame member, each frame member being formed with a first longitudinal channel for engaging the rail of the upper end of the wall mount, each frame member being formed with a second longitudinal channel for engaging an edge of a wall hanging item inserted into the frame.

A frame which has a wire extending across a rear of the frame is hung on a wall by an integral flexible spring member shaped to define a center mounting plate fastened to lie flat on the wall and a spring strap standing at right angles to the plate with a pair of arms each extending outwardly from the mounting plate along the wall to a respective side of the mounting plate. The arms receive and locate the wire extending along the arms and depending from ends of the arms to the sides of the frame. The arms can flex and the arms allow longitudinal movement of the wire along the arms to allow movement of the frame side to side relative to the mounting plate. A stiffening rod can be inserted onto the strap.

A marking apparatus facilitates blind mounting of an object to a mounting surface in a desired alignment using the object as an alignment template. One end of the apparatus is configured to be affixed to a mounting slot or edge of the object, then the other end used to mark the appropriate supporting fastener location on the mounting surface. The object's mounting slots or edges may be represented by mounting hardware components that are flush with, recessed in, or protruding from the local planar surface of the object. To accommodate a broad variety of mounting conditions and mounting hardware, certain embodiments of the apparatus may include selectively adjustable or interchangeable head adapters, distinct head and retention configurations and/or a hardware relief channel. A channel adapter is disclosed for use with embodiments of the apparatus having a hardware relief channel. Embodiments of a slot-securable point marking tool are also disclosed.