diff --git a/TEditXna/Editor/Clipboard/ClipboardBuffer.cs b/TEditXna/Editor/Clipboard/ClipboardBuffer.cs
index 2681444c..c0907801 100644
--- a/TEditXna/Editor/Clipboard/ClipboardBuffer.cs
+++ b/TEditXna/Editor/Clipboard/ClipboardBuffer.cs
@@ -80,23 +80,20 @@ public ObservableCollection<TileEntity> TileEntities
         {
             get { return _tileEntities; }
         }
-
+        // since we are using these functions to add chests into the world we don't need to check all spots, only the anchor spot
         public Chest GetChestAtTile(int x, int y, int tileType)
         {
-            if (tileType == 88)
-                return Chests.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.X == x || c.X == x - 1 || c.X == x - 2) && (c.Y == y || c.Y == y - 1));
-            else
-                return Chests.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.X == x || c.X == x - 1) && (c.Y == y || c.Y == y - 1));
+            return Chests.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.X == x) && (c.Y == y));
         }
 
         public Sign GetSignAtTile(int x, int y)
         {
-            return Signs.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.X == x || c.X == x - 1) && (c.Y == y || c.Y == y - 1));
+            return Signs.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.X == x) && (c.Y == y));
         }
 
         public TileEntity GetTileEntityAtTile(int x, int y)
         {
-        	return TileEntities.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.PosX == x || c.PosX == x - 1) && (c.PosY == y || c.PosY == y - 1));
+        	return TileEntities.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.PosX == x) && (c.PosY == y));
         }
 
         public void RenderBuffer()
diff --git a/TEditXna/Editor/Clipboard/ClipboardManager.cs b/TEditXna/Editor/Clipboard/ClipboardManager.cs
index c71bcf23..b0532b07 100644
--- a/TEditXna/Editor/Clipboard/ClipboardManager.cs
+++ b/TEditXna/Editor/Clipboard/ClipboardManager.cs
@@ -280,11 +280,6 @@ public void PasteBufferIntoWorld(Vector2Int32 anchor)
                                         newChest.Y = y + anchor.Y;
                                         world.Chests.Add(newChest);
                                     }
-                                    else
-                                    {
-                                        // Empty chest
-                                        world.Chests.Add(new Chest(x + anchor.X, y + anchor.Y));
-                                    }
                                 }
                             }
 
@@ -302,10 +297,6 @@ public void PasteBufferIntoWorld(Vector2Int32 anchor)
                                         newSign.Y = y + anchor.Y;
                                         world.Signs.Add(newSign);
                                     }
-                                    else
-                                    {
-                                        world.Signs.Add(new Sign(x + anchor.X, y + anchor.Y, string.Empty));
-                                    }
                                 }
                             }
 
diff --git a/TEditXna/Terraria/World.cs b/TEditXna/Terraria/World.cs
index 59b6aae3..80191962 100644
--- a/TEditXna/Terraria/World.cs
+++ b/TEditXna/Terraria/World.cs
@@ -172,27 +172,20 @@ public bool ValidTileLocation(int x, int y)
 
         public Chest GetChestAtTile(int x, int y)
         {
-            Tile tile = Tiles[x, y];
-            if (tile.Type == 88)
-                return Chests.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.X == x || c.X == x - 1 || c.X == x - 2) && (c.Y == y || c.Y == y - 1));
-            else
-                return Chests.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.X == x || c.X == x - 1) && (c.Y == y || c.Y == y - 1));
+            Vector2Int32 anchor = GetAnchor(x,y);
+            return Chests.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.X == anchor.X) && (c.Y == anchor.Y));
         }
 
         public Sign GetSignAtTile(int x, int y)
         {
-            return Signs.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.X == x || c.X == x - 1) && (c.Y == y || c.Y == y - 1));
+            Vector2Int32 anchor = GetAnchor(x,y);
+            return Signs.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.X == anchor.X) && (c.Y == anchor.Y));
         }
 
         public TileEntity GetTileEntityAtTile(int x, int y)
         {
-            Tile tile = Tiles[x, y];
-            if (tile.Type == (int)TileType.Dummy)
-                return TileEntities.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.PosX == x || c.PosX == x - 1) && (c.PosY == y || c.PosY == y - 1 || c.PosY == y - 2));
-            else if (tile.Type == (int)TileType.ItemFrame)
-                return TileEntities.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.PosX == x || c.PosX == x - 1) && (c.PosY == y || c.PosY == y - 1));
-            else
-                return TileEntities.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.PosX == x) && (c.PosY == y));
+            Vector2Int32 anchor = GetAnchor(x,y);
+            return TileEntities.FirstOrDefault(c => (c.PosX == anchor.X) && (c.PosY == anchor.Y));
         }
 
         public Vector2Int32 GetMannequin(int x, int y)
@@ -218,34 +211,19 @@ public Vector2Int32 GetRack(int x, int y)
             return new Vector2Int32(x, y);
         }
 
-        public Vector2Int32 GetChestAnchor(int x, int y)
+        // find upper left corner of sprites
+        public Vector2Int32 GetAnchor(int x, int y)
         {
             Tile tile = Tiles[x, y];
-            int xShift = 0;
-            int yShift = 0;
-
-            if (tile.Type == 88)
+            TileProperty tileprop = TileProperties[tile.Type];
+            if (tileprop.IsFramed && (tileprop.FrameSize.X > 1 || tileprop.FrameSize.Y > 1))
             {
-                xShift = tile.U % 54 / 18;
-                yShift = tile.V % 36 / 18;
+                int xShift = tile.U % ((tileprop.TextureGrid.X + 2) * tileprop.FrameSize.X) / (tileprop.TextureGrid.X + 2);
+                int yShift = tile.V % ((tileprop.TextureGrid.Y + 2) * tileprop.FrameSize.Y) / (tileprop.TextureGrid.Y + 2);
+                return new Vector2Int32(x - xShift, y - yShift);
             }
             else
-            {
-                xShift = tile.U % 36 / 18;
-                yShift = tile.V % 36 / 18;
-            }
-
-            return new Vector2Int32(x - xShift, y - yShift);
-        }
-
-        public Vector2Int32 GetSignAnchor(int x, int y)
-        {
-            Tile tile = Tiles[x, y];
-
-            int xShift = tile.U % 36 / 18;
-            int yShift = tile.V % 36 / 18;
-
-            return new Vector2Int32(x - xShift, y - yShift);
+                return new Vector2Int32(x, y);
         }
 
         public void Validate()