An important part of decorating any room or apartment is hanging things on the walls; whether you are hanging a texas flag made of recycled bicycle parts, a star wars painting, posters, a vintage map of Dallas or anything else on the wall it is important that you know how to hang things on walls properly. Fortunately there are a few different ways to hang things on the wall using a handful of different methods so you can determine which system will work the best for you in your apartment.
The first thing you should do is figure out if your apartment lease has anything against putting holes in the wall of your apartment. Odds are a few small holes from nails won’t be a big issue but it is always better to check in advance so you can avoid costly repairs down the road. Sometimes apartment communities will require wall hangings to be done a certain way, or will notify you of the cost to repair holes caused by wall hangings, which likely would come out of your deposit.
If small holes are acceptable then hanging artwork on walls shouldn’t be too difficult at all; begin by determining where you want to hang the piece of art. Once you’ve figured out where exactly you want the piece of art you will need to mark a spot for the nail to be put into the wall, depending on what type of frame you’re using it might take two or more to make sure everything is level. Today, many apartments don’t have the wall studs necessary to drive in nails in the places where renters want to hang things. You can pick up a stud finder at your local hardware store to ensure that the placement of the nail will be in a sturdy place.
If there isn’t a stud where you want to hang your item then you’ll need to pickup some drywall anchors at the hardware store. If your wall hanging is fairly heavy you can get winged drywall anchors, which clamp down on the inside of the drywall. Make sure you are aware of the weight rating on the drywall anchors that you purchase to ensure they will comfortably hold up what it is you are hanging. Drywall anchors make much larger holes than a nail, so again be aware that this could cause your apartment community to take part or all of your deposit when you move out.
If for some reason you are not allowed to put small holes in the wall for a nail, cant use drywall anchors or you simply don’t want to deal with making holes there is another option available for hanging artwork on walls in your apartment, double sided removable tape. This is a good way to hang things because it should hold quite a bit of weight without actually damaging the wall or artwork itself, check the packaging before you purchase the tape and check for it’s weight rating an ensure that it is designed for wall hangings. The removable tape is specifically designed to not pull paint or plaster off of the walls in your apartment so we definitely recommend using this instead of permanent tape. Another popular method is removable Velcro or even some removable mounting hooks. Visit a local hobby store today and you’ll see that there are dozens of removable and non damaging hanging systems available to hand artwork on your walls without damaging them.
In the end there are quite a few simple ways to hang things on walls in your apartment. Whether you are trying to hang precious artwork or just posters there are plenty of ways to do it either with nails or damage free methods. Check your lease for more information about putting holes in the wall to hang or mount artwork before doing any major work but in most cases there shouldn’t be a problem. As always you might have to experiment with the removable hanging systems until you find a reliable and strong way to hang things on your walls without them falling off.
