Living in a rental apartment is great, as it’s always your first step towards freedom. Nonetheless, one must always remember that you’re not yet a homeowner and that you’ll have to give this space back to the landlord one day.
The thing is, you have to give it back in perfect condition. One thing that many young adults don’t focus on is the state of the walls. In their haste to decorate everything so that it represents them, they create wall damage through hooks, pins, and double-sided tape.
So, today we’ll teach you everything there is to know about how to hang things without damaging your walls and how to fix the situation if it has already happened.
Command Strips
The easiest option to go with, and the most straightforward technique, is using command strips. Usually, you’ll find the weight supported by the command strip on the package, and you can go from there.
The first thing you need to do is remove any irregular parts from the item you wish to hang. Then, diligently clean your surfaces both on the object and the wall.
Next, place your command strip as centred as possible on your object and press that onto the clean area of the wall. Apply significant pressure on the command strip for the period indicated on the packaging, which is mostly around 10 minutes, and voila! You’re done.
Wires
Wires give a certain aesthetic when used for hanging stuff. You can either use clothespins, paper pins or just tie whatever it’s that you want to hang to the wire. But, how will you extend the wire itself?
Easy. You’ll choose any two fixated items that you have in your house and extend the wire between them. You see, wires give a sort of vintage edgy look while maintaining strength and durability over time. They can transform your entire space.
Strings
With strings, it’s kind of the same concept as wires; but, they provide for a more boho look than vintage. Plus, the thing with the strings is that they are easier to deal with, and they come in more extensive varieties.
That way, they can be used for holding a lot of stuff, for instance, plants, as you can use strings to hold the plants from the ceilings, which is quite pleasing to look at.
Blue Tack
Blue Tack is definitely one of the oldest tricks in the book. We’ve used it when we were in kindergarten, and it does the job perfectly for a lot of objects, especially posters and lightweight stuff.
To start, you’ll have to clean the surfaces very well, apply the blue tack to the object, then press it quite firmly into the wall.
Nonetheless, don’t forget that in some cases, if you use too much blue tack, it might come off with the paint! So, use wise amounts of blue tack in order not to ruin your paint job.
How to Fix a Hanging Mishap
What should one do when they’ve ruined a part of their wall one way or another by using an invasive hanging method. Don’t worry at all; we know that you need to give back your rental apartment in perfect condition. What you need to do is pretty easy, simple and affordable.
Putty
Buy some putty in the colour of your wall and go over whatever damage that you have around your apartment. Just make sure to level it quite well, and if you need to, sand it and go over it with a coat of paint.
Epoxy
Epoxy has gained an incredible extent of popularity over the past few years, and that is thanks to its many applications, which has led to countless people doing small businesses out of it.
But, first, let’s get to know what epoxy is. It’s a compound made out of one part epoxy resin and one part hardener. You mix these two together when needed, then you place it over the damaged area of the wall and level it perfectly.
Next, you’ll go over it with a coat of paint in order to match the rest of the wall. In all honesty, epoxies can be used on just about anything.
Final Thoughts
As you can see, there are so many ways that you can go about your business of hanging stuff on your wall without actually ruining it. Delivering that point is the goal of our simple guide.
