Unfortunately fasteners like nails are necessary to hang up extremely heavy shelves made of dense solid materials like steel or oak.
How to hang garland without putting holes in the wall.
However you can use adhesive fasteners to hang up light hollow shelves made of things like balsa wood.
Hanging pictures is a great way to decorate and personalize a space.
And it won t put holes in your walls.
This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls.
Brick clips hook around the edges at the top and bottom of a brick and rely on the brick s weight to keep the clip in place.
This method works for walls doorways ceilings mantels basically wherever you want that garland to stay put.
Unfortunately you can only use a suction cup hanger to safely hang a plant from glass but it s a great option that won t put any holes in the wall.
How to hang garland with damaging your walls.
But there are many places where you may want to hang a picture but can t use nails perhaps because you don t want to leave large holes in the wall can t drill or hammer through the wall or will be changing your pictures or their arrangement frequently.
As a general rule try to hang shelves that weigh 3 lb 1 4 kg or less.
If the bricks on your wall stick out at least 1 4 in 0 64 cm past the mortar you can hang clips around the bricks to hang your garland.
I wanted to show you guys how i how my garland every year.
It s super easy and inexpensive and won t damage your walls.
With over five years of experience professionally mounting and installing objects through his company jason s handyman services jason s work includes working with mounting window ac units designing art gallery walls installing kitchen cabinets and replacing.
Fortunately there are ways to hang art and decor on both surfaces without leaving any holes at all.
Opt for a suction cup hanger pot to hang lightweight plants without holes.
Whether you re a renter a homeowner or living in student accommodation velcro brand hangables picture hanging strips are the easiest way to hang pictures of all shapes sizes and weights without marking or damaging your walls.
Don t worry there is no hammer and nails involved either.
Check your brick wall to make sure that the mortar is recessed.
Put away your hammer and nails there s a quicker and easier way to hang heavy pictures.