How to Hang Everything and Not Damage Your Wall

There's no decor or design rule that proclaims you must use built-in shelves, cabinets or closet rods to hang and store your stuff. There's no reason you can't be totally reliant on hooks alone, using hooks to store your clothes and personal items. But the most common types of hooks, such as screw-in cup varieties, will damage the walls. Luckily, you can enjoy the convenience that hooks offer, without the worry that you're causing aesthetic or structural damage to your walls.

Rubbing alcohol
Lint-free cloth
Adhesive or suction cup hooks
Objects to test hooks

Instructions

- 1
  Moisten a lint-free cloth with rubbing alcohol, running it across the surface area of the wall. Removing accumulated dust and grime is essential to adhering the hooks as securely as possible.
- 2
  Peel off the adhesive backing of your self-adhesive hooks. Press the hook onto the wall and hold it for 30 seconds to a minute. Allow the adhesive hooks to set for 1 hour before using them. If you're using suction hooks, simply press them firmly into the wall. Continue in this manner until you've covered the wall with as many hooks as you need.
- 3
  Test the weight of each hook carefully, holding your hands under each object you hang, in case it drops. The package that each hook comes in will display the maximum weight it can hold. For example, adhesive hooks can usually only hold up to 5 lbs., while suction cup hooks can hold a wide range of weights, though generally no more than 10 lbs.
- 4
  Hang everything you please from the hooks, from jackets and coats to knickknacks, pictures, mirrors or lightweight bags of books.

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