How To Hang Curtains Appartment Without Destroying Wall

Packing double stick and masking tapes as well as sticky putty can all be used to hang lightweight frames wrapping paper wallpaper and fabric to the walls without risking the paint pulling up.

How to hang curtains appartment without destroying wall.

The key to hanging a curtain is to ensure the rod sits level on the supports. String your curtain on the curtain rod and hang it up. Cut a right angle out of a piece of cardboard and line it up with the window frame s corner. I recently got some cute sheer curtains and charcoal grey curtains from ikea that i d like to hang up i my living room larger photo below.

When hanging sheer lightweight curtains such as those shown in this sitting area designed by erica burns interiors pair them with a thin curtain rod no bigger than 7 16 inch for a delicate style. Draw the curtains and let them sit for 1 hour to make sure the adhesive hooks can hold the weight. Then measure where you want to hang your curtains. A tip to do this accurately is to hang the curtains on the rod and mark or pin them while they are already hanging.

Put the curtains into place on the pole. Depending upon the look you re going for and how much privacy you need position the rod at the top of the window for. Run the curtain rod through the hoops at the top of your curtains and then hang it up again. If you have traditional paned windows with frames tension rods that stretch from one side of the frame to the other are a subtle and sophisticated way to hang curtains.

This gives an extremely clean look albeit slightly less formal. If you can t get on board with the idea of your curtains touching the ground at all then opt for hanging them just a 1 2 inch above the floor. Step 1 get the cardboard ready. Q i have a super strict landlord who will not allow us to screw anything in to the walls they even note in the lease that we can only use approved picture frame hardware no nails.

Depending on the weight of what you re hanging sometimes simple tape can do the trick.