Hanging Photos On Dorm Wall With Painters Tape

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Hanging photos on dorm wall with painters tape. You could use duct tape. What makes double sided tape a better option is that manufacturers have made it even stronger and more durable. Painters tape is less adhesive because it is designed to be removed. Blue tack ripoffs of blue tack hot glue gun right on the wall items and mavalous white tape blue dorm tape are the most popular.

Avoid hanging on wood or plaster as tape can sometimes take paint with it. Create a wall that reflects your instagram grid by printing your photos off in square form. Nano tape double sided adhesive bigou wall tape gel sticky tack clear traceless washable reusable picture hanging strips for paste photos poster household kitchen holder 16 5ft 4 1 out of 5 stars 1 053. But that s a super bad idea because duct tape can get too stuck to your poster and damage your wall.

I know a bunch of classroom teachers with painted cinder block walls and they use various things to hang posters and artwork. The best way to hang your posters is to know what not to do first. For the average poster art print or single photo you can get away with just two corner strips but it s your choice to do all four or line one or more of the sides. A twist on the traditional photo wall this instagram inspired wall feels more personal and looks super trendy too.

Also wall grip hardwall hangers for concrete cinderblock and masonry are great for hanging things. You hammer the hanger into the wall and it puts 4 small pins into the wall that are holding a plastic hook. I used it in my college dorm 25 years ago and now use them in my classroom on the cinderblock walls. Tack on favorite photos and magazine clippings with oversized pushpins.

All the photos are rectangle with dimension of 5 x 15 cm like shown below just the bare photopaper no frame and the walls of acrylic paint solid whitish. Unlike poster tape heavy duty mounting tape can safely hold objects weighing several pounds to a wall. Mounting tape is often used to semi permanently secure items to walls that you couldn t drill or drive nails through. Coordinate the colors with your bedding or don t.

I have tried using tape but that tends to mess up the wall by spoiling the paint on the wall while i remove the tape. To make this wall purchase hexagon shaped corkboard or cut heavy weight cork sheets into hexagon shapes. Top brands of double sided tape. Hang the photos using removable double sided tape and surround them with string lights to really make your wall pop.

Washi tape lacks the backbone of most 3m products but strength is not the point it s all about the design. Paint in the colors of your choice we used navy blue hot pink coral and gold and hang on the wall using removable adhesive strips. Or you could use staples nails or tacks.