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    Home » Misc. » DIY & Hints » DIY

    Hang things on wood - damage free!

    Published: Jul 22, 2013 · Modified: Jan 16, 2023 by Susan Moncrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

    Damage free way to hang decor on wood.

    I love wood! I hate the idea of nail damage on my wood. I found a wonderful way to hang things on wood. Like this sign! With no permanent damage (i.e. nail holes) on my door.

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    Yes, I've used the Command strip hooks to hang wreaths and various Christmas decorations quite successfully. However, I was at a loss as to how to hang two little signs on two interior wood doors. As I was wandering in the hardware store, I saw the Command Picture Hanging Strips.

    Command Picture Hanging Strips

    There were lots of directions on the back, which I loved! I just wasn't sure if it would work for my needs and needed to read the directions for reassurance. I wanted to hang some things on wood but didn't want it there permanently!

    Command Picture Hanging Strips Directions
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    I have two doors in my hallway - one a powder room, one my laundry room. We have a pool and the powder room gets lots of use. The powder room is spotless when we have guests, the laundry room.........not so much! I needed a way for people to figure out which door was which.

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    Here are the two small metal signs which I found at Hobby Lobby about a month ago. I just didn't know how to hang them without damaging my wood doors.

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    Followed the directions and the weight recommendations:

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    Success! Love it!

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    1. Dennis W Mau

      July 01, 2019 at 4:39 am

      I have used command strips on finished wood and with time the adhesive damaged the finish when I removed them. You are better off with a couple of small nails. You can always use a small plug of wood filler to fill the small holes in. Once the finish is gone it is gone.

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    2. Susan Chatelain

      October 20, 2017 at 10:12 am

      Everything that I have hung with these strips eventually fell down. I had several frames with glass that broke. I contacted 3M about this and they would not respond.

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    3. Kari from Martinez

      October 17, 2016 at 9:37 pm

      Or were they just over the edge in each pane, so as to present no problem whatsoever?

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    4. Kari from Martinez

      October 17, 2016 at 9:36 pm

      Hi, I have question. It appears that both signs have those metal hangers (with teeth) on them, which would, I'd imagine, stick out further than the command strips. Did that pose a problem? Did you remove them?

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    5. momcrieff

      July 21, 2015 at 8:35 pm

      Yes! They have been up for over a year.

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    6. John

      November 30, 2014 at 7:17 pm

      Thank you for your tip, I just went out and purchased some of the command strips to hang my own signs!

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