Concrete block is a sturdy building material but it can present a slight design challenge when it s time to personalize a space.
Hanging from concrete walls.
Painted concrete walls can be a pain to hang posters from but it s not impossible.
Don t let concrete walls stop you from hanging your wall decor though.
Cement walls can give your home a modern feel you may find attractive but cement walls can make it difficult to hang a picture or a wall decoration.
Initially this doesn t seem like an issue until you go to hang a beautiful photograph of you and your husband on your honeymoon go to drive a nail into the wall and are met with the wall crumbling around your.
Choose an adhesive that suits your needs and hang the posters so they re even.
While most adhesive hooks are strong enough to keep your pictures on the wall you must buy a couple capable of holding about 8 pounds or 3 6kg of weight.
Italian homes at least where we live in northern italy are made of concrete not the soft friendly sheetrock walls from back home.
With the right products or a little bit of ingenuity you can hang artwork without drilling into the wall.
You do not have to live with bare walls just to enjoy the feel of authentic cement walls in your home.
The adhesive hooks are an outstanding solution because they don t require we drill holes in the wall.
However hanging pictures on a concrete block wall is not as difficult as it might seem.
Make sure the surface is clean so dirt and grime don t affect how well the posters stick to the wall.