Tension rod vs curtain rod: what actually holds curtains up
Tension rod or cafe pole, which one holds curtains properly, and the three measurements to take before you buy. Includes why it goes inside the recess.
Renter-friendly decorating
Methods that come off the wall intact. Tension rods, removable adhesive, no-drill mounting, and where each one fails.
Peel and stick wallpaper in a rental: what actually lasts
Peel and stick wallpaper works in dry rooms and fails in bathrooms. How it actually fails, how to prepare the wall properly, and what to use in humid rooms instead.
How to hang pictures without nails in a rental
Four ways to hang things on a wall you do not own, from leaning to adhesive hooks and picture ledges, plus where command strips stop being safe.
How to decorate a rental without losing your deposit
What actually gets deducted from a rental deposit, which methods reverse cleanly, and a ten minute end of tenancy checklist. Written for people who cannot fix anything to the walls.