Anyone who’s ever rented knows that getting permission to put holes all over the place in order to Hang your artwork can be a challenging proposition. Landlords don’t want to deal with the messes that are often left behind by nails, but you don’t want to live with blank walls (or be limited in artwork size to whatever can be held up by adhesive hooks). What can you do so that both parties are happy with the situation? A picture Rail system might just be the perfect solution to this sticky dilemma.

Why use an Art Hanging System in a rental? Even if you’re permitted to make holes in the walls, you may not want to deal with trying to find studs, trying to get multiple pieces to align just right along the wall, and being limited to keeping the hooks where they are. What if you want to change the furniture around and the new arrangement causes all of the artwork to look off balance? A picture rail eliminates all of these issues.

Our click Rail System is simple to install – just install the anchors, screws, and system locators every 12 inches and snap the rail into place. You can then use nylon or steel cables to hang whatever you want and swap them out whenever the mood strikes.

If your rental unit has crown molding, the solution is even simpler. Our swan hooks clip right onto the molding, allowing you to hang a self-locking looper cable and picture hook from the end to easily and elegantly hang your artwork without nails, screws, or anchors.

Think you might have trouble convincing your landlord to let you hang a picture rail system? It never hurts to ask! The benefits of this system outweigh the downsides of multiple Nail Holes all over your apartment. Plus, if you leave your rail when you move out, future tenants can utilize the same system, preventing them from having to damage the surfaces of the walls in order to hang their own artwork. Your landlord just might see it as an opportunity to kill two (or more!) birds with one stone.

It’s not easy to find acceptable alternatives to nail holes when renting your home, but with an art Hanging System from Mbs you’ve got an all-in-one, attractive—and most importantly, functional—way to give you and your landlord a solution you can both live with. And because Mbs has the lowest prices in the industry, you can feel good about leaving your rails for the next tenant.