Need to know what is the best way to hang an 5ft x 7ft area rug on the wall?
Hey there ejrfea,
Thanks for joining our community!~
There are a number of different ways that you can approach this project, some more decorative than others and some that require a bit more skills than others, so I'll give you a number of different ways that you can approach this project. The first two methods that I will mention will require some knowledge of sewing. Being that I have a penchant for it, these were the first to pop into my head, but I know not everyone feels comfortable around the needle and thread, so if it's not for you then I've devised a perfect 3rd solution that you can go ahead and scroll right down to...
Velcro Straps. This is an old craft trick that will work out for you, but really only if you have a light-weight rug. You'll want a large strip of velcro to work with for this, much like this Industrial Strength 15 ft. x 2 in. Tape. You'll take one side of the strap and sew it onto the top of the back of your rug. I'd recommend that you use a closer thread and a tight zig-zag if your machine has variable settings. The other half of the strap will be mounted onto the wall and I'd suggest placing a piece of 2" x 2" wood onto the wall first and mounting it onto that. This way your tape won't peel off the paint and drywall when you remove it later on.
Cloth Rings. Using a heavy duty fabric material, cut small pieces of fabric out that you can sew on as rings to the back of the carpet. Since this is a bit of close quarters maneuvering, you'll need to do the stitching by hand to attach the rings onto the back of the carpet. Again, I would only use this for light-weight rugs if possible since all your weight is going to be hanging from those rings. You can then attach the rings up using either a dowel rod, screwed into a wall anchor piece of wood, or a curtain rod to make it more decorative.
Rug Hanger. The best part about this idea is that no sewing is required and you have nothing that will damage or puncture the material of your rug. This rug hanger will act as a large clamp and hold the rug between the two pieces of wood in the build. However, since it's a bit complex to explain in writing, I did a mock-up build of one for you and gathered a list of materials for you as well. Take a look:
Here are the two pieces of wood that I'm working with. The more decorative piece is in an Egg & Dart style that I really thought looked sharp for the project. The bottom is my 2" x 3" piece. For this build I cut them both down to exactly 48". As you can see on the backs of the pieces, you'll want to make sure that any decorative piece you use is flat on the backside, or else it won't work for the purposes we need it to.
I like the simplicity of your rug hanger; however, three other articles I read, by experts in textiles, stated emphatically that you should paint any wood that comes in contact with fabric, to prevent acids from the wood from staining the fabric.
Dennis Daniel
You don't necessarily have to paint the wood. If you wanted the natural wood color to be present, you can simply use some clear stain, shellac, laquer or polyurethane, in the finish of your choice. Jay mentioned staining the wood, the Minwax stain sold by THD has a bit of sealer in it, as that's how the pigment in the stain is held to the wood. The sealer acts as a binder (glue) for the pigment.
Thanks for helping to clear that up Paul. = )
Like he mentioned, djdaniel, you don't have to paint it nor do you have to stain it. I just thought that the piece that I picked out had some character to it already and I opted to leave the color as is, but you can optionally stain it if you so desired. A good point you brought up though, so thank you for sharing it with the rest of the community!~ = )
I find the Method 2 or The use of cloth rings is more convenient for my lightweight rug. Thanks Mr. Jay. :)
Not a problem carpetsondmove,
Glad I could help point out some solutions for you = )
Just wanted to share my take on your awesome advice!!
For light-weight rugs, you can stitch small gauge key rings to the back of the rug and hang it on the wall. It looks really elegant.
Use zbar hanger for rug is excelent hanging carpet hanger,
carpet will be flush to the wall .try zbarhanger.com and look for zbar for carpet.