Once the drywall is in place, you’ll apply joint compound and drywall tape tofinish the drywall. Below, learn how to hang drywall like the pros in ten simple steps. First, you will need to choose thetype of drywallrequired for the room you are working on. Spencer Pratt / Staff / Getty Images Then after hanging the drywall panels, you will need to learn how tofinish the joints. Drywall that’s hung well needs very littletaping and mudding....

Gather Materials iiievgeniy / Getty Images Before hanging your garland, youll want to gather your materials. This will typically include: Self-adhesive hookswork best for mantels that are drywall or tile. Ensure that the hooks can hold a decent amount of weightat least three pounds is ideal. Bogdan Kurylo / Getty Images Otherwise, you’re able to use screws. Screw-in cup hooks are especially helpful for wood mantels and heavier garlands. A heavy garland can also be secured with additional or adjacent self-adhesive hooks for a more renter-friendly option....

Here are four clever ways to hang pants on a hanger in your closet. If you’re purchasing a new set of hangers, any of the three will work. Straighten out any obvious creases and if the cuffs are folded, unfold them. Damian Lugowski / Getty Images They are well suited for dress pants as they allow them to hang loose with minimal risk of creasing. Secure the Pants Use a clamp hanger to hang your pants inyour closet....

Instead, this product has an adhesive backing that is made to stick to walls with very little effort. Allow the walls to fully dry before proceeding. This guide will serve as the reference point for ensuring every other strip of wallpaper is lined up properly. The Spruce / Ashley Poskin Use a steel ruler to measure the width of the wallpaper. (It’s typically about 20 1/2 inches in width.) This will help to ensure the wallpaper is perfectly straight during system....

This will help you determine the kind of hook you’ll need to support it adequately. If you’re opting for a tension rod, look for walls that are close enough together for mounting. Avoid hanging plants above-head or above fragile objects since plants can fall when using non-invasive hanging methods. The Spruce / Meg MacDonald For the magnet to achieve full weight capacity, it must be attached directly to a clean metal surface....

Learn how to screw into stucco, as well as alternative stucco mounting solutions that attach to the surface. roll out the Anchor Slide the anchor into the hole until it’s flush with the wall. This may require a light tap with a hammer. The Spruce / Ulyana Verbytska Drive the Screw Drive the screw or hook into the anchor to your desired placement. To avoid stains on your wall, opt for corrosion-resistant screws....

The Spruce / Ashley Poskin Struggling to figure out how to hang wallpaper? Are you wallpaper the whole room or just one wall? Do the colors match others already in the room? The Spruce / Ashley Poskin How big is the design of the pattern? These are all questions our pros said are important to ask as you analyze possible choices. “Consider how you want the space to feel.” The Spruce / Sanja Kostic...

Wake to the gentle sound of wind chimes stirring in the breeze. Or finish off the day on a front porch, in the soothing atmosphere created by wind chimes. Installing wind chimes takes just a few minutes. The Spruce / Adrienne Legault Prevailing winds usually blow east/west rather than north/south, though your area may differ. But this is also simple to do, and brackets are great for displaying decorative wind chimes....

Read on to learn how to harden off seedlings. In spring, most seedlings are typically planted outdoors after the last frost date. However, cold-hardy plants can be planted outdoors two to four weeks before the last frost date. The Spruce / Randi Rhoades Tip Don’t forget to protect young seedlings from animals, snails, and slugs. Place them on a table or somewhere animals cannot reach them. The key to success is gradual exposure to the outdoors....

For thousands of years, people have turnedornamental gourdsinto tools and utensils. Today, many people use gourds to make various seasonal crafts. Meanwhile, the larger hard-skinned gourds from theLagenariagenuswork well for birdhouses, bottles, and ladles. The Spruce / Meg MacDonald There is no shortcut to drying gourds for crafts. Growing Ornamental Gourds Ornamental gourds can be grown in most climates. Start ornamental gourds indoors from seed or outdoors as small plants in the early spring after the last frost....

Replant Your Seeds for Fresh Flowers Next Spring The Spruce / Randi Rhoades Marigoldsare a mainstay in many gardens. They provide cheerful and abundant color all season long and are simple togrow from seed. Harvesting and saving marigold seeds is quick and easy. The Spruce / Randi Rhoades Read on to find out how to harvest, store, and plant seeds from your marigold flowers. Marigold seeds look like little pointy black and white slivers....

You also might have enough seeds that you could consider giving some away as gifts. Open-Pollinated Vs. Hybrid Before you begin, it’s important to know whether your zinnias are open-pollinated plants or hybrids. The Spruce / Hilary Allison If you have a lot of space, like a farm, plant one variety per half-mile. For most of us, though, that’s not feasible. Instead, bag or cage several flower buds before they bloom to prevent accidental cross-pollination....

Rose hips are the fruit, or seed pods, of rose plants. They are ornamental, looking like small crabapples. Rose hips are edible, and many birds enjoy them. The Spruce / Meg MacDonald Thankfully, harvesting rose hips is easy. All roses should produce hips, thoughrugosa rosesnative shrub rose speciesare said to have the best-tasting hips. These hips are also generally the largest and most abundant. The Spruce / Kaley McKean Light frost helps sweeten the flavor....