Can some clever MNer please tell me how to put up decorations without ruining my walls?

[badtasteflump]

I always go slightly OTT with the decorations - which means lots of garlands and lights draped around the walls/windows/bannisters.

Every year after Christmas when I take them down,taking off half the paintwork with them (having usually used selotape to fasten everything when it falls down two days after putting it all up with blue tac), I think to myself that next year I will think of a clever (mess free) way of putting them up next year.

So is there a clever way? I've also used drawing pins before, but after last years mess I carefully filled in all the holes left and repainted the cornices and walls where the selotape had pulled the paint off, so I really don't want to mess it all up again this year.

Thank you clever MNers

Lurking for genius ideas, my walls are knackered every year and scrooge DH and I always bicker about it.

At least I'm not alone now notso

Ooh ooh OOH! Thank you

They do look good don't they? I'm ordering some now

Yes, I use command hooks, they are good. I put them on teh top of mirrors and across an archway thing I have in my lounge so I hang garlands. I then leave the hooks in place - they are not too noticeable.

Yay also going to order.
to a damage free Christmas rockinaroundthbadtasteflump

Make mine a double notso

I use 3M command hooks too - they are FAB!!you have to pull them off gently using the stretchy tab, but they really work - even on our wallpaper (I hang ribbon between them to peg cards onto, I hang felt sentiments from them, I hang dangly foil trees and things from the ceiling - no rips yet.... (and one wall is dark red paper - you would notice the slightest scratch).

Trouble is if they are not a secret any more then I'll never be able to find them in the shops - usually buy them in WHSmiths where they often have 3 for 2 offers on 3M stuff.