Back-to-school season is here and we have a question for you: Have you packed your essentials yet?

For anyone going away for school, whether living in the dorms or off-campus, as well as for those who work at schools, the list can vary, but we can all agree there are some must-haves that will make your living and learning spaces more warm and inviting. This covers a mix of everything from daily essentials and school supplies to utility tools—including essentials for organization and decor. After all, it’s hard to be productive in a messy environment. 

But classrooms, dorm rooms, study rooms, and other spaces for productivity all tend to have limited space, making them challenging to organize, let alone decorate. That doesn’t mean you can’t create a pleasant and well-organized space, though—the right wall hanger and wall organizer help make it easier to focus and be productive at school, whether they’re for classroom organization, dorm storage, or dorm wall decor.

Let’s see what these essential hangers are!

Lightweight art and paraphernalia are perhaps the most common type of material you use in a classroom or work desk. This includes posters, flash cards, maps, charts, and photographs. You can hang or display these along with foam-mounted prints using foam board hangers.

Whether you live in a dorm or in an apartment or house off-campus, more often than not, you share your spaces with other people. This means shared rooms with desks and chairs. Every day these furnishings get moved and dragged around several times per day, imposing damage on the floors.

To protect floors from scratches made by sliding chairs and other furniture, you can install headed tacks. Tacks are smooth plastic heads that glide on the floor. They help reduce friction on both furniture and the surface it’s on, minimize noise, and allow furniture to be moved easily.

Tacks are ideal for use on finished surfaces, such as hardwood and tile floors. With this handy piece of hardware, you can say goodbye to rough, damaged floors.

If you’ve ever hung a picture on the wall, only for it to tilt no matter what you do to keep it level, you’re going to love picture bumpers. Bumpers are self-sticking adhesive hanging solutions that you stick to the back of your frame to keep a picture or wall hanging from tilting on the wall. You can even use them on furniture, too.

There are two main types of bumpers: rubber and felt. When it comes to shape and style, they come in many more variations, from tapered to dome and flat bumpers. There’s a bumper for every type of frame, and they can be installed in seconds to the back of not just framed art, but also unframed art. 

Bumpers are also protective of wall surfaces and floors, and they’re effective in preventing wall hangings from tilting. What’s more, they can be used as replacement feet on other daily objects, including:

• Computers

• Keyboards

• Small appliances

• Chairs

• Cabinets

What’s sturdier and more versatile than thumb tacks and wall tacks? Push pins!

Push pins are not like your regular pin wall hangers. This wall organizer is a pin and hook combined in an elegant brass design and can hold up to 20 lbs of art prints, posters, and photographs. It’s the perfect go-to hanger for dorm wall decor and classroom decor, as well as for classroom organization and organizing a dormitory room, e.g. displaying keys, kitchen utensils, belts, and hats.

Push pins leave only small pin-sized holes on the wall that are barely noticeable, making them one of the most wall-friendly wall hangers. They’re also resistant to rust and corrosion, which is the cherry on top for such an adaptable hanging solution. 

Taking a break from wall hangers, we look to drop ceiling hooks, which are exactly what they sound like—hooks for hanging things from the ceiling.

There are more items hung from the ceiling than you might think, especially in a classroom or school setting. Think posters, banners, hanging plants, and streamers. Drop ceiling hooks, which are two-part hooks attached to each other, are designed specifically for this purpose.

Our last recommendation isn’t quite a hanger, but it’s a great way to display and store art, pictures, and stationery: a tabletop easel. 

While there are many types of easels, including floor easels, a mini easel such as our 6-inch acrylic offering is the perfect size for desktops, shelves, countertops, classroom tables, and cabinets. You can easily decorate your study room or dorm wall using an easel and display a host of small or lightweight items, such as:

• Lightweight art

• Framed photographs

• Books

• Charts

• Art projects

• Decorative plates

Wall space in a dorm room, classroom, or study room tends to be reserved mostly for educational materials, school supplies, and daily items. But a collection of essential wall hangers not only makes wall storage more effective, it also gives way to thoughtful and pleasant classroom decor and dorm wall decor that makes your space more conducive to learning.

Now, you’re ready to go back to school and keep a focused mind along with an organized desk. Do you have a particular hanger in mind for your classroom or study area? Feel free to share in the comments!