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I would rather put magnetic paint up (under the normal paint job).

if you're already nailing why not just nail a freaking frame in

Just put a small, flat-head nail into your wall (then paint over) and buy a 20pk of magnets online or at your hardware store...

Anything sticky (adhesive foam tabs, etc) seem to leave a bigger mess behind than a tiny nail hole (landlords are crazy)....

I saw these on dooce.com style section a bit ago. I think she uses them in a cool way.

I think this is a great idea. Why this and not a "freaking frame"? Well, if you're an artist like me that does large scale (think 3'x5') drawings, frames are ridiculously cost-prohibitive and would be huge and heavy. Just putting tacks in it is not only well, tacky looking, but damages the art. Regular magnets, even ones touted by the hardware store to be "super strength" never have enough hold for big pieces of paper that end up weighing over a pound. As soon as they come back in stock, I'm buying up a bunch of these.

These are interesting but don't solve the problem posed: the ability to constantly change your art. Now, if all your art is the same size and shape, you're good - but if your art varies widely, they're useless.

I'm always posting and changing stuff and end up with push pins or very fine nails, since they do the least damage to the wall.

kvh's diy solution sounds even better... would allow for multiple hidden anchor points for multiple sizes and shapes and it also one-ups the magnart system because you could countersink the flathead nail or screw so it would be completely flush with the wall