Throughout the years, I have used these to hand a variety of things including: posters, brooms/sweepers, art, clothing, shower items etc. If you apply these correctly that can hold a reasonable amount of weight. If you have this placed in the same spot for a really long time and go to remove them, they do have the tendency to pull off paint and wallpaper. Also, these really are not going to work if you apply them on a textured surface - it must be clean and flat! If you're too lazy to drill proper hooks or cannot make holes in your walls, these are a great solution!