How to hang an IKEA pegboard with command strips

Rules prohibiting holes in walls don’t need to keep you from hanging an IKEA pegboard in your dorm room.

This blog post will share how to hang an IKEA pegboard with Command Strips.

What I used:

IKEA SKADIS pegboard, 22″ x 22″ (003.208.03)
IKEA SKADIS shelves, (003.207.99)
IKEA SKADIS containers, (203.207.98)
IKEA SKADIS hooks, (503.356.18)
Level, to make sure you hang it straight
painter’s tape, to mark the location of the board
Command Strips, these are the ones I recommend
Alcohol, for prepping the wall

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At the bottom of this blog post, I’ve add a link to the video of this project.

Steps I completed to set it up:

Remove packaging from the pegboard (1), bar (1), screws (4), and spacers (2).

One of the first things you need to do is line up all of your supplies. You’ll need a pair of scissors to cut the screws and spacers from the packaging.

Determine which side of the pegboard looks best. I’ve gotten several boards from IKEA and every one of them had a blemish of some kind that was more visible on one side. Figure out which side will be your front so that you can thoughtfully put the screws in.

Screw the bar onto the back of the pegboard.

The bar should go near the top of the backside on the pegboard. Use your hand to turn/screw one of the screws through the pegboard hole and the hole of the bar. Repeat on the other side, turning the other screw through the front of the pegboard into the hole of the bar on the backside of the pegboard.

Screw the spacers into the bottom corners of the pegboard.

Turn the screw into one of the pegboard holes from the front of the pegboard into the spacer on the backside of the pegboard. Repeat with the final screw in the opposite bottom corner of the pegboard.

Prepare the command strips.

I recommend that you use the 16 lb Command strips to hang your IKEA pegboard.

Separate strips by tearing the pieces apart, do not fold.

Line up two strips and click them together. You’ll need six sets for the bar and one set for each spacer. Repeat clicking the strips together until eight sets have been created.

Remove the liner from one side of the command set strip.

Stick it on the bar. Continue removing a liner from each set and adhere them to the bar, each one next to each other.

Press firmly for 30 seconds on each command strip.

Cut down a Command Strip to fit on the spacers.

Mark wall where pegboard will hang.

Use painter’s tape and a level to mark where the pegboard will hang. Plan for the top of the white board to go directly under the painter’s tape.

Clean surface with rubbing alcohol.

Clean the surface of the wall where the pegboard will be attached, using rubbing alcohol. Do not use household cleaners or water as they leave residue on the walls.

Remove remaining liners.

Pull the remaining liners off of all command strips on the back of the pegboard.

Press the pegboard onto the wall.

Firmly press the pegboard onto the board where wall is marked for 30 seconds. Start by pressing along the top where the bar backs the pegboard. Once you’ve pressed every section of the bar for 30 seconds, move onto the spacers. Press each one for 30 seconds.

To secure the strips on the wall, temporarily peel the pegboard off from the bottom.

You have to remove the pegboard from the wall temporarily so that you can press firmly on all of the adhesive pieces. Carefully pull the pegboard off, leaving one side of the command strip on the wall and the other side on the bar or spacer.

Press each strip firmly for 30 seconds.

Take the time to press each command strip on the wall for 30 seconds. This is an important step to ensure the command strips will stay.

Wait one hour for the adhesive to bond.

Remove the bar from the pegboard with a flat head screwdriver.

Attach the bar to the wall.

Match up the Command Strips on the wall to the Command Strips on the bar and press the bar onto the wall. Keep pressing along the bar, all the way across the bar. You’ll hear the snapping and clicking as the bar attaches. It is really important that the Velcro strips are clicked together all the way across the bar. Press across back and forth a few times.

Screw the pegboard into the bar on the wall.

I did this on my own, but it would have been so much easier with another set of hands. You have to match up the hole on the bar to the hole on the pegboard and screw in the screw, all while holding the pegboard into place.

Add IKEA SKADIS accessories such as containers, hooks, and shelves.

There are many accessory options that are part of the IKEA SKADIS system. You’ll pick the ones that work best for what you’re placing on your pegboard.

This one will go next to the vanity in my daughter’s dorm room. Her and her roommate will each keep their things on the pegboard.

Decorate as desired.

Most people leave the accessories exactly as they are. I decided to add the girls’ names on the shelves. Each of the girls will have a row of organizers at the sink for their morning items.