I made myself a design wall and it is the best thing I ever did. I just thumb tacked fleece to the wall and then covered it with white flannel tacked over the top. It holds a double size top and I could expand a little if I wanted to. The thumb tacks don't make large holes and in my sewing room I didn't think it mattered that much. Some dobs of spackle and a fresh coat of paint and it will be like new again.