How To Hang Plates On Wall

The rule of thumb for hanging wall decor over a mantel is that the art piece is roughly the same size as the firebox.

How to hang plates on wall.

You can use any kind of open wall space for this whether it s above a door directly above a sofa. Figure out the best plate hangers for you and hang them up. Thanks for this wonderful. Plate hanging isn t reserved for the kitchen you can hang plates in any room of your house.

Before you start hanging plates on a wall choose the plates platters bowls or other dishes you want to display and find a suitable location for them. Carefully using scissors cut out each plate circle. My original plan was to hang my plates using these disc hangers which are adhesive discs that you adhere to the back of your plates the advantages of the disc hangers are that they allow your plates to hang flat against the wall and they are invisible once you hang them. To hang the plate drill a drywall screw into the wall leaving it about 1 4 from going all the way in.

Put a large sheet of packing paper or kraft paper on a flat surface such as a floor or worktable and put the plates on it. To hang the plate first figure out the exact placement on the wall mark it with a small dot and hammer a small nail into the wall. Plates should vary in size and or shape for interest. Allow the plate disc to sit on the plate for 24 hours.

How to hang plates on a wall. I m going to look on amazon. To fill out the proper amount of space we surrounded the mirror in bunny williams campbell house dinner and salad plates. Now it s time to hang.

Be sure to hang the plate onto the nail through the small circle at the bottom of the safety pin which will prevent easy slippage. Make sure to use wall anchors if you have plaster walls or if you aren t screwing into a stud. Select the plates you want to hang on the wall. Turn each plate upside down onto paper.

I once heard someone say that every gallery wall needed a circular shape so a plate is an easy addition to any gallery wall. Plus plates are such an inexpensive way to give a wall a lot of personality. For each plate measure the distance from the top of the plate to the wire that will catch on the hook behind it then nail a hook into the wall that same place on. I love to decorate by hanging plates on walls.

Slip the d ring hardware right onto the screw. In this living room we chose our rayne mirror for it s scalloped border and coppery blue patina but it s on the small size. Lay white paper on a flat surface. Now i want to take down those tacky plate hangers and try these.

Mixed with a mirror.