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.
How to hang plates on wall.
Now i want to take down those tacky plate hangers and try these.
Lay white paper on a flat surface.
Allow the plate disc to sit on the plate for 24 hours.
The rule of thumb for hanging wall decor over a mantel is that the art piece is roughly the same size as the firebox.
I once heard someone say that every gallery wall needed a circular shape so a plate is an easy addition to any gallery wall.
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.
Use whatever decisions you have on hand you can make a simple minimalist statement with just 1 hanging plate or you can hang up a collection of decorative plates to create a fun design scheme.
Turn each plate upside down onto paper.
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.
Select the plates you want to hang on the wall.
Plus plates are such an inexpensive way to give a wall a lot of personality.
I have a blue room guest room with antique furniture and the walls are painted a beautiful blue with blue white transferware and blue willow plates hanging on the wall.
Plates should vary in size and or shape for interest.
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.
Make sure to use wall anchors if you have plaster walls or if you aren t screwing into a stud.
Carefully using scissors cut out each plate circle.
You can use any kind of open wall space for this whether it s above a door directly above a sofa.
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.
Thanks for this wonderful.
Now it s time to hang.
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.
Using a pencil trace outline of each plate.
Figure out the best plate hangers for you and hang them up.
How to hang plates on a wall.
To fill out the proper amount of space we surrounded the mirror in bunny williams campbell house dinner and salad plates.
Mixed with a mirror.
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To hang the plate drill a drywall screw into the wall leaving it about 1 4 from going all the way in.
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.