Hanging A Mix Of Unmatched Plates On The Wall

I already had a nail in the wall so hung one of the larger plates on that and worked around that center point.

Hanging a mix of unmatched plates on the 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. If it doesn t take the hanger off the plate bend it and place it back on to see if it s where you need it to be. Turn each plate upside down onto paper. The most common way of hanging plates is with these commercial plate hangers.

The top of the hanger should barely touch the flat surface that your plate is lying on. Carefully using scissors cut out each plate circle. Common in the south decorative plates are a staple of many southern households. See more ideas about plates on wall decor home decor.

Untwist the paperclip so you have a large hanging hook and the bottom loop. Many of you have noticed the plates hanging on my walls throughout my home. This larger loop is what will get glued to your plates. Now put a generous amount of hot glue over and around the lower inch of the pin extending the glue onto the plate.

To fill out the proper amount of space we surrounded the mirror in bunny williams campbell house dinner and salad plates. If you haven t noticed plates platters and lids are pretty much my go to wall art. Using a pencil trace outline of each plate. They clamp onto you plate and then you attach them to the wall.

Step two lay white paper on a flat surface. 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. It all started because i could find plates at yard sales and thrift stores sometimes for as low as 10 cents a piece. I personally hate them.

10use a glue gun and safety pins to hang plates on a wall. Jun 28 2015 explore beth betts mallory s board plates on walls followed by 1100 people on pinterest. This will be the canvas for your wall art. They tend to slide around the edges of your plate if you buy the cheap ones they don t come with rubber bumpers and they scratch the rim of the plates.

Next i cut out small circles of felt to fit the center of the plate backs. Find decorative plates to hang on wall. Mixed with a mirror. The fine china painted or etched with a mural or inlayed casting your home will have a new sense of class when your guest feast their eyes on these gorgeous decorative plates.