For a diy plate hanger try medium sized safety pins instead.
How to hang plates on wall diy.
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First put the safety pin upside down on a scrap of felt.
I want an easy way to hang plates on the wall just as is.
Using a pencil trace outline of each plate.
So after hours of searching i came across the perfect solution to hang a plate wall without hooks.
Select the plates you want to hang on the wall.
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.
Turn each plate upside down onto paper.
I knew i could use command type strips but with heirloom plates we didn t want to risk it.
When i revealed my dining room a few weeks ago i still had a few tweaks i wanted to do.
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.
In fact i loved this comment kim left on that post.
Figure out the best plate hangers for you and hang them up.
Hanging plates on the wall with diy free plate hangers march 29 2012 by christina 59 comments.
Decide where the pin will go on the plate.
I love to decorate by hanging plates on walls.
Plates should vary in size and or shape for interest.
Now i want to take down those tacky plate hangers and try these.
Cut the scrap so it can overlap the pin by inch on each side.
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.
Carefully using scissors cut out each plate circle.
Some people hang plates on the wall with paper clips but the clips can give way and the plates can fall and shatter.
How to hang plates on a wall.
I looked all over for the best way to hang plates but i just do not like those plate hooks.