Meg Allan Cole
Decor It Yourself
How To Hang a Plate
Forum member hob recently created a thread asking how to hang plates. I have a few vintage plates and platters hung in my kitchen, so I thought I'd answer his question.
First, gather the plates you want to hang on your wall.
Now find some plate hangers in sizes that fit the plates you want to hang. If you want to make your own wire plate hangers, check here to see how Martha would do it.
Carefully put two brackets on the top of the plate, and pull the other two brackets down over the bottom.
Make sure the top of the bracket is centered with the top of the plate and is on securely.
Now hold your plates up to eyeball where you want them on the wall, and mark with a pencil where the nail should go. Hammer in a nail and hook so you can easily slide the bracket over it.
Arrange the plates in a cluster, or create a geometric grid.
Two of my favorite examples is Bird in the Hand's cluster, and surprisingly Country Living's plate collection.
Do you have any plates hung on your walls? If so how did you do it?
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