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Monday, July 16, 2012

How to hang plates without plate hangers


Plate wall display Hello everyone! I was very quiet lately, because we were doing some home renovation and I was very busy with moving, cleaning, dusting,...name it! But meanwhile I found some time to decorate an empty living room wall with some plates, saucers and little dishes. You can even see a small vintage frame in there!
Some of these dishes are gifts from my mom, sister and my lovely friend Christel 
 Without plate hangers In order to hang the plates without plate hangers (I just don't like them!) I used framing wire and
hot glue gun. To make them even stronger I used several layers of duct tape.
The back of plates is very ugly now, but who cares as long as they don't fall down and break! :o)
 Template
In the end I scanned the bottom of each piece and made a template. This way I could see where exactly each plate is going to be and where I should hammer a nail. This step takes some time and is boring, but it's totally worth it.  

17 comments:

  1. Great idea to use templates before banging nails in the wall. You've got a nice collection on your wall.

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  2. Wow! Such a cool procedure! and really nice result! If it was me, i would nail the poor wall randomly!

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  3. Thanks a lot Ingrid! Thanks a lot Azadeh! xo

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  4. Thank you for the ♥! Here's some ♥ back :)

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  5. Simply solutions are the best!

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  6. They look really lovely. :)
    Jess x

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  7. Your plates are gorgeous!! <3
    uhm have you checked if this procedure ruins the back of the plates or not? I'm "trying" to do a gallery wall and I'm planning to add 1 or 2 small plates in there. But I don't want to ruin the back ( T-T)~

    Thanks very much! :D

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  8. Oooooh! What a great idea!! I can't wait to try it :)

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  9. Thanks a lot to all of you :o)

    Ladu Spring: Thanks a lot dear :o) This method does not do any damage to ceramic/Porcelain or China dishes.

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  10. Great idea and what a lovely mix of colors and designs you made. Looks beautiful!

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  11. Oh gosh, that is such a brilliant idea! And your wall is now so beautiful! :)

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  12. very nice publish, i definitely love this website, keep on it.

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  13. Thanks! Ill be using your method in my kitchen very soon!

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  14. Yeah! Thanks!!!I just hung a fun vintage tin plate in my kitchen using this technique. :)

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  15. This is a brilliant idea! Especially for us in Kenya where it is difficult to find decorative plates. Thanks!

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  16. What a nice display! It amazes me what artists can put together. Would you ever offer advice for any of your blog readers wanting to do something similar?

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