I’m always trying to find beautiful art to fill the walls of our home. I love the occasional family photograph, but typically use them in more personal areas of the home, a gallery wall, & on a smaller scale in the family room. That leaves a lot of empty space! Throughout our home, I’ve hung the occasional clock, created my own art, & of course I purchase pieces from time to time. For our dining room, I wanted to add a little interest. I integrated vintage platters into the decor to give the room some depth.
A few years ago, at our previous home, Chris & I created a platter wall over our piano. I absolutely loved it & will likely do one again! I created a miniature version over the bar cart for our dining room makeover – in just 5 minutes!
Start by measuring & marking where you want your platters hung. Much to Chris’ dismay, I just eyeballed it this time. It’s much easier to do that when you’re only hanging 2! Of course you can see I completely photographed this without adjusting it a bit, but I decided to embrace my imperfections. {I’ve since given it a little tap}.
Clean & dry the back of your plates or platters well. This step is important so that the hangers adhere.
Using a disc adhesive plate hanger, follow the instructions to activate the glue with water & adhere to your platter.
Allow to dry 24 hours.
Hang on a standard nail.
*Okay, so I cheated…for larger platters & breakables, I highly recommend waiting 24 hours for the glue to dry thoroughly, but for lighter weight/smaller pieces, I’ve had success hanging immediately! Despite the few reviews on this product {which I in no way represent}, I’ve had a lot of success with them!
To create your own platter wall:
- Measure and mark how you want your platters to be positioned. This can be a little tricky using various shapes and sizes.
- Using plate hanging patches that adhere directly to the platter, put a nail in the wall as you would for a photo frame.
How to Hang Platters
Equipment
- Tape Measure
- Pencil
- soap and water
- disc adhesive plate hanger
- standard nail
- Hammer
Instructions
- Start by measuring and marking where you want your platters hung.
- Clean and Dry the back of your plates or platters well.
- Using a disc adhesive plate hanger, follow the instructions to activate the glue with water and adhere to your platter
Thank you so much for the cleaning tip. Looked like a pizza color but couldn’t get anyone to admit to it. We love our RH couch and chair…..even though it looks like a Cock Fight every time I get ready to sweep the floors….lol!!
Carolyn
So true! Thanks for the Sunday laugh! I hope it worked well for you!