How To Hang A Square Plate On The Wall

Make sure to use wall anchors if you have plaster walls or if you aren t screwing into a stud.

How to hang a square plate on the wall.

Untwist the paperclip so you have a large hanging hook and the bottom loop. I personally hate them. The best way to do this is to first attach the plate hanger to the plate and lie the plate on a flat surface. Cut a small square of felt to overlap the safety pin about 1 2 inch around each side.

The most common way of hanging plates is with these commercial plate hangers. To hang the plate drill a drywall screw into the wall leaving it about 1 4 from going all the way in. Carefully using scissors cut out each plate circle. Turn each plate upside down onto paper.

Tape the templates to a wall. 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. Use spring style hangers for hanging plates on a wall. Determine your placement for the plate to hang and add a small strip of hot glue along the inside rim of the back of the plate.

Lay white paper on a flat surface. I already had a nail in the wall so hung one of the larger plates on that and worked around that center point. Using a pencil trace outline of each plate. They clamp onto you plate and then you attach them to the wall.

Find the bare wall or section of wall where you want to hang your plates and measure out the width and height of. Hang your plates with hot glue and safety pins as a budget option. Next i cut out small circles of felt to fit the center of the plate backs. Press the adhesive discs onto the backs of the plates.

How to hang plates on a wall with adhesive discs. Place the safety pin upside down onto the glue with 1 2 inch of the bottom of the pin pointing upwards. How to hang plates on a wall. This larger loop is what will get glued to your plates.

The top of the hanger should barely touch the flat surface that your plate is lying on. 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. Slip the d ring hardware right onto the screw. Tape out your plan.

Activate the glue on the adhesive discs. Grab a closed safety pin and arrange it along the back bottom portion of your plate.