I can’t stop myself from hanging more and more and more. Pretty soon our garage walls will be covered with white dishes.
The big platters are hung with these extra large plate hangers. They were 99 cents at the Goodwill. You can probably find them online for $3 each. I get my regular plate hangers at Hobby Lobby or Target or the Dollar store.
Here’s the smaller version of a wire plate hanger. If it’s not tight enough, you can undo one end of the holders and twist the springs until it feels tight enough. Don’t be afraid to bend the wires and make them work for you.
Here’s my stash of extra plate hanger parts. As you can see, I keep them all individually packaged so as not to get them tangled into one large plate hanger nest.
I had a few extra small dishes I wanted to hang too.
I warmed up the hot glue gun and from left to right we have a safety pin, upholstery tack and a paper clip. They’ve been up for a week and I expect them to stay holding until I move stuff around. You could also hot glue on a coke tab or a piece of string tied in a loop or wire. There is no excuse for not hanging something you love.
What’s your plate hanging solution?
PS for those of you wondering the paint color is Sherwin Williams Comfort Grey scroll down to see more.
I used your method! http://vanessadolberry.blogspot.com/2010/04/bunch-of-plates_26.html Thanks for saving me some moolah!!
Thanks! I’m so glad I finally know. . . now to start hanging dishes :]
i have 9 beautiful plates that have been passed to me from my mother in law, i need to know
what store in toledo ohio carries small wire plate hangers.
Any hardware store would have them. Even a local grocery store or drug store might. Just check the isle with lightbulbs, screwdrivers, etc.
Jo
Thank you so much for showing how you hang your plates!! It makes me feel so much better to know that I am not a total unprofessional weirdo that hangs my plates and trays with whatever loopy device I can find, hot-glued to the back !!! :) You made my day!
~Gay~
I loved this so much, I had to blog about it! I think this might be a great idea for my decor dilemma!
We have uneven floors that are accentuated by any furniture with a level surface and a picture over it! I think this might just do the trick! Thanks! I would love it if you checked out my blog! I’m new to the blogosphere! Thanks again! Cindy
I LOVE these plate designs!! I am newly married and have been experimenting with differnt types of wall art. I am especially interested in the overlapping look of these hanging plates, but have no idea how to achieve this look. What kind of hangers are used to make some of the plates appear stacked on top of each other?
I’d appreciate any assistance! Thank you in advance! AMAZING DESIGNS!
I was just wondering how to overlap them. Do you literally just overlap them as you hang them on the wall? I love this and think it’s adorable. My walls in my kitchen and living around Sherwin Williams, Silvermist, which looks a lot like your walls. I’m in the re-decorating mood in my house. It helps that I “spring cleaned” the living room and moved everything out to get the carpets cleaned. Spring cleaning=redecorating. :)
I love your idea about hot gluing a paperclip for hanging – I’ve used it & credited back to you! http://brittanyolson.blogspot.com/2011/08/quick-tour-monday.html
I have some really nice dishes that I want to hang in my kitchen but they are 1″ deep,can I still use the hangers that you buy or should I use the hot glue and will it hold.
Thanks for the idea about the hot glue! I was searching how to hang plates w/o the wires!
The idea about using safety pins and hot glue guns to hang DOES NOT work! As much as I wanted to save some money and do this method, DO NOT attempt unless you want shattered plates. Not even an hour after I hung mine, they all came crashing down and several broke, the rest got chipped. I am so MAD!!!!