Hanging pictures is a great way to decorate and personalize a space.
How do you hang plates on a wall without nails.
I love to decorate by hanging plates on walls.
I knew i could use command type strips but with heirloom plates we didn t want to risk it.
Obviously i could only hold up 2 plates at a time.
Once you have the hangers attached to the plates and allow them to dry for 35 minutes you need to drive a nail into the wall i personally like paneling nails since they have a head which prevents the eyelet from sliding off and you can hang your plates.
I needed another way.
I looked all over for the best way to hang plates but i just do not like those plate hooks.
Step by step instructions.
How to hang plates on the wall without nails supplies needed command picture hanging strips cleaning materials as advised in the pack instructions.
Hanging pictures without nails.
If you do decide to use command strips instead on plate hangers and nails make sure that both the back of the plate and the wall are clean.
Put the round circle on the pin over the nail.
I would recommend leaving the templates the wall for a day to make sure you are happy with the layout.
I want an easy way to hang plates on the wall just as is.
When you re ready to hang the plate put a nail in the wall.
The command strips work really well we used them in her previous house on a plate wall we did.
I m a visual person and needed to know exactly how the plates would look hanging on the wall.
To hang pictures with the 3m command picture hanging strips i followed the instructions provided.
But i am still going to walk you through the steps.
I have a blue room guest room with antique furniture and the walls are painted a beautiful blue with blue white transferware and blue willow plates hanging on the wall.
Decide what plates you want to use.
She had the plates up for about a year and not one plate ever fell.
My original plan was to hang my plates using these disc hangers which are adhesive discs that you adhere to the back of your plates the advantages of the disc hangers are that they allow your plates to hang flat against the wall and they are invisible once you hang them.
With this method the safety pin hanger will be slightly visible.
Figure out the best plate hangers for you and hang them up.
Now i want to take down those tacky plate hangers and try these.
Check what size you need before your purchase.
But there are many places where you may want to hang a picture but can t use nails perhaps because you don t want to leave large holes in the wall can t drill or hammer through the wall or will be changing your pictures or their arrangement frequently.
Each set of strips holds up to 2 2 pounds.
Thanks for this wonderful.