How To Hang License Plates On Wall

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How to hang license plates on wall.

Starting the license plate collection wall. Send me a license plate if you would like. The layered look is easy as long as you have a few long nails for the plates that you want to hang on top of the others. I traced the chalkboard so i knew how far in from the walls and how far above and below the chalkboard i.

Carefully using scissors cut out each plate circle. How to hang plates on a wall. The top of the hanger should barely touch the flat surface that your plate is lying on. Slip the d ring hardware right onto the screw.

The entire hanging used one long piece of continuous rope. The key to working with these hangers is to bend the top of the hanger so that your plate will lay flat on the wall once hung. Using a pencil trace outline of each plate. Here s how to hang a 50 state run of license plates on your precious drywall without leaving a mark.

Find the center of the item to hang on the wall place your pop tab so it will not show over the edge of the plate follow the directions on the glue packaging hang when the glue is cured. The rule of thumb for hanging wall decor over a mantel is that the art piece is roughly the same size as the firebox. At the bottom of the entire piece i knotted the rope. To fill out the proper amount of space we surrounded the mirror in bunny williams campbell house dinner and salad plates.

Turn each plate upside down onto paper. I also allowed for a loop that was measured at the top to hang them. Plates should vary in size and or shape for interest. To hang the plate drill a drywall screw into the wall leaving it about 1 4 from going all the way in.

I decided that i didn t need to put plates up on the wall behind the chalkboard or the shoe cabinet since those areas would not be seen. To keep the string from allowing the license plates to sink into each other once hung i taped each string on the back of the license plate. Make sure to use wall anchors if you have plaster walls or if you aren t screwing into a stud. Lay white paper on a flat surface.

Select the plates you want to hang on the wall. The best way to do this is to first attach the plate hanger to the plate and lie the plate on a flat surface. In this living room we chose our rayne mirror for it s scalloped border and coppery blue patina but it s on the small size. Then you just make the holes for the nails so close for the plates that they have no choice but to stack up on top of each other.

Mixed with a mirror.