They're not just for eating anymore. You can hang them just about anywhere with the help of a plate hanger.
How about in the bedroom?
Or, in the bathroom…
What about that empty little wall?
And of course in the dining room!
Just drop by your local dollar store or craft store and pick up some plate hangers.
If you walls are white, colored plates will work wonders and if your walls are painted, white dishes really pop! If you are hanging a group of dishes lay them on the floor in different patterns until you find one you like. Get out your camera and take a picture so you don't forget! Try to make sure your spacing is comparable between each plate. Then, starting with the middle dish, hang it in the center of where you want your grouping. Work your way out from there and if you don't get it right, make another hole! Holes in the walls are not a big deal contrary to what you might think! It will be covered up!
And, you can find plain white plates at the dollar store, while you are getting your hangers. TJ Maxx is a great place for neat little dish and plate finds as well! Don't forget to add platters, bowls and saucers! I bet you have something right now that you could hang and enjoy instead of having it all packed up. Have fun, try something new out and remember, it doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful!
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Goodwill is also a great place to find plates. I have done some crafts with plates, and I love all the different kinds of plates that you can find there, usually costing anywhere from $.25 to $2.00, with most around $1.00.
I never really got into hanging plates until I joined the blogging community. I made some mistakes and know now I was using them too sparsely. I love the "big" impact you make in your dining room and bedroom. That looks marvelous!
Rosie
I LOVE that plate display in the bathroom.
I'm loving the dining room wall!
I've been collecting plates for some time, I'm finding the plate hangers are the costly part and can be hard to find in my rural area.
My favorite plates to collect are red transferware, but my bank account says NO WAY. So I've been working as a substitute at an antique shop now and then, and with my pay I buy their red transferware. Works out great, but the collecting is slow going.
I have plates ALL OVER my house–my husband jokes that if the dishes in the kitchen are all dirty we can just grab one off a wall:) They're a beautiful and economical way to decorate.
Note to Dot: I can now find plate hangers at Wal-Mart and Hobby Lobby for very cheap. I don't know where you live, but maybe this will help you out.
Can I just add that that bedroom is so serene and inviting I just want to jump in that bed…or is that too forward?
Love the ideas. I'm a huge fan of TJ Maxx myself.