Why Do People Hang Dinner Plates On The Wall

These mix matched plates work because of the rigid grid pattern to display them otherwise it would look like sanford and sons.

Why do people hang dinner plates on the wall.

Dinner plate makers do not consider the depth of wall units they simply make plates in a size and design that they feel will sell. However they also place them on shelves window ledges and on top of kitchen units. The custom probably derives from an ancient practice of ritually killing plates on mourning occasions as a means of dealing with loss. 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.

I love to decorate by hanging plates on walls. Hanging them on the walls all other sites being less optimal is the only place to hang them. I once heard someone say that every gallery wall needed a circular shape so a plate is an easy addition to any gallery wall. The boards are positioned so that when the chairs are hung they don t touch the ceiling.

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. More room for pieces from your own collection. Hanging plates is one of the low cost decoration ideas. A 12 inch plate 305mm would need a carcase depth of 335mm allowing for the 8mm back panel and 17mm service void.

By hanging plates on the wall to decorate you kill two birds with ones stone the walls get decorated no framing required and some china storage opens up. Plus plates are such an inexpensive way to give a wall a lot of personality. The chairs hang from 6 inch long wooden pegs mounted to boards screwed into the wall studs. Hanging them on doors or windows would be too noisy incur the odd breakage and prevent some light getting in.

I m going to look on amazon. Now i want to take down those tacky plate hangers and try these. Plate hanging isn t reserved for the kitchen you can hang plates in any room of your house. Celery kemble here the four mottehedeh leaf pattern plates are hung to flank the banquette.