How To Hang A License Plate On The Wall

Be sure to hang the plate onto the nail through the small circle at the bottom of the safety pin which will prevent easy slippage.

How to hang a license plate on the wall.

You can use any kind of open wall space for this whether it s above a door directly above a sofa. Find the center of the item to hang on the wall. Use whatever decisions you have on hand you can make a simple minimalist statement with just 1 hanging plate or you can hang up a collection of decorative plates to create a fun design scheme. I traced the chalkboard so i knew how far in from the walls and how far above and below the chalkboard i.

To start the license plate wall i selected my license plates and gave them a good scrub in the sink. To hang the plate first figure out the exact placement on the wall mark it with a small dot and hammer a small nail into the wall. Using a pencil trace outline of each plate. I also allowed for a loop that was measured at the top to hang them.

Tape your templates to the wall. Trace each plate on paper. The most common way of hanging plates is with these commercial plate hangers. Lay white paper on a flat surface.

I personally hate them. How to hang plates on the wall the best hangers more step 1. Here s how to hang a 50 state run of license plates on your precious drywall without leaving a mark. Hang when the glue is cured.

At the bottom of the entire piece i knotted the rope. Turn each plate upside down onto paper. They tend to slide around the edges of your plate if you buy the cheap ones they don t come with rubber bumpers and they scratch the rim of the plates. Figure out how you want to arrange your plates.

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. They clamp onto you plate and then you attach them to the wall. Carefully using scissors cut out each plate circle. There you have it.

The entire hanging used one long piece of continuous rope. How to hang plates on a wall. Take all the plates that you re thinking about using in your plate wall and lay them out.