How To Hang Pre Drilled Ceramic Plates

Let me walk you through my process and list all the household supplies you will need to hang your own plate or collection wherever you desire.

How to hang pre drilled ceramic plates.

A lightweight one such as a dremel or foredom hobby drill is ideal but a regular household bosch type of drill will also do. Sponge and bowl of water. If you want the reassurance of more secure hanging you can use anchor bolts like these. Hang your decorative ceramic wall plates at the same exact level across your wall if you want to make your narrow space appear wider.

Depending on the weight of your plates you can hang them with simple picture hooks like these. To make larger holes you can use a ceramic tile hole saw which has a diamond grit abrasive edge instead of teeth. Grab a closed safety pin and arrange it along the back bottom portion of your plate. Hot glue the thicker end of the safety pin to the top of your plate then place the circular part of the pin over a hook or nail on the wall.

Cut the scrap so it can overlap the pin by inch on each side. Today i thought i would share a quick tutorial on how i hang plates on the wall without the hanging hardware being exposed. If you want to balance a wall that has a low ceiling just flip this technique. First put the safety pin upside down on a scrap of felt.

Run the drill at about half speed and dip the bit periodically in water to keep it cool. For a diy plate hanger try medium sized safety pins instead. Some people hang plates on the wall with paper clips but the clips can give way and the plates can fall and shatter. The most common way of hanging plates is with these commercial plate hangers they clamp onto you plate and then you attach them to the wall.

Before hanging the plate test the adhesion of your disc to make sure that your glue is holding well. I ve spent money on sticky things and metal things that claimed to do the job but finally landed on this simple diy plate hanging hack for secure and clean placement of the plates on the wall. 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. Figure out the best plate hangers for you and hang them up.

Use a masonry drill bit to make holes in ceramic tiles less than about 3 4 inches in diameter. Hang your plates with hot glue and safety pins as a budget option. 1 x dinner plate 1 x side plate 1 x saucer or cup a cup on the top instead of a saucer can be used to hold sweets a flower posy or small cake forks a three tier cake stand fitting.