Plate Arrangement, and a Little Business

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Moving on…I’m finally done hanging my plate arrangement, although looking at this photo, I think it needs a little tweaking on the right side.

I felt I needed some round elements on this wall, rather than artwork or frames, to offset the two big windows on the adjacent wall. The large platter, top middle, is from our set of everyday dishes. The rest came from thrift stores, at a cost of .50-$1.50 each, except the largest round one at $3.

I got these plate hangers at Dollar Tree. I liked that they came in white, and cost less than buying the brass ones, which even at Walmart were $2 and up.

However, they do NOT fit all sizes as claimed. They worked fine on the biggest plates, but even on the smaller platters I had to get Craig to bend it so the hanger wouldn’t stick up over the edge.

They didn’t fit the smaller plates at all. For them, I used Command strips. The smaller ones (on the right) hold up to 1lb and the bigger ones up to 3lbs, so they’re strong enough. I just wouldn’t use them in a high traffic area where someone might bump into the plate, because in that case I think it would be possible to dislodge the Velcro-like fasteners.

We have been in this house for 19 months, and I’m just now starting to get things hung on the walls!