hanging plates.

l-o-v-e plates on a wall. as a little girl, my mom hung pretty antique china plates on my bedroom wall, and it set me up for a complete love affair. not even kidding. it pairs perfectly with my never-ending quest to find beautiful ways to decorate without having to eat kraft macaroni&cheese every night for dinner because i have no money left for groceries because i spent it all on expensive stuff.

yes, i know. one of life's greatest goals.

remember my dining room makeover here? or my wall art post? i promised yall i would post a tutorial on how i hung my plates on the wall without using those pokey-outy-gold-plate-hanging-thingys. the truth of the matter is, they don't bug me as much as the fact that i just didn't have extra cash to go buy fourteen plate hangers for the fourteen plates i needed to hang.

sooo... my trusty glue gun to the rescue. always. i took some extra ribbon i had on hand (from this decorating project: bella's nursery... recognize the pink???) and made a small loop that i glued to the ridge on the back of the plate.

for hanging, make sure you use a nail with a good sized head so that the ribbon loop doesn't slip off. hang from the nail and voila, you're done.

yard sales, antique stores, flea markets and goodwill are some of my favorite places to look for plates. you can also find some super cute ones at ross, marshalls, tj maxx (homegoods). i always look for plates in the clearance section of anthropologie, too... they have really unique ones with great colors. using plates for decor is also a great way to showcase family heirlooms or odds-an-ends from your great-grandmother's china collection.

convinced yet? you should be. happy plate-hanging :)