LeCultivateur Y’all know that I LOVE to decorate with vintage plates! Making a good plate gallery wall makes my heart happy!!!
Yesterday, my sister asked me to help her put up a plate wall in her entry. Here is her entry before…
Really cute, but she wanted to add a little interest…plates!!! She didn’t want to use nails, so we used command strips instead.
The command strips work really well, we used them in her previous house on a plate wall we did. She had the plates up for about a year, and not one plate ever fell. If you do decide to use command strips instead on plate hangers and nails, make sure that both the back of the plate and the wall are clean. They will only properly adhere to clean surfaces. I always use rubbing alcohol to clean my surfaces before applying the command strips.
We gathered all of our plates, measured our area, and them made a rough draft version on the floor. 
We decided to have one side cascading down the wall just a little. Love the way it turned out!!!
The fun thing about a plate wall is you can add a plate here and there, just whenever you find new plates that you love.
Thank you for visiting LeCultivateur!!!
~Emily
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Emily, I love the way the plates drift down the wall! Pinning. 😉
Thank you so much for the sweet comment and for pinning!!!
Happy Tuesday friend!💕
~Emily
Beautiful!
Thank you so much!!!💗
DIVINE!! My biggest weakness is vintage plates. I have about 50 plates & platters hanging in my kitchen.
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and leaving a sweet comment! Vintage mismatched plates have my heart!!💗
~Emily
It looks fantastic, I can’t believe you just used commando strips! The arrangement is very nice too, like someone else said, the way it drifts down. Pinning for sure!
Thank you so much for the sweet comment!! The first plate wall that i used command strips for, I was sooo nervous, but they really do work!!
r the command strips still working? lose any dishes?
I have several of my mom’s plates but the landlord doesn’t want any holes in the walls
thanks for any info
All of the plates are still hanging, no loss! Make sure, when you hang the plates, that both surfaces (wall and back of the plate) are clean and dry. And never reposition the command strip, if you need to move it for any reason, be sure to use a fresh new strip. Those are the two things that I have learned to be most important when using command strips. Let me know how it works out form you!
I, too, loved the cascading effect and the pink flowers. I am a pink rose plate collector and when I finally get mine hung, the wall will be a riot of color with big cabbage roses rather than your delicate, sophisticated effect. I definitely like the idea of being able to add one more, then one more as the collection grows. Also love how the pink table legs pick up the pink in the plates!
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and for the sweet comment!!!💗💗💗
What a beautiful collection of vintage plate and a wonderful way to display them!
Karee
Oh my gosh I am in love! We’ve had our dining room remodeled and I am still in the throes of making decorating decisions. I still need to put up farmhouse shelves and A PLATE WALL! It’s been on my list for like, forever! I have a huge collection of plates, just can’t decide on which ones…….you have totally inspired me! The trailing effect is so lovely:) Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm! xo Kathleen|Our Hopeful Home
Thank you so much for such a sweet comment!!! I can’t wait to see your plate wall when it goes up. I am sure it will be darling!!!💕
I have a plate gallery wall in my dining room featuring transferware. I think pretty plates make the best “art.” You’ve chosen such a gorgeous collection! I absolutely love how it looks!
Thank you so much for the sweet words!! Happy Monday!💕
Oh…I love Command products…this is such a great look…congrats for being featured over at Marty’s “Inspire Me Tuesday” blog party! So exciting!!!
Thank you so much!!! Happy Monday!💗💗💗
I love this……….it is so unique and lovely…..made for a beautiful vignette and wall. Lovely!
Have never used command hooks or known anyone who has…..so will tuck that info away
for when I might need it.
Blessings,
Nellie
I love displaying plates on a wall and your design & technique here are just awesome. I’m going to try this.
Thank you so much!!!💗
What a wonderful look! I confess I would be a little nervous to hang my plates without plate hangers but love the idea of no nails in the wall. This would’ve worked so well when I lived in places where I wasn’t allowed to put nails in the wall. I love all of your beautiful plates, too! Featuring you as part of Thursday Favorite Things this week!
Thank you so much for featuring my plate wall!! I totally get being so nervous about hanging plates without plate hangers! I was so completely skeptical at first too…surprisingly it really works!
Hope you have a lovely Tuesday!!!
Thanks again!
~Emily
Give me ALL the Command products! 😉 Love the post! Great ideas! Pinned!
Thank you so much!!! Hope you have a lovely Wednesday!💗💗💗
What an absolutely stunning gallery wall! I have been planning to hang similar plates and platters over my piano. I have used command strips on some of my ironstone plates but I have been wary of the heavier platters.
This is such a stunning post! Thanks for sharing at TFT, Pinning!!!!
Thank you so much Amber!! You’re always so sweet!!!💗
Awesome!Gorgeous dishes beautifully displayed.A beautiful vignette.Hugs!
Thank you so much!!!💗💗💗
How do you use a Command strip when the plate or platter has a rim on the bottom? Are you placing it on the rim? Or is there another way? Thanks
For the plates with a rim, I just tried to really work the command strip onto the rim…if the plate has a rim, I suggest putting two or three command strips around the rim, just to ensure that you don’t loose a plate that you really love. Make sure to really push the plates onto the wall, not so hard that you break the plate, but hard enough to keep the plate in place. One other tip, once you’ve put the command strip on, keep it on…every time you move or adjust the strip, it looses some of its grip. Thank you so much for visiting my blog!!! I hope this helps.
Hope you have a lovely weekend!
~Emily
Your sister and I have the same taste in plates. I have a collection of plates that look almost identical. Right now they are stacked and squirreled away in my hutch but I might have to try this out. Thanks!
Thanks for the sweet comment!! I would love to see pictures when you do your plate wall!!💗
What a wonderful plate collection there. This is a great job you have done.
Thank you so much!!!
I have a collection from my mother-in-law of Norman Rockwell plates. I hate putting nails in the wall so I’ve been thinking about using the commands but have been hesitant worried that they could fall. Should I really use them, are they really that reliable?
Mine have held perfectly. I’ve only lost one plate when using command strips to hang the plates
What size command strips do you use? Love this idea but want to make sure I do it right and I have plates of different sizes, some large!
I use the biggest possible, you can never be too careful. If you have an extremely heavy plate, I suggest using a plate hanger. I haven’t ever had a plate fall when using command strips, but I’ve also never used them on huge platters/extremely heavy plates. Good luck with your project!