Wall Plate Ideas

This tutorial shows how to hang plates & platters on the wall with a super simple trick! Easily display sentimental pieces without exposed hardware.

Learn how to choose the right plates, hang them safely, and create a balanced and visually appealing arrangement with this step-by-step guide to plate wall decor.

From shelves, to cases, and permanent fixtures on the wall, here are our favorite ways to decorate the walls with plates.

30 Plate Gallery Wall Ideas For Your Home

The plate wall was popular in the 1950s and ’60s, often mounted on rustic wooden shelves in kitchens or displayed in formal dining rooms. More than 60 years later, this vintage staple is having another moment, recently showing up in both Gwyneth Paltrow’s Montecito, California, home and designer J.J. Martin’s Milan flat. Even Kate Middleton and Prince William have a wall of porcelain plates decorating their residence.

Diversity of elements adds visual interest in interior decorating. When you hang a collection of plates up on a wall, you have something else to look at other than the often seen paintings, prints,…