DIY decorative plates on the wall

After finishing the renovation and arranging furniture, there is always a need to add accessories to the wall in the interior. Most often, you want to close the void on the wall in the kitchen or living room. One of the ways is decoration in the form of decorative plates. They are able to add flavor to any setting. Especially if decorating plates for walls or stands will be done by hand.

Large bright plates on the wall will perfectly complement the interior

Several decorative plates can be hung in the bedroom.

Even simple white plates will adorn the design.

Decorating methods

Creating a unique decor for a kitchen or dining room with your own hands is not only a way to save money, an opportunity to get designer items exactly in the style and color scheme of the overall room decor. There are many techniques you can use to get creative work done..

1. Decoupage with napkins, photo, cloth.
2. Quilling.
3. Stained glass.
4. Decoration with satin ribbons.
5. Art painting.

Next, we will consider each method of designing plates for walls in more detail..

You can place plates anywhere and however you like

You can write words in English on the plates

Decoupage

Decoupage is one of the most interesting ways to decorate plates. For decoration, you can use special napkins, magazine clippings, photos and even fabric with which you can really create original draperies. For work, you will need the following materials:

• PVA glue;
• scissors;
• brushes;
• varnish;
• acrylic paints;
• a container for water (for example, a deep dish);
• a ring from a can, if the product will be hung on the wall;
• acrylic lacquer;
• decoupage napkins (or other selected material);
• plate.

Plates do not need to be decorated, simply by hanging them on the wall you can decorate the interior

Decorative plates on the wall will perfectly complement the interior of the room.

A wall completely decorated with decorative plates will look very unusual.

After all the materials and tools are prepared, you can start decorating the plate using the decoupage technique. The main stages of work are shown in the table:

P / p No.	Actions	Materials (edit)
1	Preparation of the product includes coating the surface with acrylic varnish. In this case, it is required to apply at least 5 layers. Each of them must be allowed to dry well..	Acrylic lacquer, brush.
2	If a photo or varnished picture is used, then they are placed in water for 10-15 minutes, after which the image layer is separated from the main part of the paper	A container with warm water, photo, magazine clippings.
3	Cutting out the image. It is better to prepare a round shape according to the size of the decorative plate. Or you can use separate elements of the composition..	Scissors pictures.
4	Using PVA glue and a soft brush, the images are attached to the product. Smooth bubbles and wrinkles from the center.	Brushes, glue.
5	After drying, the dish is again covered with an acrylic fixer..	Varnish
6	A ring is attached to the back surface of the product. It will help you hang your plate on the wall. Better to fully connect with the whole lid it is placed on.	Tin can, quick glue.

If necessary, you can draw some details of the picture with acrylic paints with a thin brush. This will make the result look much brighter. This is done after the base layer has dried before being varnished. For wall mounting, in addition to the described method, you can use various hooks or loops.

In the interior, you can use plates of different sizes.

Plates of different colors will look very nice.

Quilling

Quilling is a technique based on rolling thin strips of paper. The method is relatively new and very exciting. So, to create a unique dish you will need:

• plate (it is better to use a plastic or foam product);
• a set of paper for quilling (sold in stores of goods intended for creativity, you can buy a set of the most suitable color scheme);
• tools for twisting paper ribbons (sometimes they come with strips), they can be replaced with an awl;
• toothpicks;
• ruler;
• simple pencil;
• PVA glue;
• image.

Making a product using the quilling technique includes several stages:

1. It is required to divide the decorative plate into 4 equal parts, while marking its center. Also, with a pencil, you need to mark the location of the drawing..
2. Making paper curls. With the help of ribbons, you can create whole compositions of flowers, birds, various patterns. Each element is coated with glue using a toothpick and attached to a plate.

Do not be afraid to come up with new elements and compositions from paper ribbons. The main thing is to choose the right color scheme that fits perfectly into the interior of the kitchen or dining room. Also, do not forget about the hooks for attaching the plate to the wall..

Painting plates in Japanese style

Plates can be painted as you like

Decorative plates against a white wall look very beautiful

Stained glass

Stained glass always looks stylish on any interior item. For decoration in this way, you can choose a transparent glass plate so that the stained glass effect is noticeable.

For decoration you will need:

• glass plate;
• stained glass or acrylic paints;
• circuit;
• different beads can be used if desired;
• degreaser;
• brushes.

Before starting work on decorating the product with stained glass, the plate must be thoroughly washed and degreased so that the paint lies down and dries evenly. After that, it is allowed to outline the contours of the image with a pencil, or you can start working with paints without them, if you want to improvise.

You can make such a collage from plates, and place a plate with a clock in the middle

Decorative plate with painting

First of all, a contour is applied to the plate and dried for several hours (the exact time for each type of paint is indicated on the package). Dry in a well-ventilated area. It is recommended to apply it in two layers so that the line is convex. Then you can paint the colored areas..

If there is a desire to add additional decorations, then it is recommended to do this when the paint begins to dry out. Lay out the elements with tweezers and slightly press into the layer. All actions must be clear and accurate so as not to spoil the overall appearance of the product.

You can decorate the plate with artificial flowers.

An example of using decorative plates on the wall

Plates can be used to create a collage on the wall

Decoration with satin ribbons

Satin ribbons are increasingly used for interior decoration. And, of course, with their help, you can quickly and in an original way decorate the plates. First of all, it is worth considering how to create decorative elements from atlas:

1. Weaving in different ways from several ribbons. The result is a strip of the desired length with a pattern..
2. Sewing. It is carried out using a thread and a needle. A whole composition in the form of a panel is assembled from different pieces.
3. Kanzashi – flowers from satin ribbons.

The elements necessary for decoration are simply attached to the product with glue. Most of the time is spent on preparing parts of the overall composition..

Decorative plates in the kitchen will perfectly complement the interior.

You can decorate the plates yourself

Art painting

Plates painting is a rather complicated but fascinating activity. Any drawn plot is allowed, it all depends on the general interior of the house. Landscapes, ornaments, fabulous or mythical subjects, flower compositions, animals and birds, painting under Gzhel or Khokhloma look great on decorative plates.

For decoration you will need:

• white plate;
• degreaser;
• pencil;
• acrylic paints;
• varnish;
• brushes.

First, the plate is washed and wiped with a degreaser. Then a drawing is applied with a pencil, after which they begin to paint the product. When the paints are dry, you can varnish.

Do not be upset if the artist’s talent is completely absent. In this case, a stencil can always come to the rescue. Drawing with him will turn out to be no less beautiful. You can buy it in hardware stores or in places where goods for creativity are sold..

You can hang decorative plates instead of paintings on the wall.

In the kitchen, decorative plates will perfectly complement the interior.

An example of the use of decorative plates in the interior

Using plates in decor

Choosing a way to create decorative plates, first of all, you need to remember about the general style of the interior and the color scheme. You can place them on the table, chest of drawers, mantelpiece. In such cases, you will still need to find or make a special stand with your own hands. Or the products can actually be hung on the wall. Let’s consider several classic schemes:

1. In a row. Thus, you can highlight a certain area in the interior. For example, over a fireplace or sofa.
2. Symmetry. In this case, the plates should be placed exactly in relation to the pieces of furniture and at the same distance from each other..
3. Geometry. So you can originally fill the void on the wall by hanging dishes in the shape of a square, rhombus, triangle.
4. Wave. To implement this method, you will need to mark a curved line on the surface of the wall and hang plates on it. It is better if they are of different sizes..
5. Arch. This placement of decor is ideal for the area around round mirrors or just above pieces of furniture, for example, in the bedroom above the bed..
6. Patterns. A more complicated way is to create some kind of ornament or pattern from decorative plates. In this case, it is recommended to use objects of various shapes and sizes. You can, for example, decorate any of the proposed techniques with an unnecessary set of dishes and hang on the wall in the kitchen..
7. Location in size – from the smallest diameter to the largest, or vice versa. In this case, it is very important that all plates in the interior are of the same shape..
8. Plot. This method is suitable if the dishes have a certain storyline. Then they should be located side by side.
9. Arbitrary arrangement of decorative plates on the wall. This method gives a lot of possibilities to the imagination..

A plate with a pattern of flowers will look very beautiful

You can paint anything on the plates

When choosing a way to arrange decor items, it is imperative to follow a few simple rules:

1. Completeness of the composition.
2. Symmetry in the interior.
3. Compliance with color and shape.
4. Accounting for the size of decorative plates.

The most advantageous way plates of any shape will look on the wall in the kitchen or living room. The main thing is to choose the right color for the picture and style. Exclusive decor will always delight with its beauty.

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