Hanging Blinds On Plaster Walls

The lath makes things so much easier.

Hanging blinds on plaster walls.

Hold up the blinds against the plaster wall at the height you desire and make a pencil mark along the bottom horizontal edge at each end. The toggle unfolds behind the wall and safely. Try to locate the studs and the horizontal members over the window and anchor there if you can. Screws and screws with masonry anchors for heavy items are your best choice for hanging things on plaster walls without picture rail.

Standard picture hanger hooks also known as j shaped metal hooks work well when hanging pictures on plaster walls. They come in various sizes and can hold up to 100 pounds. If it s dry crumbly plaster or a cinderblock wall that s preventing you from drilling holes consider hanging your curtain rod from the ceiling instead. If you have high set windows like those in the home above from elle decoration featured on my domaine suspending curtains from the ceiling will look natural.

Most blinds come with everything needed for standard installation on a wood frame window but what about windows with frames made of sheetrock drywall. Resurface repaint and then mount with screws directly into the wood. With proper technique hanging pictures on a lath and plaster wall isn t a problem. I m almost looking forward to hanging the curtains the curtains in the living room well not dreading at least if you haven t already.

Step 2 hold the mounting bracket for one side of the blind so the bottom is lined up with the pencil mark. Hanging light things on plaster walls is not nearly as difficult as i was imagining. Another good fastener plaster hook are toggle bolts. This is to mark where the brackets will go.

Blinds offer an easy and inexpensive way to control light and gain a little privacy. If you have particularly low windows a tension rod may still be your best bet see above. They come in a wide variety of colors and styles to suit almost any decor. You may not notice the damage but as plaster comes loose from the lath it will eventually begin to sag and soon fall off the wall if the sagging continues unchecked.

That sounds like a lot of work just to hang blinds.