Hanging Blinds On Plaster Walls

The lath makes things so much easier.

Hanging blinds on plaster walls.

Blinds offer an easy and inexpensive way to control light and gain a little privacy. Try to locate the studs and the horizontal members over the window and anchor there if you can. Most blinds come with everything needed for standard installation on a wood frame window but what about windows with frames made of sheetrock drywall. 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.

This is to mark where the brackets will go. 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. When installing or hanging window shades in plaster walls or ceiling toggle bolts are used to anchor or hold the shade securely into the wall. With proper technique hanging pictures on a lath and plaster wall isn t a problem.

The toggle unfolds behind the wall and safely. 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. That sounds like a lot of work just to hang blinds. Step 2 hold the mounting bracket for one side of the blind so the bottom is lined up with the pencil mark.

If the pictures are small and equipped with a wire on the back use a small picture hook and nail. If you have particularly low windows a tension rod may still be your best bet see above. Resurface repaint and then mount with screws directly into the wood. They come in various sizes and can hold up to 100 pounds.

Standard picture hanger hooks also known as j shaped metal hooks work well when hanging pictures on plaster walls. Hanging light things on plaster walls is not nearly as difficult as i was imagining. If you have to you can open the wall add wood members where you need them then plaster or add drywall over the opened area. 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.

Another good fastener plaster hook are toggle bolts.