'Decorative' nails?

dickibobboy

Finally getting round to decorating the new ensuite that has been created and a few decorative items have been bought for the walls. These ones are with string along top where you hook them onto a nail and let them hang.

As the nail is on show is there such things as 'fancy' nails like black ones and so on? I know you can use them brass hooks also that come in picture hanging kits but I think they look a bit poo on show.

Apart from me getting some decent looking nails and spraying them black to look decent does anyone have any better ideas?

Plumbers_Shop_Lee

You can get a traditional black rose head nail, it's not really decorative but has a period look about it

dickibobboy

They're spot on them! A tad pricey but I can get them in eBay for 99p each and only need a few so not a big deal. I'll keep off buying them until tomorrow just in case anyone else has any ideas but I can't think of what's going to look better than they would.

Cheers

squiggles

Could you use a nail with a large head and superglue something decorative on it, like a pretty shell, duck/novelty shaped button, colourful bead from old jewelry, something from your sewing box like a fabric rosette or even mosaic tile for example.

squiggles

You would have to glue the decorative object after the nail has been hammered in though.

t_obermory

You could always use hooks instead of nails, you can get loads of different decorative versions for them.