Dining Room --- Stuff on the Walls

Do you remember this Spring when I went to my local mission store and had a great time picking out all of these plates???

The Nester had done a post about hanging plates on your walls....and I was totally inspired. This was so long ago people, that she has since moved to and decorated a new house!  

(She's done a few posts on plates....so if you want to see other great pictures of plates on the wall...head on over there and click around.)


Well, I finally got around to having Bri help me hang them up in our Dining Room. 

We used to have a tapestry hanging on this wall. I wish I had a before pix to show you, but no such luck. The tapestry went bye-bye this Spring. I never really liked it. I had gotten it for cheap when an elderly couple down the street was having an estate sale. They were moving to a retirement home. The tapestry was in there Dining Room and looked okay. The price was right so I snatched it up, before another ruthless shopper could get a hold of it.

Anyway, this Spring, one of my friends was having a yard sale for charity. I had set aside a pile of stuff to donate to her and at the last minute decided to add the tapestry to the loot. I literally took it off the wall, rolled it up, and handed it to her.

So now, only a mere 3 months later, I've finally got plates on my wall.

What do you think??

When we finished hanging these up, I said, "That looks so much better and a lot less grandmother-y."

Bri replied, "Uh, sorry Honey, but I don't think you can get much more grandmother-y than hanging plates on your wall!!!"

Then, Veruka came in and said, "Ewww, What's up with the plates on the wall? It looks like something an old person would do."

My apologies to the Nester. I don't care what they say, I love it.

Here's a close up....I picked out lots of different patterns and textures. I think that probably helps add some interest. They are all creams and whites....which helps tie them all together. 

(That kind of sounded professional didn't it?)

If you decide to do this, I recommend laying your plates out on the table or floor. Then play around with them, to see what works and where.

It is also much easier if you have a second person to help you hang them....a friend, a kid, a sister, or in my case a husband...(thanks Honey!)



We (I mean Brian) also hung this cool piece on our other wall. I had picked it up even before I got the plates. I like it...it reminds me of the wrought iron, scroll work in Charleston.





I also like that it has some dimension. See how it sticks out from the wall?



Here are the finished walls.

Come back next week to see what the Nester inspired me to do in my Playroom!

PS. For any of you (Dad) who were concerned about why my blog came up under "How to torture your family"...

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PS.  An update for you paint color googlers......the paint colors are Behr Harvest Brown and Behr Velvety Merlot.