One project I wanted to tackle first was the wall behind my table. It was covered in a large red picture that I got it for free when I bought the table. However, I do not like ginormous flower pictures. That's right I love flowers, but hate flower pictures...go figure.
One thing I adore though is plates, and when I began to see gallery plate walls online, I knew I wanted that in my house. The only problem was we cannot paint the white walls in our rental house, and white plates don't really pop on a white wall. I tried to hang burlap and then put the plates on it, but that was too difficult. Discouraged, I almost decided to stop, but then I remembered one of the mottos of a blog I love, "It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful." The plate wall may not be as pretty as it could be, but it's good enough for me right now.
I made two trips to Goodwill and found some awesome plates. They cost me on average 75 cents a piece. After suffering sticker shock at the price of a plate hanger ($1.50), I still kept at it. And here's the almost finished product. The total cost for the wall plate hangers and all was $21.
There's still one more plate to hang. See the paper template of it on the right. Notice the oblong plate on the far left. After I took this picture, Shad came home and noticed the hanger on it was loose. He told me, "This plate is going to fall." I explained to him I rigged it up with tape and that plate would NOT fall. The next night...that plate fell. I hate it when he's right. Fortunately, I have an extra just like it.
The red flower picture may have looked better and "popped" more, but it wasn't me or Shad. We are a family that appreciates old and second hand things, and I think this wall shows that.
If you are looking for design inspiration, you can check out these blogs that inspired me, The Nester and The Inspired Room.
love the wall, Steph. Looks really great!! Love you #3s#1
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