The Plate Wall

Okay, so I know that if you follow any decorating blogs then you have probably already seen the patented "plate wall", but this is my version of it. My sister did it a few months ago and it ended up being super cute, so in an effort to be a copy-cat, I thought I would give it a try.


I have been wanting to paint the kitchen for quite some time now but was having trouble convincing David to jump on the painting boat. Once we had the cabinets and backsplash re-done, the paint was really starting to look icky. See below.

The icky green was just kind of getting on my nerves. It was so dark and dreary. (Or maybe my new obsession with white has fully taken over.) 

After a few months of whiny babble, David finally threw in the towel with the ole, "fine...do it...just leave me alone about it.." bit. I knew I could convince him. On Monday I painted it this color:

Ostrich Feather...yum..... I'm loving it. (and with a nice price tag under $40, you can't beat it!) But then the wall looked a little "naked" -if you will. This is when I decided the plate wall would be fun. I got seven plates at TJ Maxx on clearance for about $3 each and got some hooks at Hobby Lobby for about $2 each and VIOLA:

Now- let's have a little re-enactment of David's (the skeptic) response. He walks in and notices that when he left for work the kitchen looked like the first picture, but then came home and it's been painted, rearranged and we have a bunch of dishes hanging on the wall.....His first response was the normal "what just happened?!?!" Then there was the "what are we going to eat off of now?!?!" then there was the..."I really love it.. it looks great." Bingo...that was the response I was looking for.

*sidenote:(I think it would kind of be fun to be married to me because: a.it's always a surprise how the furniture will be arranged when you get home, b. its always a surprise what color the walls will be, & c. it's usually clean.) That is, unless you don't like surprises or ugly faces when you track in mud/don't put things back/dirty up anything....ok- scratch that..maybe it wouldn't be that fun to be married to me.

Now...I'm running out of projects...

Best thirty bucks I ever spent...

As most of you know, I work for a real estate company. I sell and list real estate. I also work auctions for our company on the weekends sometimes. This weekend I worked an auction that was liquidating an antiques store. Um....kind of like my heaven on earth. I was busy working and not able to bid on much, but I was able to scoop up a couple of items that have completely blown my mind since I have gotten them in the house. Seriously.... I am completely in love with both of them. I literally bought these things for pennies on the dollar. One of them even had a price tag on it for $460 and I got it for $5. Luck???? DESTINY, People. This stuff is puking my name..

 This antique mantle is off white and has paint chipping off. It's so gorgeous in the breakfast room under the plate wall.

This mirror is literally eighty eight gazillion pounds....No joke... like, when the house sells.. it stays with it..


I don't know if I have ever been more excited about an auction buy. They both fit perfectly with my decor and are so bold and beautiful. I couldn't be more excited about them! Best thirty bucks I ever spent..