May 13, 2011

Corners of My House: Foyer Plate Wall

Note: the paint color is Sherwin Williams Rainwashed

Hey, thanks for your nifty party game ideas. I’ll blog her party eventually. Right now I’m shirking my party prep duties to write this post. I should be making the cake. So I’ll be quick.I’ve been doing little decor spruce ups around the house and you’ll probably see several posts about it. I tend to leave things the same way for far too long, then suddenly I have this maniacal urge to change it all. It’s happening bit by bit. This is one part of it, my new foyer plate wall. Just pretend that door bell box is not there. Man, I hate that thing.I’ve seen this done several times on the web, including this beautiful example by Lisa Congdon. Plates were the perfect way to bring some interest and color to my foyer wall. Pretty cheap too, since I already had most of what I needed.

I love looking at it. I didn’t think about it too much, just did it. I had the idea the other day, so I dug around in cabinets and gathered a bunch of plates I’ve accumulated over the years. Some were gifts, some souvenirs, and some thrift store finds. And a few I bought recently just to fill in the holes.

Then I started with three large plates in a triangle. Then I just randomly added more plates one by one until I felt it was finished. Having assorted plate sizes is a big help in giving it direction and swoop. Making new holes in my (freshly painted and mended) wall usually makes me nervous but for some reason I was able to just let go and whack the nails in without a second thought.

I like the effect at night too. Ok, I gotta go make party stuff.

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