Monday, August 20, 2012

Sharing my hang-ups with everyone!

I started my dining room / kitchen redo before I started blogging ... so pardon me for sharing projects with you that are almost finished!

My dining room was not awful, per say, the walls were white with a super pretty rose wallpaper boarder, my 65 year old windows had so much dirt on I hardly needed curtains since you could barely see in! But in my defense, I could not wash the windows either, since the calk was so old the panes of glass would bow when I tried to wipe them and I was worried I would break the glass. Oh .. and my light fixture .. while ugly was old enough to be back in style again! Sorry to say I did not keep it either, in style or not, it was UGLY.

It all started with new windows! The whole house got new windows actually, my husband did them him self! Then I found some great fabric that I used to make Roman Shades. (more on those soon!) Then I painted the walls, at night in the dark, then the sun shined in my windows and my walls lite up PINK, so I painted again. Oh, and I scored this new light at a yard sale for 12 bucks!

So that brings you up to date on my dining room ... things left to do: new flooring, paint my kitchen table, maybe build bench seating, finish my roman shades and hang something on the walls!

I am uber excited to cross "hang something on the walls" off my list TODAY!

I have always wanted a plate wall, and for the last year I have had a stack of thrift store plates waiting to become a plate wall ... and now the wait is over!

I picked up these plates on 50% off day at Goodwill, paying between .25 and 1.00 each for them. I spent $6.25 on all 11 plates.



Next I allowed them to sit in my basement for 11 months. This step is very important, don't skip it!

Then I gave them all several light coats of glossy white spray paint, which I picked up at Micheal's with a 40% off coupon spending $3.59

Then I let them dry.



I wanted to make sure they were super sturdy and child proof .. so I used these very safe wall hanging hooks. Yes, I hot-glued paper clips to the back. Classy.


I was going to use these, but at 2 bucks a pop it would have blown my budget for this whole project tacking on 22 bucks worth of hardware .. good news paper clips and hot glue are FREE. And when it comes to child proofing .. well I tend to lean towards the "hey you, don't touch" method rather then the "oh hey, they sell a locking toilet seat so my kids don't drink toilet water" method which resulted in a "mooom, I peed my pants because I cant unlock the toilet" moment ... trust me.

I randomly planned how I wanted them on my 2 walls. It was sort of hard since I had 11 plates and wanted two groupings, guess I did not plan this out very well.

I used these hooks from Micheal's, they were $1.49 for 6 and I used a coupon on 1 of my 2 packs so they cost me $2.38.


I simply nailed the hooks to the wall and hung my plates. That's it!


I really love it. Mostly because this is really the first room in my house that I have done from start to almost finish .. and I really love how it turned out! And so far my "don't touch" method is working, I have only had to say it 3 times!

This whole project was $12.22 !!!

I really want to paint my kitchen table .. but I am pretty scared to.. if I don't get the guts to do it soon .. it will have to wait until next spring .. snow is coming!



I am linking up to these amazing parties:

Tuesday: Back 4 Seconds, A Diamond in the Stuff, Real Housewives of Riverton, Elizabeth & Co, Romance on a Dime Simply Done Wright, The DIY Dreamer, Coastal Charm, Creating a House of Grace, Today's Creative Blog, Not JUST a Housewife, Just a Girl, Chef in Training, Sugarbee Crafts, Bowl Full of Lemons



21 comments:

  1. You did this so economically...never would have thought of paper clips and hot glue. You obviously have a creative mind. And you're funny thinking about the locking toilet : )
    Thanks for sharing all your tips for this. Gail (BibleLoveNotes.com)

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  2. They look great! I am with you on the childproofing method! Teaching kids not to do something is easier and better than restricting everything and therefore making it much more attractive. I'd be thrilled for you to show off your plate wall at my party!
    http://kraftykat76.blogspot.com/2012/08/gettin-krafty-with-it_20.html

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  3. Wow - it looks amazing on your kitchen wall! I bet your kitchen table painted will look wonderful too. Nice job. Thanks for linking up at Take it on Tuesday! I hope to see you back next Tuesday!

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  4. How much am I in love with the fabric you used for the shades?! They're gorgeous! And once I finally paint my eat in kitchen, I'm definitely doing this plate display. Great job! :)

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  5. Those are cute!
    LOVE the step of storing them in the basement for almost a year... I am so good at that step! I have it down. Do you think it would work out OK if I stored them there a bit longer....???

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    1. I think the longer the better! I am sure it has something to do with them getting used to the "climate" or maybe getting used to the noise level around here!

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  6. That wall turned out really pretty! Love the paperclip hangars and the fact that you lean towards the "don't touch" method!

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  7. Looks great! I have been wanting to make a plate wall, I have all the plates, just haven't gotten around to it yet. Soon I hope!
    Thanks for linking up to this week's Catch a Glimpse party! I'll be featuring this tomorrow. :)

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  8. Loving that fabric! I wish I were crafty because that would totally become my living room curtain fabric!

    Plate wall looks fab!

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  9. This looks awesome - love the simple white plates!! Thanks for sharing it with us at the {what's shakin' link party}!!

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  10. The plates look beautiful! I also really like your window treatment. :) megan

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  11. I love the clean look of all of the white plates, great job pulling them all together with spray paint.

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  12. I must have a Goodwill curse because I never find anything cute at Goodwill.

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    1. Oh ... these plates were not cute! Its the power of spray paint!

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  13. Your plates look great! And I'm really loving that fabric too - pretty!

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  14. I've never thought about painting plates before. Thanks for the idea and Thanks for linking up to our Pretty Things party. Hope to see you back next week!

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  15. I love that you painted all the plates white! So cute! The wall looks awesome! And thanks for linking up to What I Learned Wednesday! I hope to see you again soon.

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  16. I love all of the plates. They are really cute. you did a great job painting them. Thank you so much for sharing with Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party last week. This weeks Link Party is opened at http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/08/free-bee-sweet-hat-pattern-crocheted.html
    Hope to see you there.
    Debi Bolocofsky
    Adorned From Above
    www.adornedfromabove.com

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  17. I love your plate wall...and for $6?! Who can go wrong?! Thank you for sharing at our
    Pinteresting Party!

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  18. Beautiful!! I love the white plates-- great idea!

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  19. This looks awesome - love the simple white plates!! Thanks for sharing.beds and mattresses for online sale

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