I seem to have a thing for plates. I'm always picking them up to see how much they are. New ones, flea market, antique stores - you can bet I'll pick up at least a few to at least look at, even if I don't buy any.
You would expect to find them here in the cabinet
And even here in the hutch
You've seen them hanging over my sofa
I have a few on the yet-to-be-painted, still-fugly beige dining room wall. (it will be yellow - soon I hope!)
A plate rack on the kitchen counter - some vintage, some new.
I even have some hanging on the back fence
These came from the plate collage that I never could decide where to hang after we moved.
And my plate box isn't empty yet. I also still have the box with plates that were in the flower beds at the old house (along with the bottles from the bottle tree). I haven't decided if I want to 'test the waters' and 'plant' them in the front flower bed here or wait until I have beds in the back. (either way I would have to dig the box out of the garage - no small feat)
I've shown photos before of the plates I have hanging in the master bath and laundry room.
I'm sure I've missed a few. Like I just remembered I have them over the pantry door but I'm not going looking for pictures - you get the idea, right?
Do you have a thing for plates?
Use them for decorating?
5 comments:
I have some dark green geranium leaf plates flanking the breakfast room window. I also have a collection of white butter pats mounted over a white iron bed in a guest room at the lake house. It was kind of hard to find the tiny butter pat plate hangers. They are cute! That is all I have so far. Terry in Arlington
I do love plates and have collected quite a few. I plan on putting them up in my kitchen - whenever DH finally gets around to painting it. Hmmm, maybe if I put them up that will spark him to paid - usually works that way.
Love your plates hanging on the fence too!
Lovely collection, Tina. I actually collect plates too but only ones with strawberries on them. They are displayed on a plate rail in the kitchen. I also collect other strawberry kitchen items on occasion, but not too often...only if I truely love the item. Or else I'd be overflowing with strawberries!
I use plates all over the house for decorating, too, but I'm too chicken to hang them on the fence. (Maybe I should buy some new, cheap ones for that, my old ones are too precious!)
All of the dish ideas are lovely! I just started following you from Austin, Texas & I'm in love with your style. Looking forward to following.
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