Sunday, February 20, 2011

a whole new wall . . .

The plate wall is up and I love it! It has elevated the dining area from 'all right' to 'awesome!''. I wanted to take a picture from straight on... but the lamp was in the way. I might need to change to something far closer to the ceiling.
Thanks again to Lisa Congdon for inspiration and Heather Moore for helping me start my collection:)
Oh... and to Michael - for putting up with my precise directions:)

34 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 20, 2011 at 11:18 PM

    So cheerful!

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  2. PaisleyJadeFebruary 20, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    Wow - that looks stunning! Your dining room is fabulous!!

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  3. SharonFebruary 20, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    Love it!

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  4. christina@pmvFebruary 20, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    How pretty! Glad to see you got those plate hangers to work ;-)

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  5. Kanchan Karai (Mogaraafulalaa)February 20, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    Bright and fresh!

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  6. EmilyFebruary 20, 2011 at 11:37 PM

    It is beautiful!!! I love how much fun it adds!

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  7. AprilFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:02 AM

    LOVE IT! And I'm insanely jealous of the orange walls!

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  8. ArtfulifeFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:59 AM

    I adore your dining room! The plates add the perfect touch of whimsy.

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  9. Nicole Follow the White BunnyFebruary 21, 2011 at 2:31 AM

    Love it! I see you have quite a few 'Jip en Janneke' plates from the Netherlands too.:)

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  10. Scrummy Scrapz aka LizzieFebruary 21, 2011 at 2:33 AM

    What a bright dining room and as for the plate wall superb, just love the terrific and whimsical collection!

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  11. Marloes de VriesFebruary 21, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    Wow, that looks absolutely amazing!!

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  12. Melissa GFebruary 21, 2011 at 3:22 AM

    This blows my mind. Fantastic!

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 5:15 AM

    How SWEET, STYLISH and definitely PERSONAL!!

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  14. SharonFebruary 21, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    i want to live in your house!

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  15. Denise SciclunaFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    beautiful plates and they look amazing against vibrant wall!

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  16. Iris VankFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    This indeed looks AWESOME!

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  17. Monica LeeFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Super! This room really looks like you, Helen!

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  18. Scissors and SpiceFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    I'm jealous! Are those Arabia Finalnd plates?

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  19. AboutFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    gorgeous and inspiring!

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  20. MalloryFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Oh it definitely makes the room awesome! Extremely awesome, really. Plate-tastic? If that was a word.

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  21. HollyFebruary 21, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    I love this! Such a great collection. Your color scheme is perfect.

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  22. Carolyn GavinFebruary 21, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    i love the color palette... orange, yellow, blue, white. So pretty and happy!

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  23. cornelFebruary 21, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Lovely! Especially the colour of your wall! Very brave.

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  24. Zamzam DesignFebruary 21, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    Love it! I also have a plate wall with plates I bought in Morocco - and my wall is the exact same color as yours! :)

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  25. UnknownFebruary 21, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Fabulous! I love the orange wall too!!

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  26. rigelFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    Looks really great, Helen! I can imagine how tricky this must have been. I tried something similar once, and I made the wall into swiss cheese :)

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  27. bowie styleFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    your dining room looks like your design work - i.e fabulous

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  28. Michelle ClementFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Wow!! :) It's really really gorgeous!

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  29. Miriam BosFebruary 22, 2011 at 2:09 AM

    How cute to see stuff from Fiep Westendorp on your wall :D
    I grew up with Jip en Janneke ^^

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  30. lisa stubbsFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:04 AM

    Looks fantastic! we have those blue and white Rob Ryan plates up on our wall too! fantastic!

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  31. orange you lucky!February 22, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    Wow! Thanks guys!

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  32. marie-louiseFebruary 22, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    What a nice wall you have (and Moomin!)

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  33. Jenn SkiMarch 2, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    yeah, i'm trying to collect enough plates to do the same thing!

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  34. AnnaMay 19, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    oh wow, I love this so much! what awesome plates and your furniture is amazing. :) I love your illustrations!!! Thanks for some amazing eye candy. :)

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