how to: A Plate (and clock) Wall Display

I am so excited to show this quick little how-to that creates BIG impact! I've had the idea to do a wall display with plates for quite a while.  When Tim and I were planning our wedding, I decided I wanted to ditch the paper dessert plates, and go with mis-matched china that we picked up at garage sales and thrift stores. We ended up with a lot of plates, some of which I used in this project. I love that I can use things from our wedding to decorate our home. You can use any plates from a collection you have, or have fun picking them up from flea markets, etc, like we did! You could even display other things besides plates.

Smith Kitchen Renovation

I finally found the time to get my kitchen all cleaned up and staged for some beautiful photos. Here it is.. our kitchen. Over the course of about ten weeks, we painted, put down a new floor, and got new appliances and dining furniture.  I am so pleased with how it turned out!

I want to point out how pretty the light fixture above the sink looks.  It is original to the house.

a retro kitchen addition

A couple of weekends ago, Tim and I went to a sale in Goehner, NE at Plainview Vintage and Thrift. The owners were clearing out garage space for new goodies. Tim and I scored some goodies of our own. Behold: a gorgeous set of fabulously vintage canisters!