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.

Starting the kitchen update.

Hello, all! There has been some progress in our humble abode!

After years of pinning and pining, I knew our kitchen would be the first place to get a facelift, and I knew what kind of kitchen I wanted.  I have a whole Pinterest board of retro/country/modern kitchens, but there is one particular pin that has inspired me. It's from blogger Jen Johner.  Her kitchen was even featured on apartmenttherapy.com. Find her blog here!

So cute. I cannot resist yellow.