Showing posts with label Ideas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ideas. Show all posts

October 30, 2013

Dinner Plates

I have always admired beautiful dinnerware, I remember my very first plates from Pier One. They were aqua colored and looked almost like a cracked Robins egg. Looking back at it I find them horrendous. The next set I got was from Ikea and I can't remember why I switched them out for the ones I have today but things get broken and we have actually moved quite a bit through the years so no wonder things wear out. I also noticed that the plates chip more if the kids are loading the dishwasher. The plates I currently own are just plain white and are sort of mix and match from various places. I decided that that white would be the most practical and easy to replace if something breaks. Last week, however I had to run to Home Goods for new silverware... 
 The set I had was a wedding gift. The brand is Italian so it always looked way to small compared to our plates. It served us well through all these years so there were no complaints but I finally broke down and got a new set when there was only 1 spoon left, few forks but the knives were all there... I am blaming it entirely on the kids. Either them or the silverware ghost! Here is a picture of the traditional plates I have, not very exciting really


I was thinking a little bit about adding a color to it but still use the white sort of like this


That way I wouldn't have to get a completely new set...




As I was browsing through the Internet I got totally lost in the plate world 
These Kate Spade plates are adorable


And the Seasonal one's



Then I came across these eclectic plates from West Elm


Back to Earth...


These colors definitely work...The plates I found at Williams Sonoma
I like how different patterns and colors are mixed together. What do you think?
Happy Hump Day
Bryn

February 11, 2013

Cool Shelves

For the Love of shelves!
These DIY ideas are great...just use a crate you already have or run over to AC Moore and grab a few pine boxes...great for stacking too!

Shelving


bathroom shelf diy by mattie


DIY shelf out of crates from the craft store.

crate shelves


diy shelf crates

Then there are these shipping pallets I see abandoned everywhere...One day I will get out of the car and pick one up...I love how this came out

DIY Shelf made from a pallet. Just sand and stain.

DIY shelf

When all the snow has melted I will be on a mission...you just wait!
*HUGS*
Bryn
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