Not exact matches
Decor and design has become an increasingly important part of the dining experience, as people now pay more attention to elements,
like the art
on the
walls, the way the table surface contrasts with the
plate and the lighting.
We (husband & I) still have some cool stuff from the Michigan days
like our football jerseys and the licence
plate from our car in Ann Arbor — I plan
on putting it up
on the
wall nicely one day.
The
walls that once pressed so hard now lend support —
like the steel
plates and cinderblocks that Carl Andre once laid for me
on the floor,
like the churches that once functioned simultaneously as art, symbolism, and a civic space.
And the
wall plate it comes with, while it has two holes for screws, has them in a nonstandard configuration
on the left and right sides, not
on the top and bottom
like you'd want in order to mount it to a receptacle in place of a switch.
I have a collection of
plates I want to decorate with but haven't yet — only because all I knew to use were those brassy claw -
like plate holders for hanging them
on the
wall.
Like dinner
plates,
on the
wall?
Realize now I need to hang them with other mix match
plates but am still unsure how to hang so they look
like the are just floating
on the
wall.
I am not sure where I would begin — I would love a new rug, new towels, bedlinen... or I have a picture of
plates on a
wall that I would
like to try to replicate.
A
plate or bowl
on a shelf, a drawer in a hall table or a key rack
on the
wall (labelled, if you
like).
The good news is that if you don't have access to a lot of different types of greenery, just one type displayed simply is still really beautiful,
like I did with with this boxwood in these vases
on the
plate wall and with the cedar between the letters in the word NOEL.
I really
like the symmetry
on the sides of the bed with the tables, lamps, and
plates on the
wall.
I even saw a
plate on a
wall that I
liked!
I also
like plates fully loaded
on the table... but an arrangement or two
on the
wall surely grab attention.
What I mean is that let's say you have four large art pieces,
like a
plate, a mirror, a clock and a bowl (yes, you can hang bowls
on your
walls!)
Over the holidays, I was adding a new
plate to one side of the
wall, and felt
like I needed a balancing
plate on the other side.
DO widen a narrow room visually by creating a focal point
on the small end
wall --- perhaps a grouping of
plates or sculptural accents
like masks.