The Ever Changing Plate Rail
Sunday, January 21, 2007 at 06:56AM Between all the doors and windows and cupboards, I don't have much wallspace in my tiny kitchen, so I had to get creative when it came to decorating it. I have one long, narrow space between a window and a door and that's about it. Not long after we moved here (four years ago, now) I bought a wrought iron plate rail with five spaces for plates--not so much because I liked plates but more because it fit the spot and I like wrought iron.
Little did I (or my husband!) know that this would be the beginning of a rather large collection of plates. Over the years I have changed the plates every season. After the first year or two I began to discover seasons between seasons and one thing lead to another and now I call it the ever changing plate rail.
One thing does lead to another; after the first year I began to change my curtains to match my plates. Sounds expensive, doesn't it? Well, it's really not because I simply layer cloth napkins over the curtain rod. I have made some of the napkins myself, but most of the time I just scrounge around clearance sales and pick them up for a dollar or two.
This has been a lot of fun so this year I decided to share my changes with you, my readers. Every time I change my plates and/or curtains, I'll take a picture.
Here's January's combination:
Plates and winter napkins came from Kohls--clearance, of course! As you can see, there is enough room to layer the plates, which makes it really fun. Only two for winter, but I can fit up to three plates in each spot, depending on how thin they are.
Reader Comments (9)
Oh my....plates and napkins. Right down my alley, Kim! Show me a plate for a couple of dollars and a napkin for fifty cents, and I'm a goner. And placemats--way too many. I'm going to enjoy seeing your pictures!
What a beautiful, creative way to decorate seasonally! Thank you for sharing the pics!
How Fun!!! Thanks for sharing it with us too!
Gotta love the snowpeople!! :D
I love your plate rail!
That looks so pretty! I have some cute antique plates but not enough kitchen wall space for a whole plate rail, and I found plate hooks at the dollar store! Problem solved!
I love the peanuts plates.
This is a perfect seasonal decoration. How fun that you can layer the plates, too!
Don't you love Kohl's clearance stuff (and then the extra 15% off on top of that, you can get real bargains :)
Wow, just seeing the picture of your kitchen brought tears to my eyes....didn't expect that reaction! I treasure the times I've visited with you.
Oh, Kim, the shot of your kitchen decor is just lovely. I love your creativity! XO