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Monday, December 7, 2009

Painted Plates

I've been playing around with the china cabinet again. Well not so much the cabinet itself, but rather its contents. I thought it needed a new color palette for the holiday season. And well, I just can't seem to leave things alone.

This is how it looked before...


I put away most of the dishes and plates on display and started fresh. The good news: I didn't spend any money, just made-over stuff we already had.

For instance, we had an old scratched up platter. It wasn't much to look at, and we never used it. So I spray painted it red (with paint from the garage stash) and then antiqued it.

Also had a thrifted Waverly tablecloth I found a while back. Wasn't using it either. I cut out part of the floral pattern...

And Modge Podged it onto the platter.

Earlier this year I found some plates at the Salvation Army that were 25 cents each. They had a few minor chips and scratches, but really pretty details. Also not being used.

I spray painted some of these red, like the platter, and some Sea Glass (also left over from previous projects). Then they were also antiqued.

There were a couple of old frames collecting dust in storage, so they too were given a fresh coat of paint.

And set on top of the china cabinet.

A whole new, budget friendly, look.

I still want to embellish it with a pine garland laced with clear lights, just as soon as I catch my breath. So much to do - concerts, recitals and parties...and oh the shopping that still needs to happen. Tis the season.


Happy Holidays!

10 comments:

Bridget said...

That looks amazing! I love the colors and I have a pile of bear plates (yuck!) that are screaming for some paint.

Debra said...

That turned out great. I love the red and blue together.

Beth at Aunties said...

It came together so pretty! It is perfect in your room and for the Holidays! :-)

Des said...

please give me a little more detail on "antiqueing". no idea how to do that. i only started spray painting because of YOU.

It's so beautiful!!!

Amanda said...

Love red and blue for Christmas! Looks fantastic!

Jules said...

Love your new look! I noticed yesterday, but wasn't sure what was different. Thanks for the seeds. Hopefully some will make it into the ground. Thanks for sharing your ideas!

Jamie said...

Cute, Natalie!

Moore Minutes said...

Wow!! I am super impressed! This is gorgeous and I LOVE the blue color!

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