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Look!: Lisa Congdon's Wall of Plates

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How did we miss Lisa Congdon's plate wall? Very, very cool. For those of you who have much more wall space, and many more plates (okay, and patience) than we do, she's even written up detailed instructions for how she did it...

Comments (9)

what fun!

posted by wc_canuck on 2008-04-28 22:02:28
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Is this supposed to be decorative? It's a jumble of old plates, none of which are rare, beautiful or even attractive.

posted by Palmetto on 2008-04-29 02:19:06
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That's your opinion, Palmetto. Beauty is subjective.


I could see doing something like this myself. I love the arrangement. It made my eyes flow from the left to the right. If I ever tried something like this, I'd tailor it to my tastes and use different sized plates like here, but of an identical design.

posted by Ajax's on 2008-04-29 03:21:32
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The plates are nice. The table and chair are wonderful!

posted by vbp on 2008-04-29 09:03:06
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Gorgeous!!! So fun. I wish I had the wall space in my kitchen to do something like this.

posted by Anna at D16 on 2008-04-29 09:14:03
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I'd like to do something like this in my (narrow) kitchen but I'm not sure I have the space for something so busy. It might be best to use something flatter, like trivets, to make the look smoother.

posted by jick on 2008-04-29 11:29:05
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It's like a fragile fish floating in air right up against the wall like a very earthy ghost. I like it quite a lot.

posted by Curtis on 2008-04-29 14:34:35
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Love the plates and especially the arrangement -- creates so much movement! Good example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts (, Palmetto).

posted by outonalimb_2008 on 2008-04-29 15:05:46
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Nice idea, a more modern take on a traditional idea. Check out the Chicago site for David's house tour. He does something similar but more traditional and it works too.

T8
www.strangeclosets.com

posted by t8 on 2008-05-01 11:14:12
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