The freaking plate wall is DONE!

So hard to believe...

I swear she was just born.

*sigh*

Ok, so the plate wall is done. Finally. How long have I been at this? Been collecting plates for months. Been collecting those #%@*! plate holders for months. It took almost a week (and literally HUNDREDS of holes in the wall) to get them up.

I'm pretty sure this isn't the most practical way to go about arranging plates on a wall, but this is what I did. I measured my wall space and put a few blankets on the floor and folded them to the dimensions of the wall. After hours of arranging and rearranging (not kidding), I took a photo so I would have a diagram to refer to.

I strayed a bit from the photo in an effort to try and "fix" trouble spots only to make lots more hours of trouble for myself.

I have spent hours with a drill in my hand moving and rearranging, but for now, stick me with a freaking fork...

I talked about the inspiration for my plate wall HERE (click on the links in that post, LOVE them!) . My main goal was to get the feel of her plate wall...the way it flows and feels almost calming. By all accounts, a wall filled with so many different sized, colored and shaped plates should be a smidge frantic. Well, I was hoping that mine would feel like Lisa's did. I'm not completely sure I executed it as well as she would have, but I am happy with it (if I can resist the urge to add some red to the small plate to the right of the big square *wooden* one. I'm sure I won't be able to stand it.)

Thanks Lisa Congdon for the inspiration.