New Colored Wall and Animal Plates in Our Kitchen
Hi everyone, my brother and sister-in-law loved hearing all your sweet comments about their new “old” place (click HERE if you missed it).
Today I have another post for you about a change that I made to our house before I left for Germany.
I have been wanting to change the silver color of the back kitchen wall for a while now. Not because I couldn’t stand it anymore but because the wall was damaged after years of use and the Ralph Lauren metallics (which I loved by the way) aren’t being sold at Home Depot anymore.
Remember this wall with my plates? (HERE is the tutorial for the DIY Pierro Fornasetti plates)
So when I was approached by Valspar to see if I wanted to try out their new Valspar Reserve paint, I jumped on it.
(This is not a sponsored post. I was given the paint for review and I only share things with you that I love. I stand behind it 100%)
I decided to try Mint Whisper 5008-7A and squeezed in a painting project right after I got back from the beach and a day before I left for Haven.
Do you guys spy all the new West Elm plates that I added to the wall and mentioned in the headline?
Tschüß
(Youleeya)
i love your plate collection SO much! it’s awesome!!!!! and the new color is such a fun touch- so fresh and fab with your home!
Love the mint! The plates are so quirky and fun too.
I liked the before, but the mint is just gorgeous. I am having troubles with my puter and keep losing my comments when I try to post them…… so if I don’t comment or comment twice I hope you understand.
I love the mint Julia! I really think it makes you plates pop too! Love it!
What a pretty color, it adds such a nice pop to your kitchen and pretty backdrop for your super-fun plates!
Love it! My daughter’s room is the same color and it’s so bright and happy. Does the hubby still think you’re nuts or does he love it now? 😉
Such a great color and it really ties everything together nicely. I adore your plate wall, how fun is that.
LOVE!! Such a perfect background for your plates, Julia!! And the contrast with the black is gorgeous!
The color is perfect! Love it.
So pretty and I love the plates. I have trying to find a place for some. I might be a plate hoarder.
I feel like everything in your kitchen just pops more! I love it!
That’s a really pretty color! It’s similar to what I have in my sunroom, but a little more subtle, I think. And I always love a chance to gawk at your fabulous plate wall 🙂
That color is gorgeous! I recently stopped by our local West Elm and saw a bunch of “your” plates!
😉 They certainly are my plates 😉
Minty fresh! (Has anyone said that yet?? 😉
It looks beautiful, J! Just when I thought this space couldn’t get any better seriously.
xoxo
I love the change! So fresh! And your plate wall is so whimsical!
Love, love, love the new wall color – goes so well with everything else you’ve got going on in your kitchen. And I’m a sucker for a good plate wall – yours is fabulous!
Love the color! I love how it plays against the black in your hallway. Stunning combinations!!
Mint chocolate chip 😉 I like the combo too…thank you so much
I absolutely adore those plates! Where did you get them?
LOVE those plates! I’ve got to check that out. And I love that your kitchen appliances are white. I get tired of stainless steel. It’s cold-looking to me.
Brenda
I simply love your kitchen
Shoot dang girl! I love your freakin kitchen! The mint color is perfect. And the plates are unexpected but so awesome! I love the stylish whimsy they add to the space!
Julia, your home is so beautiful. You take the best pictures and capture all of its beauty and charm. I love the plate wall and the new wall color is perfect!!
I love the color! How on earth do you keep your kids (and hubby) from smashing those adorable plates to pieces with the refrigerator door handle? At my house they would be toast in a day! Where did you find the beautiful “Königreich Bayern” sign? I bin a Bayer:). The ones I normally see are too kitschy. Hope you are enjoying your trip home! I can’t wait to go back to visit my family, but with these prices that may have to wait a while! Viel Spaß!
Hi Karin, you are right with the plates. It’s recently happened that one of the plates got smashed. Fortunately they were on sale and I got a new one pretty cheap. As a result I hung them a little different. Hope it works out better.
The Bayern sign is a really heavy iron forged sign from the foundry my dad used to work in. And it was really hard to hang into the studs. My parents have several huge and heavy pieces like it. Love them and they make me think of home.
Beautiful!!! I LOVE that shade of color. It all looks so great!
XO,
Krista
http://www.goodwillglam.com
That color is just perfect! That being said, I’m curious how things will take shape come Christmastime ; ]
love the new color! I’ve been itching to use mint in my house somewhere too!
Love that color!
How did you attach the plates to the wall?
I show the hooks in my post where I made the other plates:
https://cuckoo4design.com/2012/11/piero-fornasetti-diy.html
Hope that helps.