plate wall

i have been wanting a plate wall in my dining room since we've moved into our "new" house. i have been scouring thrift stores, yard sales, & everywhere else i would see plates. but still i had trouble finding them.

i want a plate wall that looks like this:

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or this:

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or this:

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but honestly the only plates i have been able to find are UGLY. and i was getting really tired of waiting... so i went to the dollar store and bought plain white plates...

my mother in law had given me these really cute plates that she found for me at a thrift store

so i already knew that i loved those and i wanted all of the other plates to match them.

i decided to paint plates myself for my plate wall.... here is what they turned out like. eeeeppppp i am so excited and in love!

now i just gotta find some plate hangers and get started. i cannot wait.

if you want to paint your own plates here is what i did....
i used acrylic paint and found inspiration photos of plates i liked. and painted them with the help of my super artsy friend. (everything is so much more fun when you do it with friends)
let them dry thoroughly and then spray them with clear spray paint. (so they are shiny and the paint won't peel up)
these are for looks only i would NOT eat off of them!
then hang them!
let me know if you paint some of your own, i would love to see!! :)