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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Pottery Barn Inspired Wall Display

As I was browsing the Pottery Barn website last week, I came across this gorgeous wall display using platters, twine, and letters.
I was in love the second I saw it, and I knew that I had to make something similar for my dining room. I also knew it would be a pretty inexpensive project because I already had a few white plates sitting in the cabinet just waiting to be used for a craft project.
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I used two of my round plates and picked up a SUPER cute oval one at Marshall's for $2.99. I already had a roll of twine, and I found a few rubber bands {which I only ended up using one of}.

Using my Cricut, I cut the letters E, a, and t out of white card stock, and then I used spray adhesive to mount the letters onto some brown card stock.
I wrapped the twine around the plates and tied the two ends together in the back. There is a video on the Pottery Barn website that walks you through the steps of using the rubber band to make the twine elasticized....I tried it on one plate, but didn't do it on the other two.
I {technically my hubby} attached some inexpensive hooks to the back of the plates with two part epoxy and then let the hooks cure overnight.
I hung the plates above the doorway in our dining room. We have ten foot ceilings in our house, so sometimes the space over the doors seems really big and blank. If my hubby would let me, I would probably hang something over every doorway in our house:)
This is a great way to dress up a blank wall in your house...plus it is really inexpensive and SUPER easy to do. I also love that it will be really easy to change out the letters so I can also use that area to decorate for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
I'm linking this project up with The CSI Projects Pottery Barn Inspired Challenge.

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34 comments:

Sarah said...

I love this....very creative!

{Kimber} said...

very cute!!

Terri said...

Love it! GREAT job!

Tonia Lee Smith said...

I like your spin of the Pottery Barn idea, it's so simple, yet fabulous

Jen @ tatertotsandjello.com said...

LOVE IT Kelli! I got a little mini PB catalog yesterday and was admiring that idea! It turned out so great!!

Thanks for linking it up!

xoxo
Jen

Sugarplum Creations Blog said...

I absolutely LOVE it, Kelli! So beautiful, simple, classic.

Beth said...

That is SO cute! Love it!

Unknown said...

cutness! way to go kelli. Jen

Joy@Thrifty Parsonage Living said...

Very cute! What a great Pottery Barn knock off!

Foursons said...

Cute! I love the color of your walls too.

staci @ lizard n ladybug said...

Love this!! even better than the inspiration :)

Kelli said...

That is an EXCELLENT job. So cute and creative. I love the colors that you used too. You are one crafty lady. I need to add more things to my walls.

Darcie said...

E.A.T....how cool! I love the colors of your dining room and nothing like white plates to pop out at you.

Kmama said...

That is so cool!

Sarah @ Cozy.Cottage.Cute. said...

Wow, I love this idea so much! I love how you did yours above your doorway. That little space often gets overlooked. :)

These pottery barn inspired projects are awesome!

Angie said...

Cute...I love it!

Amanda @ Serenity Now said...

I saw that on the site too and wondered how someone might recreate the look. You did it!! :) Thanks so much for the visit!

CM said...

Wow, they look great! And an oval plate for $2.99...that's a deal!

Miller Racing Family said...

What a great idea and the price is amazing. I love how you made it simple.
Have a fabulous day!

Myya said...

That looks awesome! I love how you always just jump in & try new projects. Heck, if mine turned out as well as yours always do I probably would too.

Anonymous said...

Great idea, it looks great! I say it everytime but you are such an inspiration.

Leslie said...

That is SO cute! And I like your version WAY better than theirs. I am pretty sure that's getting copied in the Bowers household. :)

Emily said...

I really need you to come decorate my house!! :)

Megan Gunyan said...

This is AWESOME! I'm definitely bookmarking this to try later!

Unknown said...

So nice! I like the plates used as bulletin boards like that. I love your brown walls too!

Charmaine said...

Wow, really unusual. Great idea.

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Jami said...

This turned out really nice! I love the color of your walls too. :)

Amy said...

I love this idea! Thanks so much for showing us your version of it!

Jane said...

So clever and simple! Great color! (I just painted my kitchen brown.)

Holly said...

How did I miss that at PB? You did a great job of recreating it!
I actually host a Knock-Off Party every month (PB, Ballard or Restoration Hardware) and I would love for you to link up with this post or any other that fits the bill. Next party is Feb 24.

Nerd Mama said...

I love this! It makes a big impact for something so simple.

Laurel@ChippingwithCharm said...

Ah-haa...love this! Both versions are very inspiring :) Laurel@chippingwithcharm

Lei said...

What a wonderful knock-off! I love it so much I'm gonna try it!

Maggie Muggins said...

These are fantastic. I love your look better!

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