Early Fall Plate Rack Styling

Early Fall Plate Rack Styling. See how to decorate a plate rack for fall by layering dishes, bread boards, and a variety of vintage items with a few fall accents.

August Pinterest Challenge

It’s time for our August Pinterest challenge. This month we are creating summer to fall mantels or shelves. If this is your first time to join us for a Pinterest challenge, this is how it works. Our host Cindy of County Road 407, selects an image for us to recreate, and each participant puts their own spin on the photo.

Today we have 13 bloggers sharing a variety of seasonal decorating ideas. If you’re popping in from DIY Beautify welcome to Thistle Key Lane. My friend Cindy has some beautiful styling ideas for her brown transferware dishes. Don’t you love it?

Here are a few more past August Pinterest challenges for you to check out as well.

• Twig Pumpkin Dried Floral Arrangement
• Fall Candle Holder Vignette 
• How To Create A Fall Basket Vignette

Our photo inspiration this month is from Michele of Vintage Home Designs. Her fall bookcase is beautifully styled with layers of warm colors and textures. Here are some of Michele’s design elements, that I concentrating on.

• warm tones of brown and cream
• transferware plates
• bowl holding pinecones
• vintage books
• rustic wreath
• a pumpkin
• topiary
• flowers

 

Early Fall Plate Rack Styling

For my spin on this month’s Pinterest challenge, I’m turning my attention to the plate rack in the kitchen. Having limited counter space in the kitchen, is a major reason why I love having a plate rack to decorate as the seasons roll around. It also gives vertical interest to this side of the kitchen, without taking up much space.

Displaying Everyday Items

I gotta say, thank goodness for French blue and white transferware and ironstone, because they never go out of style. These dishes are what I consider my everyday decor, and both easily become part of my seasonal decor too. Other everyday items include bread boards, ironstone pitchers, and copper pieces.

My little collection of copper is due for thorough cleaning and polishing, which I hope to fit in before we do any fall entertaining. For now though, we will pretend the tarnished copper patina adds to the charm of the fall display. 😉

Fall Accents For the Plate Rack

Fall accents include a tiny felt pumpkin, a café au lait bowl holding pinecones, a mini oil painting and a paper bag leaf wreath. Because the wreath is small and light weight, I just tied it to the brass plate rail with string. To see how to make a rustic wreath like this, just click on my post here.

Changing things up a little from the inspo photo, I created an impromptu topiary by placing a felt pumpkin on top an ironstone pot. How easy it that? Vintage books tied with brown gingham ribbon makes a fun textured feature, while additional books serve as a platform for a bowl of pinecones and flower frog.

Instead of dried hydrangeas, I have a mini bouquet of flowers in soft colors sitting on the kitchen chair. You know me, I’m always looking for any excuse to buy flowers.

Be sure to follow Thistle Key Lane on Pinterest, where the boards are up to date with seasonal inspiration you can use right now!

Thank you for visiting today, and I hope my early fall plate rack styling is giving you lots of ideas for seasonal decorating. Now, I’m going to send you over to my friend Christy of Our Southern Home, for a look at her gorgeous mantel. I always enjoy seeing how Christy decorates her beautiful southern style home. Be sure to visit the rest of my friends today, by clicking on the links below.

Cheers!

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