Plate Rack Tweaking

About a month ago I decided to make a change with the wall area by the kitchen dining table. 

When I first got this plate rack I had it mounted a bit off center because I wanted a larger space to the left for things like the flag picture.  

 Then I switched up and used a metal tin wall pocket and varied the items on the wall from time to time.

 I still love the wall pocket but right now I haven't figured out how to use it in this area. This conversation will make more sense when you see the pictures a little ways down.

 As you can see there was a fair amount of wall patching done.  A new coat of paint was applied and then I was ready to start putting it back together.  We centered the plate rack and lowered it a little bit.

I put out a question about an idea I had for this wall and asked for some thoughts from friends on Facebook.  I had an initial idea of using some of those crown molding ledges.  Sometimes they call them a floating shelf because you can't see the hardware. I imagined them going on either side, but the idea didn't seem to go anywhere.

My friend Linda from Life and Linda made the suggestion to try some sconces.  Initially I resisted the idea because I felt it was going to formalize the space but I kept it under consideration.  Finally one day an idea struck.

In order to keep a casual farm style look I imagined a very simple forged metal sconce.   I went looking for it on the internet and this was as close as I came.   The picture quality was so poor I really wasn't sure what it would look like so I was apprehensive about ordering it.  I decided to shop around my own area and see if I might fine something before I ordered anything.  I hate to return things especially when shipping is so expensive these days.

I stopped in at a small furniture store and found a pair of sconces.  They were a bit shorter than I had been visualizing but they had the simple forged metal look that I had in mind.  I think they call this flat strap meta.  There was a store wide sale going on and when he said they were $39 each but half off I couldn't resist!.

I put flameless candles inside the candle sleeve that have the timer and remote option.

As you can see I emptied the big blue vase.   I plan to re-paint the walls to a creamy white which is funny because that's what they were before I changed the color two times!

A little ambiance for the evening hours- those timers are the best!

I like the neatness of this look but I kept feeling like there should be something else just below each sconce.

These little cow plaques were by the clock- I thought I'd see how they'd look under the sconces.  I could paint them a dark bronze to create a uniform look, lighten them up or just leave them alone.  Remember too that I want to paint the walls the creamy white (and the door) so the plaques will have more contrast to them against the creamy white (the current wall color seems to absorb them a bit)

Scroll between the picture above (without the plaques) and below (with the plaques) and tell me which one you like better and also whether you would change the color of the plaques.

The best thing that came out of this is that I like how the sconces dress up the plate rack- kind of like putting on a pair of earrings with your little black dress!

This is my favorite shot- it offers the best perspective.

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