A Stack of Tin Trays

It all started innocently enough with the purchasing of a "silver" tray that had such pretty feminine details.  Nothing that a little spray paint couldn't make look even prettier.

Of course, you know how things things just spiral out of control blossom into fabulous ideas.  The next time I was at GW I  happily snatched up an arm load of them.  (The chicks just shake their heads at me at this point and know better than to ask what I'm going to do with such "treasures".)

I have been thinking about doing this for some time on the wall in my dining room.  I originally was going to use black tole painted trays.  I even bought one, but the scale wasn't quite right.

The trays are now residing over the dining room mirror.  After I painted them, I also glazed them because the ivory-white (I can't find heirloom white anymore) looked too flat.

I'm not sure if I love this look or not yet, I'll have to walk by it for awhile and see if I "bond" with this look.  I'm finding I'm more of a minimalist. 

This is the platter that started it all.

What do you think?  Stay?  Go?  Add a few more?  Replace with "real" plates?  Hang in a grid, instead of an arch?  Oh, and the far left one is a real pottery plate.

On a decorating note, I decided to go with the ivory-white because when you use high contrast it makes the space look brighter.  This room get south sun, but I have room darkening liner on the drapery because south FL sun would burn through your retinas left unchecked day in and day out.  Can you see the difference between the cabbage plate and the ivory, below?  You may want to try this experiment in your own home.

I will be adding this post to a few linky parties this coming week.