Designing a Decorative Plate Wall

Wondering why I haven't posted any pics of our house in a while? Well... it's a freaking mess. After we moved in three (three already?!) months ago, my plan was to redecorate our house room by room but somehow that plan went out the window and I have several rooms torn up at once - that's just my MO, as inefficient as it may be. So for the past several weeks, my time has been consumed by removing wallpaper, removing the wallpaper paste (hateful job), spackling, sanding, and painting. Not exactly blog-worthy stuff. 

I'm wrapping up the painting of the kitchen eat-in area and getting close to having my dining room walls prepped for painting so pretty soon it'll be time to move on to the fun stuff. For one of the walls in the dining room, I'm planning something I'm really excited about - a decorative plate wall. I'm going to use some of the Juliska plates I bought at their recent warehouse sale, including a mix of white and patterned plates like these inspiring walls:

{Crate & Barrel}

Viceroy - Santa Monica

{McGill Design Group}

{On Sutton Place}

If you're thinking about creating a decorative plate wall, instead of mixing patterned and white plates another option is to go for a more eclectic look with a mix of various colors and patterns,

{Patty Kennedy Interiors}