More plans for the kitchen. I don’t think my old “Eat” sign above the fridge is coming back, and the fern in a punch bowl (yep) that’s on top looks funny. A couple of these may be their replacements:
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Pif Paf Puf Hanging Storage
Turn ’em into planters? -
Newgate Brixton Wall Clock
I ordered this last month and the delivery date has been pushed back repeatedly. I’m hoping it will get here (and look good) eventually. -
White Hanging Ceramic Bullet Planter
I like having plants in the kitchen, but my cats will eat them if I don’t get them up and out of their reach. Jerks. -
Classic 24-Hour Clock
I’ve posted this one before. If the other is canceled, this one would work, but it’s smaller. -
Wall Ball Planters
Skip the hanging planters and go for the wall, maybe?
24 comments
Jackson
You just took me back. My mother had the fern in the punch bowl thing going on, too. We also had Venus Fly Traps in mini terrariums sprinkled throughout the living room. They thrived and became rather large and were like a bizarre plant horror B-flick meets really cheesy Better Dumps & Grotesqueries. Like the Modern Plant Stands. The Literally Clock link didn’t go anywhere for me–just a heads up. Any other links? Guess I could Google it. I remember seeing a clock just like it, however, years ago. It was in a now-defunct hole in the Soho wall design shop called Platypus Mound. Go figure.
Mandy
Love the planters!
I’m a public school teacher and the clocks look just like the ones in my classroom. I think I would be wanting to get out of my house when 3:00 rolls around. :)
LeeLee
Great picks. I like all of the planters you picked. So cute and functional.
Rebecca
oooh, this makes me to get some fresh greenery going in my office. Your posts always inspire me to shop, in a good way! :-) That plant pictured in the photo is toxic if eaten by pets, so you are smart to consider hanging planters. Love the contrast of green and white, so perfect for spring!
Molly
Oh & what about this clock from West Elm? http://www.westelm.com/m/products/mrk-newgate-wall-clocks-bubble-d601/?pkey=cwall-clocks
Molly
Have you thought about Wooly Pockets? They’re like hanging built-in planters, & they come in a bunch of different styles. Could look kinda cool & sculptural, and keep the plants away from the cats. Just a thought. Also I think I’m going to find a way to move my family into yr neighborhood, so that we can be besties. You always entertain & crack me up! :)
Alicia Parsons | Atypical Type A
Adore that black planter!
norah
May I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend NOT getting the 24 hour clock? I used to sell them and they ALWAYS broke. Like. ALWAYS. I’m using a lot of caps here, people. ALWAYS.
Making it Lovely
Thanks, I’ll steer clear then.
Jillian@TheHumbleGourmet
I feel you on the “cats eating plants” thing. My cat will gnaw on any greenery we have in the house…I more often than not come home to flowers pulled out of their vases and sitting under the dining room table. That darn cat!
Anna
I’m not sure about this direction, I love the print and chair that you’ve added already and these clocks are a great find too. I just like them individually, together the pieces with all the whiteness keep reminding me of a vintage eye doctors office rather than a kitchen.
Making it Lovely
Is it wrong that I love it a little more now?
There’s some color coming in still. And if I get a book deal, a pink fridge! (Vintage-looking though, so maybe that doesn’t help change things much.)
Sava
Why not hack this ikea clock?
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10098987/
It is a 12 1/2 in diameter, so a little smaller, but the font is really close! And you can pick the colors.
Making it Lovely
Oh, that’s not a bad option! Thanks for pointing it out.
NicoleD
I have the Howard Miller clock and love it to pieces. I ordered the Newgate clock for a large wall that is shared with the door to my garage. I love its vintage good looks, but I had to return it because the back hangs on the lip of the clock and doesn’t have an actual cut-out for the nail. With the opening and closing of our door, I was afraid it would fall and break. The planters are lovely!
Making it Lovely
That’s too bad. I suppose it will be OK on the wall I’m considering, but I don’t mind adding a little picture-hanging hardware if I need to.
Esha
I love all of the planters! Although, I think having some white on white with the Eat sign might be kind of cool.
Making it Lovely
I don’t mind the white-on-white, but with the big print I hung, there’s too much competing typography.
Kathryn
I like the wall balls. Still attractive if the plants become neglected :)
Making it Lovely
That would never happen here, of course.
Kathryn
Of course not. And it’s absolutely not happening with the ones I just installed.
KMP Modern
These are lovely suggestions. I think you are right to remove your old “Eat” sign. It’s been played out and seen everywhere. That hanging planters/ storage you found are way chic. I love the dark color, rounded shape and the knotted rope. Good luck and happy shopping!
Making it Lovely
I don’t know that I’ve seen them everywhere, but I like the new direction the kitchen is going in, and the old sign no longer fits in.
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