Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know how big Farmhouse Decor is right now. Actually, if truth be told, I think the decor style that I used to call “Country” has evolved and grown into what is now called Farmhouse. I wonder what they’ll call it 20 years from now??? And if white enamel pieces will still be a part of it? Who knows? But what I do know is that what is “old” is always new again as they say!
Easy to Make Farmhouse Plates
I remember my parents having a white enamel table. I remember it being in the basement for a while collecting junk and dust on it. Then I remember it rusting out at in the “way back” of the back yard. Then I guess it just found its way to trash heap somewhere. Now I see tables just like it in antique shops selling for big bucks.
Enamelware dishes are very trendy right now and honestly….I hope they’re here to stay a while. I love the look. But I have nice dishes and don’t want to invest even more into a different set. But I’d love to display some enamel plates just for esthetics.
What to do? Make your own out of inexpensive (think dollar stores) white plates. Here is how to make faux enamel plates.
Farmhouse Plates
here is how to easily make farmhouse style enamel plates using plain white plates, a permanent marker, and reusable stencils and permanent ink.
Materials
- plain white plates
- black marker
- Fresh From the Farm Chalk Couture transfer
- Black Chalkology Ink
Tools
- squeegee
Instructions
- See video!
I’d love to see a table full of all different colors!
What color would you like to make your enamel plates?
Get the stencil here.
Wow, these are the cutest things! With the kids out of school, I am looking for extra crafts to do this summer and this is something simple and different I can sit down and do with my daughter. Thanks for sharing! I am bookmarking this and sharing it right now.
Hi Jeanie, Thanks for the shared skills, Old is gold and this is a way of giving life back to some things we would have otherwise trashed in the can or hidden somewhere behind the cupboard.
These are the cutest – I remember my grandparents had the original enamel dishes, cream (might have been white originally) with the navy line around – I had no idea they could look so good now!!!
Thanks for sharing this tutorial, the plates are so cute! You can’t go wrong with classic black, but the color is pretty special, too—I think red would be great. Definitely saving this one for when I have some downtime.