Anthropologie Inspired Retro Crossed Spoon Plate Stand

Hi There!

So the other day, I was browsing through the Anthropologie online catalog, and I had one of those Pier One moments -- you know, when those cute items in the store start speaking to the surprised shoppers? Well, that's not exactly what happened here, but I did fall in love with the crossed spoon plate stand I saw, and I was inspired to try to make my own.

Normally, I don't really do knock-off projects, but I have some of my grandmother's vintage spoons, and I thought that making a retro crossed spoon plate stand would be a great way to preserve them.

DIY vintage crossed spoons stand and desert rose plate

I don't have a full set of my grandmother's spoons, and in my house, we tend to go through flatware like crazy. The kids have a tendency to throw their utensils out by mistake when they clear the table, and I would hate to lose these vintage pieces.

The spoons have a pretty starburst pattern on the handles, but I'm not exactly sure what the pattern is called. If you happen to have the name, I would love to know!

vintage stainless steel spoons starburst pattern

The Anthropologie plate stand is silver, so I decided to mimic that design by spray painting a plastic plate stand that I already had.

I used a metallic paint by Rustoleum -- it's not super shiny, but it has enough shine to make the plastic stand look like metal. Then, I just glued the spoons to the front of the plate stand so that they cross each other. I tried using E6000, but it wouldn't hold -- maybe it doesn't work to well in our super hot weather. I ended up using hot glue, and this worked right away.

silver spray painted plate stand with vintage crossed spoons

I think it's a pretty close match! I kept the spoons lower than the original item because I didn't want them to cover so much of the plate. I'm using my crossed spoon plate stand to display one of my grandma's vintage Franciscan Ware plates, which seems totally appropriate!