There are lots of good tablescape reasons for the dinnerware to occasionally lay back a bit or be more subtle. Foods such as traditional Indian…
Whether it’s fine china or casual any meal can feel stuffy if you feel you already know what’s coming next. In particular, though, the overall…
Say you’ve just conned a bunch of your friends into helping you paint and want to thank them for spending their Saturday doing something they…
Color at your Fingertips. Having fun with color doesn’t have to stop with your dinnerware. I recently stumbled onto packs of lime green chopsticks at…
We are always looking for ways that tip the scale from pretentious and ‘expected’ to delight. Sometimes it doesn’t take much to take that stuffy…
Much of the culture and tradition of ‘Fine China’ or ‘Bridal China’ is gone. Setting a table with fine china these days is frequently more…
Buffet in Bloom! by DeWitt Kendall I’ve frequently recommended all white serving pieces but I couldn’t pass these up. These leaf shaped plates and…
Spring is a great excuse to go all out on color! But if you’re like many and have chosen to have your one set be basic…
Continuing the discussion from earlier posts about picking an everyday pattern that you can foresee being holiday let’s consider red. Red has traditionally been the…
One of the reasons so many people rush to white dinnerware is fear that a color set will be hard to use for occasions…