Who says you have to go with traditional motifs at the table just because it's the holiday season? Break out of the mold with a choice that is festive and bright but leaves the usual holiday schemes a...
Royal Copenhagen is a classic brand of china from Denmark that's over 200 years old. They continue to remain relevant by inventing new variations on old patterns. Even their product shots contain co...
One of the things we love about cool weather is the chance to drink more hot tea. Although we hardly ever practice the ritual of "teatime" in my home, it's nice every once in a while to pull out the...
When we think of china cabinets, we often think of grandmothers' homes; of pieces so traditional they might be hard to combine with modern styles (and lifestyles). Some of the more classic cabinets ...
Browsing through Xochi Santa Fe's past and present lines of colorful tablecloths, we noticed an emphasis on 1940s color palettes and vintage furnishings. We really like the look, which feels welcom...
click thumbnails for larger pics Did you eat outdoors over the holiday weekend? We did, which made us think about all the picnic gear we've seen in shops lately. Some of it seems pretty useful, wheth...
click thumbnails for larger pics Looking for a way to bring some color to your summer table without spending a lot? We've rounded up some bright, playful patterns that range from $10 to $50 per place...
click thumbnails for larger picsIs "stick spatter" new to anyone else?? Although we may have seen the style, we never knew the name. This 19th century technique used on ceramic dishware and tabletop ...
Okay, by now it's no secret that we like arranging by color. The practice sometimes has a function, sometimes creates new and unexpected juxtapositions, and sometimes just looks cool. This photo of ...
Magnolia trees are in full bloom right now, but the perfect sights and smells of the magnolia blooms don't last nearly as long as we'd like! Now especially, it seems that Chicago has more magnolias th...
click thumbnails for larger picsThe new webstore from Sthlm plans to feature a different Swedish designer every month and they are kicking things off with Lotta Kühlhorn. Her simple happy-making...
click thumbnails for larger pics OK, this post is admittedly a little silly, but ever since we spotted this apple canister from Urban Outfitters, we've been on the lookout for a vintage version. A 70...
For indoors or outdoors (or an in-between screened porch), we love this pair of dining items: CB2's Revere blue pendant lamp and a set of Lamina floral dishes. Both are on sale now......
click thumbnails for larger picsBack in 2007, we did a post about the launch of Klaus Haapaniemi's Taika dinnerware. The folklore-inspired decorative dishes have since become something of a modern cl...
We love a full, well-balanced meal with lots of love and care thrown in. But we also love small plates -- even at home sometimes we'll just throw together "appetizer food" when we can't decide what so...
click thumbnails for larger pics We've never used them personally...but we like the idea, especially when done in glass or wood. For napkin ring lovers out there, we rounded up a variety of glass ty...
Back in 2007, we featured these great recycled chopsticks table lamps. After spotting several retailers with these or similar items, we have now found Kwytza Kraft. The company is the brainchild of Br...
We've written before about our love of white china - it never goes out of style, looks great stacked on shelves, and creates the perfect blank canvas for a meal. With kitchen and bath month upon us ...
We love the idea behind Talila Abraham's Metalace art pieces: building on the history of handcrafted vintage lace work, Abraham uses "contemporary materials and advanced technology" to create somethin...
Café au lait bowls, originally used in France to serve coffee or hot chocolate, are the perfect size for cereal or soup. We've always used them as go-to serving dishes in our kitchen. We spotted th...
Heading right into February and Valentines Day, we're finding ourselves smitten with this porcelain tea set designed by Wagokoro-Ya. You'll find a heart-shaped interior inside of the teacup, as show...
Are there napkin-sketchers among your friends when you get together? Help them out a little with these graph paper napkins......
We realize that this economic climate doesn't leave room for most people to splurge on a set of salad servers, but when we stumbled across the selection of sculptural utensils at online shop Horne, ...
We have a few handmade dishes in our collection: a set of bowls made for us as a wedding gift, a large round serving bowl from Luna Garcia, and a glazed earthenware vase made by a friend. We love ha...
We can't believe that just looking at dishes could make us feel squeamish, but it really has. The Hematolagnia place settings are definitely not for the faint of heart and we can't really imagine dini...
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