The holidays are a good time to invest in small dessert plates if you don't already have a set. We use them daily for lunches and snacks, and they're great to have around for entertaining. Use them for appetizers or buffet-style parties. Colorful dessert plates can also bring a little boost to a set of white china. Details below.
Left to Right, Top to Bottom:
• Kate Spade Larabee Road Tidbit Plates at Bed, Bath & Beyond, $79.99/4
• Henna Paisley Dessert Plates at Wrapables, $39.95/4
• Emile Henry Dessert Plates from Williams Sonoma, $36/2
• Damask Dessert Plates from Anthropologie, $12
• Missoni Margherita Dessert Plates at Macy's, $62
• Benjoix Appetizer Plates at Target, $24/8
• Dollie Dessert Plate at Crate and Barrel, $2.95
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Comments (2)
Those Henna Paisley plates are especially great! Too bad they aren't melamine. (Don't ask why that makes it better.)
If you're on a budget, thrift stores are great places to score vintage dessert plates (I usually get them for under one dollar each). I'm amassing quite a collection of unmatched plates, which look really cute displayed on a shelf or used for parties.