A few weeks ago, an engaged friend of mine was pondering china selections on her blog. Does anyone register for fancy schmancy china anymore? Is functional and quirky the new norm?
For our wedding, we registered for pieces from the modern and decidedly usable Noritake Colorwave collection (in graphite). We chose the “quad,” square-ish plates that have a soft, lifted edge, and the tulip accent plates.
While we use these simple white plates from Target for everyday, Tuesday night with the ladies and any other remotely “fancy” dinners are always served on my Colorwave china.
And, because I am fortunate to have fabulous people in my life, the Noritake fun doesn’t stop there.
Like I mentioned a long while ago, our cute corner cabinet is filled with Noritake Altadena china, an heirloom collection given to A. and me by an old family friend. It was her mother’s. I love it.
But…will I ever use it? I don’t think so. It’s just too perfect – no scratches or chips.
What about you, dearest readers? Are your plates anything special? I know there are scads of cute patterns out there right now. Maybe we need some more…maybe I should talk to A. On second thought, I don’t think that would be a very long conversation.
Dreaming of this baby,
Haha, I love the last paragraph! “Maybe I should talk to A. – that would be a short conversation.” I try to do this too, but not being at home for those conversations is precisely why being on the road in the fall can be dangerous! (I’m not just talking about the danger of hitting deer in rural IA, of course.
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I think I’ve decided on PB classic white traditional dishes and then just buying some accent pieces of that blue-white Medallion set from Target myself (since we don’t want to register at Target). That’ll set a nice table.
The definition of setting a “nice table” has definitely changed. My Daulton “Lace Point” has only been out of the china cabinet in the last 10 years to be packed to move to a new house. It is beautiful but just not what I would want to use for a dinner party these days.
Maybe I will have a granddaughter to give it to someday. Then she can display it in her china cabinet, exclaim how there is not a scratch on in because Grandma never used it.
Maybe when other project are finished I will find that new set that I will love using for special dinners.
I love the green wall and the color of the corner hutch!!! what are the names of the colors that you used? I have a corner hutch and i just didn’t know how to use it, but now i know, and i also know how to make it look shabby chic,PAINT!!! I would love to know what color and paint you used on both that wall and corner hutch, I am in love!!
Hi, Rebekah! Thanks so much – we love it too!
The color of the green wall is Sherwin Williams’ Native Henna, and the tan wall is Sherwin Williams’ Nomadic Desert. We didn’t paint the hutch ourselves (we bought it that way from the antique store), but it is a flat black (not too blue, a grayer black) with a ‘distressed’ look that lets the wood show throw on edges once in a while.
Hope that helps!
-J