Plate display is a centuries old form of décor -- what's new is the unusual locations. No longer is the dining room or kitchen the only place for plate display. One case in point is the arrangement of white ironstone and black transferware above a headboard. Those dishes contrast nicely with the bedroom's charcoal walls. Plus the crisp hotel-style linens, a zebra rug and … [Read more...]
Dishwall Display Drama
China patterns look great grouped as a dishwall display and massing dishes maximizes the impact. We plan to move sometime during the next year and even though we own a house with plenty of storage space, I’m going to have too many dishes. Way too many. So I’ve been thinking about repurposing my pale green Limoges which I’ve had forever but rarely use by creating a dishwall … [Read more...]