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China Coffee Mugs | Java in Style

September 30th, 2011 · No Comments

If you’re a coffee drinker, can you ever have too many china coffee mugs? I’m thinking about the stoneware kind, though there are lots of other kinds to use, to enjoy your cup of Joe. I like tea and coffee. It depends on the menu, and the situation. Yesterday was National Coffee Day, but who [...]

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Vintage Mikasa Serves Comfort Food

August 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Retro style Mikasa dinnerware from the 1970s is another one of my favorites. particularly the Potters Art stoneware china line. I’ve written about Mikasa Potters Art before. This dinnerware line includes patterns that were designed by Ben Seibel, a well-known designer in the mid-20th century. Mikasa brought out these dishes in the 1970s and into [...]

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Vintage Pfaltzgraff Piggin Shape | Wall Pocket

August 6th, 2011 · No Comments

Pfaltzgraff is one my favorite dinnerware brands. And, finding unusual dinnerware and tableware pieces is part of the fun of scouting for dishes. It took me a while to identify this unmarked piece. I could tell by the glaze that it was probably a piece of Yorktowne by Pfaltzgraff. But what? Solving the mystery is [...]

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Use Pfaltzgraff Dinnerware for Traditional Table Setting Ideas

February 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Think of New England, Early American or traditional design, and your mind can easily conjure an image of a comfortable home with rooms filled with folk art and rustic antiques from more than 200 years ago. This look is not for everyone, but for those who own homes that fit this style, setting a traditional [...]

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Pfaltzgraff Love: Tips to Complete Your Dinnerware Collection

March 30th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Pfaltzgraff china fans are passionate. They love their dinnerware patterns. Dish lovers of all kinds understand when Pfaltzgraff owners change out their kitchen cabinets, bringing in their spring, summer, fall or winter china patterns when the season change, like the rest of us ordinary folks change our clothes closets. Dishies understand, too, about owning several [...]

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