When it comes to vintage wedding dinnerware, there are lots of ways to create a wedding using it, to incorporate this china into the plans surrounding your special day. I think that meaning is the single most important factor. How does the dinnerware fit with the theme, or even form the basis for the theme? [...]
Vintage Wedding Dinnerware | A New Tradition
September 6th, 2011 · No Comments
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Green and Yellow Vintage Dinnerware | Cheerful Wedding Colors
September 5th, 2011 · 1 Comment
There are lots of choices when it comes to green and yellow vintage dinnerware sets. Floral motifs, abstract and geometric patterns – with so many pleasing tones in these colors, dish designers have made them long-time favorites. So, it was no surprise when looking through the real weddings on the vintage wedding blog Ruffled, I [...]
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Light Color Vintage Dinnerware for Fall Table Setting
August 30th, 2011 · 3 Comments
What if your fall tableware color scheme calls for light colors, instead of bold ones? Your lovely pale theme can work just as well for fall, using vintage dinnerware in light colors. Soft and delicate dinnerware colors will keep your table setting clean and crisp. Monochromatic color schemes built around white, off-white and gray convey [...]
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Using Vintage Dinnerware for Your Vintage Wedding
August 26th, 2011 · No Comments
When you begin to consider using vintage dinnerware as part of your vintage wedding celebration, where to start? Will it be too difficult to find enough china for all the people? Can you use it along with other dishes, or mix and match vintage china patterns, to get enough for everyone? Will your menu present [...]
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Identifying Vintage Dinnerware Tips
August 24th, 2011 · 2 Comments
When you want to get more of your favorite vintage dishes, but don’t know the pattern name, what to do? Identifying vintage dinnerware is one of the challenges of using vintage dishes. Whether you have new-to-you-dishes, or a family heirloom set, getting more of a pattern you cherish can be complicated when you don’t have [...]
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Older Noritake China | Vintage Wedding Colors
August 22nd, 2011 · 3 Comments
This vintage Noritake china caught my eye the first time I saw it. The dinnerware decorated with a large floral motif in beautiful autumn colors and gold handles — so dramatic. I’m usually a fan of blue, green and silver dinnerware, but I could not leave this classy china on the shelf. This china has [...]
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Charming Wedding | Vintage Noritake China
August 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment
Many vintage Noritake china patterns lend themselves to a vintage wedding table setting. It’s no surprise. The company has been making beautiful china for more than 100 years. These dishes have classic design and quality craftsmanship. One of these Noritake patterns is Sezanne (upper right) which I included in yesterday’s post about the dishes that [...]
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Vintage Wedding | Buffet Dinnerware
August 20th, 2011 · No Comments
A chef called me not along ago, about some silver plate flatware she needed for a vintage wedding theme rehearsal dinner. She’d been collecting plates and flatware for a while, but with only 30 hours to go, she need more, and some dinnerware, too. One thing let to another, and a number of vintage china [...]
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Shabby Chic | Vintage Style
August 19th, 2011 · No Comments
I’m a longtime fan of the design style called shabby chic. Whether you call it vintage, mix and match or romantic, this is a lovely way to set your table and decorate your home. There are many, many vintage dinnerware patterns that fit into this style. I remember watching Rachel Ashwell on one of the [...]
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Sears Federalist China | White Ironstone
August 12th, 2011 · No Comments
Federalist dinnerware is one of the most popular vintage china patterns I find when scouting. It’s a beautiful white ironstone pattern. A name like Federalist recalls the American Revolution and the years after, when the young country was refined. It shouts “traditional table setting” by name alone, and even more when you see the shapes. [...]
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