Do you like to mix china patterns in your table settings? Or maybe you're an all-one-pattern kind of table decorator? I definitely lean toward the former - perhaps it's because I have so many colours and styles of dishes to choose from. Mixing them up allows me to get more use out of them. I like to play around with the different patterns, tying them together with a cheerful colour scheme.
I also like to mix brand new dishes with vintage dishes. For my breakfast table setting, above left, I mixed our wedding china, Wedgwood Mistral, with various blue and white pieces I thrifted or got as gifts from my mom.
I have four main china patterns - the wedding Wedgwood, Johnson Brothers' pretty pink floral pattern (above, top right), Johnson Brothers Old English (above, bottom right) and my grandmother's Midwinter Burslem Porcelon china (not pictured). Beyond that I have all kinds of odds and ends, including many blue and white plates - those are some of my favourites.
So, are you a pattern mixer or a traditionalist?
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Hi Joann, I mix and match a lot of kitchenware, vintage and newish (is 1970 newish?). Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteHi Joy, I think even my wedding china is heading towards vintage...ha ha. ;)
DeleteWhat a gorgeous collection of China you have! I would love to mix and match if I had some. They are so perfect for a weekend brunch! Maybe I need to go to our antique fair this month and get me some =)
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Thank you! I definitely think you need to go get yourself some china! Lots of it! ;) Jo
DeleteI am definitely a pattern mixer like you. There are too many beautiful patterns out there to pick just one. I have always favored brown transfer ware, but since moving to France I have found an appreciation for so many patterns. I usually come back to brown in the end. Thanks for sharing, you have a beautiful selection.
ReplyDeleteYay to the pattern mixers, Amy! ;) I don't actually have brown transfer ware, but I love that too - now I need to get some. ;) I think I also need to go to France...
DeleteI think mixing patterns is wonderful. I would do it if I would set a nice dinner table but it is usually just eat on the same old dishes. LOL!
ReplyDeleteI understand. We tend to use the same dishes most days too. But it's fun to mix it up once in a while! :)
DeleteI had a LOT of mixed pieces but recently bought a whole set of white dishes. A HIGE set too, I'll never have to mix and match which means I'll enjoy it so much more!
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