China Display?

[Crankin]

I bought my own china when I started doing some of the holidays. It was cheap and has not held up that well. The reason you can't put it in the dishwasher is that the metallic (if you have that) comes off. I do put mine in the dishwasher, but I probably shouldn't. And yes, use it!
I finally bought myself sterling silver about 5 years ago. I love it! I got nothing like that for my wedding, but I do have many of my mom's large silver pieces that no one could afford today.

[Aggie_Ama]

What constitutes dated and weird?

HTH,

My husbands grandma bought herself some china that screams 1970 to me- aqua and pink and very weird pattern. I guess if I didn't think it was so not china like it might have personality. She was an interesting woman.

We have the same china and it's a good backdrop for collectibles we keep in our china cabinet.

Yup. I needed a curio for those creepy dolls, so thanks Nanny I got one.

I got nothing like that for my wedding, but I do have many of my mom's large silver pieces that no one could afford today.

We didn't register for china knowing my Nanny said as her only granddaughter it was mine. No one would have bought us china anyway, my family and DH's aren't like that. Nanny bought it for herself in the 1980's, oddly she never bought herself silver but I could truly care less about one more thing to polish or take special care of.

On a funny note. The dining room furniture is really not our style at all but last weekend I painted a darker blue accent wall and then lighter brown walls. Now the furniture suddenly looks more us, strange how that works.

[SouthernBelle]

For those who would like china, but don't have any, watch for estate auctions in the spring. That how I got a set of silver (only plate, alas).

[Zen]

I got some nice Fiesta Ware pieces at Goodwill and a FW pitcher at a yard sale.
So what if they're different colors? It makes me happy to look at them.

[bmccasland]

I got some nice Fiesta Ware pieces at Goodwill and a FW pitcher at a yard sale.
So what if they're different colors? It makes me happy to look at them.

But I thought one of the points of FW was that it isn't supposed to match - not all blue or orange or whatever. Isn't that part of the fun?

[Eden]

But I thought one of the points of FW was that it isn't supposed to match - not all blue or orange or whatever. Isn't that part of the fun?

Yeah - I thought that was the fun of having fiesta wear... I don't have any china, though long ago (when we were in college) my husband and I bought a set of matching dinner wear at an outlet. Over the years as we've broken bits of it we haven't replaced them. Instead we discovered Japanese ceramics. It was all so pretty we didn't want to just get one style... so we have a few pieced of this, a few of that and I quite like it.

[Mr. Bloom]

China with sentimental value is not for everyday use and the borders are not designed to hold up well to constant dishwashing.

Yup. I needed a curio for those creepy dolls, so thanks Nanny I got one.

Creepy dolls? Yuck! I think NOT!