China Display?

[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!

[Possegal]

Be careful of old red fiestaware - it has uranium in it. Only the stuff made back in like the 30s and 40s. I used to work at a radiation research facility and we used to keep one around to show people, by running the Geiger counter over it and watching it go nuts.

I agree - use the China! My niece had this lovely pattern she got for her wedding, she joked how she used it once, to eat hotdogs off of. Her husband died less than 2 yrs into the marriage and she really regrets not having just enjoyed her dishes with him! Life is too short to worry about not using the good stuff!

Post pictures once you get the whole thing figured out. My china cabinet also has a groove in the back of the shelf where I can prop up the dinner plate.

[Aggie_Ama]

Creepy dolls? Yuck! I think NOT!

Actually they are very beautiful Lenox collectors pieces. The kind that are all porcelain, intricately painted and either a ball gown from an era or I also have several legendary princess. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White. Not all Disney-fied more classic. I think they are gorgeous, DH deemed them creepy. LOL.

I think everyone is right we should use the china. The pattern is elegant, simple and so me- why fight it? Nanny used it only a handful of times, always seemed like such a waste. We have a Valentines tradition of getting a pizza, definitely china worthy. Maybe once a week I should suggest using the china and sitting at the formal table. Might make dinner interesting for a change.

And on Fiesta- I thought it was a multi colored delight?

[PamNY]

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

Yes and no on the daily use. I have my mother's china, and I am leery of using it -- but I have no heirs; there is no one who will want it for sentimental reasons. So...why shouldn't I use it? I have the impulse to save it, but who am I saving it for?

It doesn't have borders (thank goodness) and I do love it.

Pam