Thanksgiving entertaining can be stressful when you have a lot of guests coming and lots of food to prepare, so I thought I would share a few of my entertaining tricks and a few simple recipes. I’ve got 8 tips for you today, unless I miscounted, which is totally possible. Of course I’m going to […]
How to Identify Farmhouse French Pitchers
Today, I’m showing you over 30 pitchers. These are all in the style of Farmhouse French. They may not all be considered country French, but they are all Farmhouse French. If you are on the lookout for pitchers, I hope this post helps you. Some pitchers may show up more than once, but I tried […]
The Cheapest Way to Hang Plates
You asked how I hung these plates on the way, and FINALLY I am revealing how I hang plates. Remember those old wire plate hangers that we used to use? I would take them off of plates, and put them in the cabinet, and they would become a jumbled mess. I really prefer not […]
4 Ways to Use White Dishes
Back when I was in junior high school, my mom bought a set of white dishes. At that time I loved color and told people I was “allergic” to white. I did not like the new white dishes. My mom went on and on about how versatile white dishes are and how they go with […]
Styling a Wall Shelf with Dishes
I love to give worn out, dated, tired things new life. It makes me think about how I always want a second chance, and how that is exactly what you are giving that thing you are re-purposing. Of course it is a ‘thing’ and not a ‘person’, still we humans get some satisfaction in […]
Dishes for the Gray Areas
I love dishes. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Dishes are great for everyday use, for parties, and I use them sitting around my home just for fun all of the time. I love these fun, beautiful gray dishes. Gray is such a great color to work with. It works with most […]
Vintage Dishes and Dianthus
As a child my favorite color was purple. I don’t think about purple much any more, but my daughter who knows the favorite color of my youth always points out anything that’s purple and says, “Look Mom! It’s purple, your favorite color!!” I often say, “Huh? Oh yeah, how cool!” or something equally lame like […]
Pretty in Pink (Decorating with Dishes!)
If you are new here, you may not know this about me, but I am crazy about dishes. I mean I LOVE dishes. I leave stacks of them about my house, not just in cabinets. It looks like I am always getting ready for a party, and in a way, I am! I’m getting ready […]
