Gray-day-ation

Are you starting to get sick of the color gray? I know I am. When gray first began to get popular it was new and fresh. You saw it paired wit black and it was a sharp look. Then over time everything became gray and monochromatic. I began to miss color. Now we still have gray all the time but at least there are little pops of color. The most popular pop colors now are corals and pinks, teals and spa blues, lime green and bright shades of yellow. I am ready for more color all around. Gray can be nice for a time, but don't forget it is the color of depression.

Beautiful Dishes

I love all types of dishes. I love how special it makes a table look and feel. It may be English transfer ware with pheasants on them paired with amber glass on Thanksgiving or a gorgeous set of Spode Christmas china. Dishes still have a place in our homes and in our hearts.
 These days dishes are most often plain white in round or square. I so like that look, but there are so many other looks for your table. Also mixing and matching are really nice to do.
 Pair that new set of white dishes with a cobalt blue glass salad plate or use a different plate at each chair paired the  same charger plate underneath.

 Soup bowl, gravy boats, salt and pepper shaker can be really fun or really elegant. I have 5 sets of dishes. One is classic white china, but my favorites are actually the inexpensive casual ones I change with each season.