Barnyard Toile for a Sunny Sunday in January
Black and white with cheerful touches of lemon yellow seemed just the ticket for a chilly January day. I stumbled on this charming set of square luncheon plates on eBay when I was looking for additional pieces for my sparse collection of Maxcera’s Toile...
Ringing in the New Year in Stylish Aqua
It’s been a year of ups and downs. A bit like a Covid remake of the shower scene from Psycho, on repeat. I’m all for switching off the screen and turning our attention elsewhere. So let’s end on an up note with a stylishly sophisticated table....
Inslee Fariss’ 12 Days of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me… … A Patridge in a Pear Tree. Thank you, Anthropologie, for a new and somewhat whacky twist on an old favourite. These particular plates are from a couple of years ago. Anthropologie has a new set by...
Royal Stafford Christmas
There is something infinitely appealing about an old-fashioned Christmas scene, with half-timbered houses, ladies in bonnets and long skirts, and wait … what is that cart? Carol singers, people exchanging greetings, the decorated tree and a happy dog are...
An Army of Feathered Combatants
You can’t beat antique French Faience for weird and whimsical tableware, and this colourful collection is one of my very favourites. At the head of this feathered army, we have Le Roi or The King. Rather haughty, isn’t he? These plates seem to have...Follow Us
