Help with Everyday dishes

DeniseMang Posted: Mar 12, 2003 04:19 PM

Help with Everyday dishes

Hey girls. I am having the hardest time trying to find everyday dishes. Our china was easier to pick out. I love floral designs and grape design, my hsuband loves modern. We have a black and white kitchen (black appliances, white floor). I love tan colored, beige colored dishes. He would love white/black/gray. Can you girls show me some ideas of every day dishes (maybe post a pic. of what you have). Iam having the hardest time trying to find something floral, light colored that I would like and at the same time trying to match our kitchen. Any help/suggestions/pics would be soo appreciated. I think we visited every store on LI!

DeniseMang Posted: Mar 12, 2003 04:21 PM

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I am sorry we have black appliances and white CABINETS. The floor is white too though. And our formal china is simple white with a platinum band (no design) so I wanted something with a little more detail to it since our formal china is so simple and elegant looking. Thanks!

LisaT Posted: Mar 12, 2003 04:25 PM

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from crate and barrel:

our dishes: (not floral though)

shelzyp Posted: Mar 12, 2003 04:25 PM

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I have winnie the pooh kitchen plates - so I don't think I could be any help. Lokk on the mikasa website, they have alot of everyday dishes.

LisaT Posted: Mar 12, 2003 04:30 PM

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fortunoff:

LisaT Posted: Mar 12, 2003 04:35 PM

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Leelee Posted: Mar 12, 2003 04:38 PM

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Have you looked in IKEA? They have great dishes that are really simple! We have their '365' dishes--they are simple white and look like restaurant plates!
We love them!!

LisaT Posted: Mar 12, 2003 04:46 PM

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macys:

I was looking for a cross between floral and modern.

prncssrachel Posted: Mar 12, 2003 04:53 PM

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Denise, we have ones from Portmeirion, they are actually one of the ones in LisaT's first post. They are the second from the bottom. I think they are called Dawn, or Dusk or something light related So I would suggest Portmeirion.

Misty Posted: Mar 12, 2003 04:55 PM

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Gosh I really have to change my pattern..I hate it!! These are so pretty!!

Diane Posted: Mar 12, 2003 05:05 PM

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Mistyeyed....I agree. Hubby picked out our everyday dishes, and Im NOT a big fan of them at all, but I do LOVE my china.
I always see new patterns, but how many times can I change dishes.

LisaT Posted: Mar 12, 2003 05:07 PM

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thats what I was thinking looking at these - some are really pretty! My mom changes dishes every few years. I used to think she was crazy, but now I understand.

NovemberSue Posted: Mar 12, 2003 05:10 PM

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Make sure when you find your everyday dishes that you get a lot of them. I have a beautiful set of dishes that I love.Its a set of 4. I wish I would have had more because it was discontinued & I would have liked to use them when both my parents and his parents come over sometimes.

LisaT Posted: Mar 12, 2003 05:15 PM

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I have a set of 8 in everyday dishes, and 12 placesettings in my china.

yabbobay Posted: Mar 12, 2003 05:21 PM

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It took me registering 3 times for casual plates until I found the ones I wanted...

I wanted an off white...but it was very hard...Fortunoffs and BBB both sell my casual, but not in the store...it has to be ordered (but it only takes 2 weeks max to get in)

edited to say: it looks a little darker in person

this is 'linen,' but they also come in Green Tea, Sand, Piano, Acorn, Slate, & Lapis

if you want a pattern like this that is more 'available' Calvin Klein has a similar setting...

stone, earth, kohl, cream, sage, sand, raisin

good luck...

yabbobay Posted: Mar 12, 2003 05:23 PM

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Lisa...I agree...my mom changes her casual plates...and I can totally see me wanting something else in a few years...and with the broken/missing plates...it will make sense