Archive for March, 2009
Gibson Dinnerware
Gibson Dinnerware is a popular brand found in department and specialty stores throughout the United States. Their place settings make great everyday dinnerware, and their styles range from rustic to contemporary to classic. Unless you’re looking for something ultra-modern or extremely ornate and expensive, you can probably find something you like in Gibson’s dinnerware collections. [...]
Vibrant Orange Place Settings
According, to color psychologists, orange is a color of excitement, vibrance, and warmth. Orange is also a great color for drawing attention, and it’s often used for construction signs and advertisements. It’s considered less aggressive than red. When it comes to dinnerware, orange sounds like a great color. In addition to brightening up any dinner [...]
Art You Can Eat On: Exceptionally Unusual & Creative Dinnerware
I’ve always been a big fan of the unusual, so when it came time to buy place settings for my own home, I desperately sought to avoid the standard Fiesta Ware set that’s in the home of almost every one of my old college friends. Instead of browsing the mall, I went online with my [...]
Black Dinnerware & Place Settings
Most of us are accustomed to seeing food on white plates. Since most food has some color, it’s easiest to appreciate the overall look of the food against a light or white background. Still, some dishes can look especially dramatic against a black background, and some of us just like black plates. I’m particularly fond [...]
Eco-Friendly Considerations for Dinnerware?
A lot of us don’t give much thought to what we eat on. We grab whatever’s available, whether that’s a paper plate, cheap plastic plate from Wal-Mart, or a high-end porcelain place setting. That’s unfortunate. There are a number of issues you should think about before you buy a set of plates or plop your [...]
Vera Wang Dinnerware
Although a lot of us know Vera Wang for her infamous wedding dresses or her low-cost line of lingerie at Kohl’s, her line also includes an amazing line of dinnerware and place settings. We’ve gathered some of the most beautiful Vera Wang place settings below. If you like a sophisticated, elegant, and timeless style, Vera [...]
