Holiday sales events at warehouses, outlets Oct 12, 2009
Noted for dazzling paint finishes and jeweled accents, Susan Goldstick's collection of decorative cabinet knobs and pulls, drapery hardware, custom-painted furniture, table lamps and wall switch plates add color and style to any home decor ... Other enticements: footed cake plates from $15 to $30; first-quality Fleur de Lys and Bee jacquard patterned linens (rectangular tablecloths $24, square $18, sets of four napkins $10). (San Francisco Chronicle)
* More than Miro Sep 12, 2009
She also pointed us in the direction of two excellent cheap restaurants: one was the bustling Can Resolis, in Ravel, where you can get family-style plates of patatas bravas, meatballs and mussels, and linger over good-value local red wine. The other was Au Port de la Lune, a determinedly French restaurant next to the Boqueria, which does a three-course set menu for 15 euros (about US$22), including herring salad, delicious pates and cheeses, and bull steak, which sounds terrible but is actually... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Local Industry News & Notes Sep 10, 2009
Items offered in the store include vintage dolls, commemorative plates, Chinese art, handcrafted art dolls and art pieces, original watercolor and oil paintings, black-and-white art photography, hostess serving trays, wine glasses, crystal and Oriental porcelain. Every month, Chez Jean a will feature a local artist s work. (Santa Maria Times)
Collecting Blue Ridge Pottery from ... Jul 15, 2009
Very often, teacups and saucers, creamers and small plates will not show any mark but can be identified through the pattern. Many pieces include the designation Hand Painted, Underglaze and Made in U.S.A.. (Suite101.com)
Let Mother Nature be your guide for summer entertaining May 19, 2009
You can use various colored plates, leaves or flowers to create different looks for each guest. Head outdoors. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
A Cook's Collection Apr 28, 2009
Naturally, she's got stacks of dishes, too, from signed editions found at a Berlin flea market to plates she uses only to serve game dinners. "My mission in life is to have 12 of everything, because my dining room table seats 12.". (Boston Globe)
Around the world in a single lifetime Mar 30, 2009
One wall displays the couple s collection of Hummel plates, some bought in Germany, the rest purchased elsewhere. The collection includes a plate for each year spanning from 1971 to 1995. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Traditionally beautiful Mar 13, 2009
There's a careful collection of furniture, art, antique silver-domed servers and Old Paris porcelain plates and serving dishes ... That is where the interior designer began honing his taste for finely made wares, such as the Old Paris plates, tureens and platters that line the 7-foot-long Welsh cabinet, which anchors one wall of the dining room ... The plates, white with the worn gold wedding-band trim, are simple, elegant and, like the thumbprint-mark that each carries, individual. (AZCentral -- Home)
Bringing Green Living to Your China Cabinet Feb 12, 2009
"For instance, buy new salad or luncheon plates to accent your current pattern with an infusion of color or design that totally transforms your table.". Adding an alternate shaped plate or type of bowl, such as a rimmed soup bowl can give your table a more elegant look. (Pekin Times, IL)
