At home with chef Tyler Florence Nov 20, 2008
Glass pendant lamps and an assortment of white dishes - including Apilco wares and Florence's own line of dinnerware for Mikasa - add to the airy, cottage vibe. Florence's latest kitchen toy is a Gaggia automatic espresso machine. (San Francisco Chronicle)
How to Make Your Table Sparkle for Holiday Entertaining Sep 6, 2008
With the holiday season and other festive gatherings approaching, now is the time to make sure your dinnerware glitters ... "The dishwasher is a huge enemy of fine dinnerware. Prongs on the racks may scratch the surface, while heat from the drying cycle can loosen gold or platinum trim on china, causing it to wear away. That cloudy or milky look you sometimes see on crystal is caused by the high heat actually baking lime, rust and other minerals from the dish water into the pores of the crystal.... (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Insiders guide to Beijing shopping Jul 17, 2008
The booths are stocked with Chinese antiques, replicas and crafts such as jade jewelry, stone dinnerware and Chinese chess sets ... There you'll find booths filled with knick knacks, Chinese antiques, replicas and crafts such as jade jewelry, stone dinnerware and Chinese chess sets. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Secrets of Successful Collectors Jul 7, 2008
For the avid collector or amateur, the world's most devout -- fanatics of Fiesta Dinnerware -- share their secrets to building a collection that will make your collecting comrades green with envy ... With her passing in 1986, he found that same, now vintage, plate and became a collector of his grandmother's beloved dinnerware. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
Where to shop Jun 30, 2008
The 2,000-square-foot shop features owner Debbie Frank's designs - don't miss the Moulin Rouge Queen Bed - as well as vintage posters, elegant dinnerware, gifts, luxurious furnishings, glamorous accessories, antiques, barware, hand-painted pillows and bejeweled candles. Don't be afraid to mix decorating styles, says Frank, who advises that "a mix of antiques and modern really works.". (AZCentral -- Home)
Classifieds 6/13/08 Jun 14, 2008
8-12 702 Illini Ave. Furniture, stereos, sewing machine, computer printer, china, dinnerware, home deco, dog cage, lots of miscellaneous, wooden game table s, books, prom dresses, golf clubs, bedding, piano music, lawn furniture, mailbox. GARAGE SALE 906 E. McKinley St. Friday, June 13 8 am. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Habitude: Great deals at sample sale Jun 13, 2008
gallery is having a 2-day summer sample sale with 20 to 60 percent off furniture, glassware and dinnerware including brands such as Nachtmann, Leonardo glassware, and Manuel Canovas candles (FYI: Canovas also recently launched a line of luxury perfumes). Pictured below is a sample of the goods you may find on sale at OL, a Monos footed bowl base originally priced at $300. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Common gifts couples forget on their registry Mar 16, 2008
For occasions when you prefer to use more casual dinnerware, make sure you have more than paper plates to eat off of. Good everyday dishes come in great styles and patterns that can be dressed up for casual entertaining, while also making your daily dining a tasteful occasion. (Montana Standard, MT)
Rooms inspired by famous Pittsburghers Mar 8, 2008
Chief among his obsessions were 19th-century American furniture, colorful Fiestaware dinnerware, and cookie jars gleaned from flea markets and secondhand stores. Little surprise, then, that the Warhol "kitchen" in a special exhibit created by members of the Pennsylvania West chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers for this year's Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown, is an eclectic mix of old and new. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Career Produced an Elegant Design Feb 3, 2008
Melding Bauhaus functionalism and an American sensibility, Viktor Schreckengost pioneered industrial design for products from toys to dinnerware ... Mr. Schreckengost grew up Sebring, Ohio, where his father was a potter at a local dinnerware factory ... Returning to the U.S. in the early 1930s, he began designing dinnerware for northern Ohio firms. (Wall Street Journal)
URBAN RENEWAL Jan 20, 2008
" Today, historic preservation is a discipline, with university degrees available for architects, planners and administrators, and with hundreds of firms specializing in preservation planning, painting and landscaping. But in the 1950s, none of this existed, nor was there a National Trust for Historic Preservation, a National Register of Historic Places or environmental laws that help preserve cultural resources. So when Sales started renovating first one, then another Victorian home in the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
10 gift ideas for the air travel enthusiast Dec 21, 2007
Vintage airline memorabiliaAuthentic vintage memorabilia, such as playing cards, cabin service dinnerware and uniforms, also make a great gift. One way to find items is to do a search on eBay (BOAC bag for example, or Pan Am crew tag), but you can also buy them on sites such as CabinClass. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Holiday Calendar Nov 22, 2007
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Shopping for Radioactive Material on eBay Jun 15, 2007
If you look, millions of bona fide radioactive antiques are out thereOak Ridge even publishes A Collector's Guide to Radioactive Dinnerware (). The red-orange hue in old plates by Fiesta Dinnerware and its imitators was achieved with uranium oxide, though the ore supply was interrupted by the U.S. government in 1942 for use in, ahem, other projects. (Slate)
Lenox approved for $275M in credit Mar 27, 2007
Eden Prairie-based Lenox (NYSE: LNX), which makes dinnerware and Department 56 collectibles, said in a press release that it has entered into a commitment letter with UBS Loan Finance and. Lenox will use the money towards refinancing its existing revolving credit and for working capital. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Home design shops in the SoWa district Mar 1, 2007
Lekker1317 WASHINGTON ST.617-542-6464LEKKERHOME.COMSpecializes in European home products including German porcelain dinnerware, Belgian linens, and glassware from the Netherlands. Also furniture and lighting. (Boston Globe)
Movin' on up Mar 1, 2007
"It's a little more rough around the edges and undiscovered than the rest of Boston," says Natalie van Dijk Carpenter, who owns Lekker , which specializes in European linens, dinnerware, and lighting designs that are not usually found in other Boston shops. "Rough around the edges" is one way of saying the shops are eclectic, quirky, and reflective of the particular passions of their owners. (Boston Globe)
Half-price Saturdays are full of bargains at Goodwill stores Mar 1, 2007
She recently found replacements for her mother's vintage Italian dinnerware - at less than $1 apiece. She routinely shops several Goodwill stores on half-price Saturdays, and carries a gift from friends in her purse: a $50 Goodwill gift certificate. (AZCentral -- Business)
Around the Valley Feb 18, 2007
The club will furnish the potatoes, toppings, drinks and dinnerware; members and guests are asked to bring a salad or dessert. The Sweet Adeline's Chorus will provide entertainment. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Willo Home Tour Feb 10, 2007
The painting adds color to the traditionally styled room, which also features a collection of crosses, most of which are of Mexican pewter, and a dark wood table elegantly set with black-and-white toile dinnerware and Mexican stemware. Black and white and bright colors characterize the family room, which previously sported a nondescript tile floor. (AZCentral -- Home)
