https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:26:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes/page/2#post-1993104 Thu, 17 Jan 2019 14:14:02 +0000 Aquamarine 1993104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>La Belle, wow, three sets? It’s funny...years ago we thought of china as delicate, but I’ve been reading that bone china is actually the strongest and least likely to chip of all materials. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes/page/2#post-1993103 Thu, 17 Jan 2019 14:12:26 +0000 Aquamarine 1993103@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ms. Mary, people on the Houzz and Chowhound boards LOVE their Fiestaware. I admit I was tempted at one point, especially by all the bright colors. I had no idea they made a plain white! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes/page/2#post-1992984 Thu, 17 Jan 2019 05:15:54 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1992984@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have some stoneware that I bought at Goodwill this summer, that can be microwaved and used in the dishwasher, and I love it!&nbsp; &nbsp;I also have three different sets of Wedgwood - and I use all of it.&nbsp; &nbsp;I put on rubber gloves and wash them by hand when we're done eating.</p> <p><b>@RunCarla</b> - one of those sets is my Grandma's Kutani Crane!&nbsp; &nbsp;My mom talked me into taking it back at Christmas, and I resisted - and then I fell in love with it, because it goes so nicely with my Asian antiques.<br />But the dinner plates and bread plates have circular cracks that I think were a manufacturing defect, and some of them did not survive the trip back to my place. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes/page/2#post-1992894 Wed, 16 Jan 2019 23:43:08 +0000 MsMary 1992894@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have white Fiestaware for my everyday dishes and I love it. Between the two of us, Lovely Husband and I have four sets of fine china (not counting the Christmas set!) and we enjoy using it regularly, too. We put it all in the dishwasher because if we didn't we'd never use it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes/page/2#post-1992600 Wed, 16 Jan 2019 13:13:06 +0000 Aquamarine 1992600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anyone prefer coupe vs. rimmed dishes, and do you ever mix the two? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes/page/2#post-1992599 Wed, 16 Jan 2019 13:12:04 +0000 Aquamarine 1992599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carla, I LOVE that Wedgewood. My Wedgewood was discontinued about 10 years ago and I just placed an order with Replacements to get a few missing pieces. I think that will spur me to start using it more often.</p> <p>Ginkgo, I think I am drawn to the versatility of white dishes and the fact that they go with all kinds of serving pieces as well as decor. I really like the look of colorful linens and placemats with white dishes. The Apilco I am considering does have a slight pattern on the rim, so hopefully it wouldn’t be too boring. I quite liked it when I was last in a store that carried it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes/page/2#post-1992471 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 23:40:57 +0000 L'Abeille 1992471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>RunCarla, my "good china" is the same as yours: Sarabande by Royal Doulton, but in the light blue. (My everyday stuff is some Corelle picked by my husband in a colourway I can't even remember.)</div><div><br /></div><div>We use it every Sunday and special day. I NEVER put it in the dishwasher, because of the silver trim. A dishwasher is the same as a giant battery or electroplating machine: heat (=energy) + ionic liquid = transferring one kind of metal onto another. That is why aluminum or other non stainless steel items come out feeling icky to the touch--the metal has been electroplated with something else. (Because it isn't every day, I don't mind the hand washing, it is part of the specialness, and a reflective time for me.)</div><div><br /></div><div>During our years in South Africa, the china was in storage back home. We used a set that was white, sort of octagonal and embossed in design. I loved it: it was great for everyday but could also be dressed up for any occasion by changing out the table linens. (Whereas blue and silver on my usual Christmas red, green or gold is A Lot Going On.)<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes/page/2#post-1992297 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 13:45:07 +0000 pil 1992297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have been tempted to go ahead and use our China for everyday as well.<br /> Even after 33 years I still like it! The Wedgwood website says it is dishwasher safe, but a prior email response from Wedgwood said it isn’t. I just now sent another inquiry... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes/page/2#post-1991584 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 03:34:24 +0000 Janet 1991584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve had patterned dishes my entire life — I may be ready for white. Although I am inclined towards a more modern style or slightly unconventional shape. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes/page/2#post-1991528 Sat, 12 Jan 2019 22:20:29 +0000 JAileen 1991528@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ginkgo, to answer your question, no, I’m not tired of white dishes. </p> <p>1. Our everyday dishes - William Sonoma Brasserie<br /> 2. Our “good” dishes - Villeroy &amp; Boch Tipo. White with a subtle pattern on the rim, sort of like a golf ball. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes/page/2#post-1991483 Sat, 12 Jan 2019 18:48:34 +0000 Carla 1991483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bijou, I would have those dishes in rotation so fast! NOT too ornate! My Mother's china is Kutani Crane by Wedgewood. Now that's ALGO! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes/page/2#post-1991469 Sat, 12 Jan 2019 17:23:40 +0000 Ginkgo 1991469@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Am I the only person bored by white dishes?&nbsp; Confession - we do have a white set that my husband loves. Anyway, to me they seem to have been in style for over 20 years and are all I see anywhere - stores, restaurants, instagram, etc. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1991232 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 22:47:46 +0000 Janet 1991232@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I say use what you love — whether it is an old set or something new. Life is too short to save the stuff you love for some nebulous “other time.” </p> <p>We have this Mikasa set that we bought when we moved into this house almost 13 years ago. It’s really pretty and we like it, but many pieces have gotten chipped, and I am sure we will choose something simple, white, and modern when we redo our kitchen (maybe late this year, more likely next year). I’ve enjoyed this set thoroughly but it will be nice to have a change. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1990999 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 15:11:04 +0000 Bijou 1990999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So fun to read this thread. I have a white dinner set and love to use it and it mixes well with pieces from my good dinnerset.&nbsp; The 'good' dinnerset inherited from my Mum is very ornate, beautiful but not something I feel that I could use everyday. Given the gold pattern, I worry about it going into the dishwasher. However, I do need to use it! This post is giving me food for thought.</p> <p>Carla - you are awesome - I love that you use your good dinnerset everyday! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1988692 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 22:23:33 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1988692@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Aquamarine, get that silver out and polish it! I left my grandma's copper platter in storage too long. It got pitted--the metal was changed in ways (in spots) that can't ever come out. Don't let that happen. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>On topic, I got tired of my wedding dishes, and am divorced anyway. I use my grandma's dishes, replenished with the same stuff from Replacements.com</div><div><br /></div><div>Get the new stuff if you really want to. Or you could start using "the good stuff" everyday for a while. <br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1988374 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 22:38:17 +0000 Aquamarine 1988374@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Sisi. The ceramics are beautiful and on display in a visible spot so I do enjoy looking at them, at least (I’ve used them a bit more than the Wedgewood, too).</p> <p>Carla, yes, perhaps that’s why you’ve had good luck with the dishwasher. I know I’ve seen some dishwashers in stores with a “China” setting, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1988191 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:27:48 +0000 Sisi 1988191@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always encourage people to use the beautiful ancient stuff they have in the house. I do so. Enjoy your Wedgewood set and the Italian ceramics! I bet they are beautiful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1988123 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 09:19:00 +0000 Carla 1988123@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good to know, Aqua! I don't use the heated dry cycle (to save energy) so maybe inadvertently helped?!</p> <p>Thanks for starting this interesting thread. Hopefully we will all 'use the good stuff'! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1988037 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 02:04:40 +0000 cjh 1988037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun to read about everyone’s china dishes. I have a set of 8 which were mostly wedding presents. I purchased one or two place settings with wedding money gifts to fill out the set. Then a few years ago when my daughters were first married, I purchased 4 more dinner plates from a replacement service to accommodate possible future grandkids. (Now we have 5 grandkids.)</p> <p>We had two full days of both daughters’ families here in the past week. I bought piles of lovely matching paper plates and napkins for the several meals we were all 11 at the table together with no one in high chairs. </p> <p>But I have used my china a few times a year in the last 42 years. I’d be more inclined now if I had fresh table linens to coordinate with the ivory background and tiny white and pastel flowers. My friends are downsizing and losing parents and I’ve seen many china sets with nowhere to go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1988029 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 01:45:36 +0000 Aquamarine 1988029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Taylor, you’ve described beautifully why I want to change to white dishes!</p> <p>Deb, thanks...I needed to hear that. </p> <p>Nancy, such wisdom. Thank you.</p> <p>Carla, I have read that it’s not the wash cycle that is hard on fine china, but rather the heating cycle. In fact, I read a blog post by a dish/china buyer who said it’s safer to put china in the dishwasher than wash slippery plates by hand in the sink. Most newer dishwashers allow you to turn off the heated drying cycle. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1988025 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 01:37:40 +0000 Aquamarine 1988025@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz and Diana...Crate and Barrel makes such nice things...I like both your dishes. My glassware is from C &amp; B and still looks good, years later.</p> <p>Diana, good to know you’ve liked the Apilco pieces you have!</p> <p>Kathie, wow! 50 years! That’s an endorsement for the Apilco if I’ve ever heard one. Thanks for the encouragement re: using the good stuff. So many reasons not to while the kids were small, but life goes by so fast. And probably no one will want my dishes someday, as others have said, so I may as well enjoy them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1987993 Wed, 02 Jan 2019 23:59:53 +0000 Suz 1987993@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, <b>Carla</b>. I'm going to go for it. Bone china is super sturdy so I never had worries on that score. I have one chipped coffee cup, I think -- no big deal. The rest is good. I don't have a full set though, so it will wear faster than yours. But who cares. Might as well use it!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1987866 Wed, 02 Jan 2019 14:03:42 +0000 Kathie 1987866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I grew up with Apilco serving pieces, and have a few of my own. They have lovely lines, have held up well (mine for 20 years, my mother’s for 50+,) so I think are worth the expense. And, I’m another vote for using the fine china, and the Italian dinnerware! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1987815 Wed, 02 Jan 2019 08:54:48 +0000 rachylou 1987815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG! Carla, I think we have the same flatware! Right down to those runcible spoons, whose name eludes me now... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1987727 Wed, 02 Jan 2019 01:49:19 +0000 Carla 1987727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, and others - after I caught DH using a scrubby pad on the china while hand washing (and subsequently removing part of a silver ring) I said 's#%* it!' And started putting the china through the dishwasher! I use MILs the most, so the surface is looking a little scored - after 15 years of daily use. I am thinking 5000 uses each? I have 8 of everything in 2 sets, and there are 4 of us. I've lost no dinner plates, and little other stuff to breakage.</p> <p>I did ask for (and got) very good stainless cutlery. We still use it, but after 25 years I got bored and wanted some new 10 years ago. We have 2 sets in rotation. My mother bought me some silverware at an estate sale, but the 'feel' of the items isn't nice, so I don't use them. </p> <p>I guess what I'm trying to say is use the good stuff and don't get upset if you break a plate or chip a cup. Your kids might not want your stuff. (MIL's daughters didn't) and YOU might not even want it (SIL no longer loves the dainty floral she picked in her early 20's.)</p> <p>How do you all use your china?</p> <p>#1 flatware - missing pieces in dishwasher!<br /> #2 condition of sandwich plate after 15 years use and dishwasher </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1987711 Wed, 02 Jan 2019 01:27:50 +0000 Diana 1987711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a couple of Apilco serving pieces and I like them a lot. They are sturdy, nice looking, and very versatile. My everyday dishes are Kita from Crate and Barrel, but I wanted some large serving dishes that weren’t available in that pattern, so I chose the big Apilco rectangular platters and have no complaints.</p> <p>Edit: photo ofthe Kita dishes. They’re slightly fussy to take care of (not as sturdy as heavier pieces, and can stain because of the cracked glaze) but I don’t mind if I have to replace one every once in a while. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1987702 Wed, 02 Jan 2019 01:05:02 +0000 NancyW 1987702@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All my dishes are thrifted: Blue Ridge in several patterns from the 1950’s. Then there are the Syracuse china plates from the 1990’s and the odd bowls and in sets of twos or threes, plus a few orphans. No one envies my collection (much of which is chipped) but I have found that it you love something today you will likely love it for many years. Buy the ones you find pleasing to look at and hold and mix your lovely china in as often as is practical. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1987681 Tue, 01 Jan 2019 23:59:20 +0000 deb 1987681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Use the Wedgewood, you are deserving of it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1987675 Tue, 01 Jan 2019 23:41:02 +0000 taylor 1987675@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have white China that I use everyday . I really love to dress it up with colorful chargers (red and other times gold )for the holidays .<br /> I find that white is super versatile because the colerful table linens pop more when using white plates .<br /> Each holiday/ birthday or celebration can be different color of table linens, centerpieces, chargers and even my gold flatware . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dishes#post-1987674 Tue, 01 Jan 2019 23:36:51 +0000 Suz 1987674@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Carla,</b> your china pattern is similar to mine. But do you put in the dishwasher? That's what keeps me from using my own, which I love. (Mine is Minton, Saturn Cobalt).&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't know about the particular line of dishes you're talking about, <b>Aquamarine</b>, but my daily dishes are an open stock white from Crate and Barrel (Maison) and I've never been sorry we chose them. We replace the odd chipped or broken one as needed. They have changed it a little bit from when we purchased but it's all cohesive anyway.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p>