April 27, 2017 4 min read 19 Comments
Delve into the history of toleware HERE.
2. TRANSFERWARE My love affair with transferware began at an early age. {if you know me, you know I have a love affair with every kind of dish. } If I could, I would keep every transferware set or single plate that comes my way.Learn how to take care of your heirloom silver HERE.
4. FRENCH ENAMELWARE. I've waxed poetic lots of times to you about my love for French Enamelware. French enamelware pieces bring a touch of country to your home, and garden.Get hooked on antique Ironstone HERE.
Here is a look at how I styled my armoire in the family room using several of my antique loves...toleware, transferware and ironstone!
WHAT IS ONE ANTIQUE YOU CAN'T PASS UP?
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April 28, 2017
Hi Lidy — I love your post and your shop and refer to your pages often. Like you, I am always pulling out the transferware and ironstone and silver. Part of the joy of collecting is seeing/using it. Thank you for sharing the wonderful ways you use and display yours. (In fact I just wrote a post about my ironstone.) I always learn something new from you!
April 28, 2017
Wonderful article. It gave me lots of ideas
April 28, 2017
Lidy, this post has been a big treat for my eyes and soul. So fun to see how you use and display your antiques indoors and out. I share your love of these beautiful items with a rich history.
My mother used to say she never wanted to polish another piece of silver. To me it is a pleasure to be rewarded with the gleaming luster of a polished piece. But hey, I love old pewter as well, and it needs no polishing!
April 28, 2017
ok, that was just FUN!! talk about eye candy!! my eyes couldn’t stop dancing..
April 27, 2017
I pretty much share that opinion, Lisa, as you know. It’s always more exciting to have pieces in the mix that have some history, a chip here and there, and patina, isn’t it?
April 27, 2017
Thank you Bonnie! Hope you are having a beautiful week!
April 27, 2017
Yes! Susan, your home looks beautiful, more importantly, it tells the story of your and your sweet family!
April 27, 2017
Totally agree, the trick is to display antiques without, as you say, making our homes look like that of our grandparents. Mixing old with new is exactly what I love most and if something gives you pleasure then I think it should be on display. I have a complete mixture of inherited things, items I have bought at brocantes here in France and indeed modern design pieces that I simply love for their clean simple lines, somehow the whole lot muddle along together in perfect harmony!!
April 27, 2017
I admire your design skills and share your love of ironstone, toleware, transferware, and silver pieces.
April 27, 2017
Linda, if you love them, then they are priceless!
April 27, 2017
I have bought a few things of no consequence that would qualify as antiques, but I know so little about the value I have a limit as to what I will spend.
April 27, 2017
Antiques are wonderful to collect, use or simply admire. I prefer to do all three. Then there is the thrill of the hunt in discovering something that has a history and its own story to tell. How boring to shop otherwise. Oh well, just my opinion…..
April 27, 2017
Lovely! One of these days, I’m going to get my hands on a tole-ware tray. . .just haven’t found one in my price range that I actually like, but I never give up for the hunt! Thank you for the great tips, here.
April 27, 2017
You have some really beautiful pieces that are hard to find.
I don’t see a problem with using lots of antiques—the opposite is using lots of brand-new stuff made in China and that isn’t going to hold up. I prefer things with a past.
April 27, 2017
I love everything you showed us……my husband says my only problem with china is “You’ve never seen a piece that you didn’t like.” I disagree, I can remember seeing some black china several years ago and did not care for it at all!
April 27, 2017
Love your new Post Lidy, “Tricks of the Trade”. I do the same thing with my antique collectibles and family heirlooms, which I have been fortunate to have inherited from both sides of our families. Wonderful Crystal pieces, porcelain,Transferwear, and much more. Just adding a piece here and there in my decorating scheme gives me so much pleasure.
I noticed when I have friends over, they seem to always comment on one of the antique pieces, which makes for a good conversation starter. They ask about the history of a piece on display, how I acquired it. It is a nice ice breaker, besides being a wonderful addition to the decor of a room. It could be anywhere, on a mantle, a shelf, a cabinet. So many places to display these treasures. Thank You again for sharing your wonderful ideas with us. Makes one feel like they are taking Decorating Class 101.
April 27, 2017
Alice,
I love that “are you playing in your house?” – just about perfect from a husband who obviously loves and understands you!
April 27, 2017
I want to come play at your house! Everything you show has that magical feeling/meaning that I can’t resist. My husband sometimes calls me when he is on a trip and he will say “Are you playing in your house” as he knows I play when I clean (no wonder it takes me so long, as I’m loving on my “stuff”).
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April 28, 2017
Julie, I secretly love polishing silver. But I have to be watching a great movie, or a binge-watch show on Netflix! It makes for the perfect combination!