Kitchen

[house_cat]

I don't like my serving pieces to be all matchy matchy. I'm watching the Temptations presentation. It seems like quite a value, but I prefer to buy one piece at a time as it "speaks" to me... especially vintage pieces.

Do you prefer sets or eclectic collections?

[lovesrecess]

I don't mind having a few matching pieces, but I prefer a mix of my favorites I have collected or inherited over the years. I don't own any Temp-tations. Overkill IMO

[Sylanne]

All my dishes, serving pieces, bakeware, etc. are Fiestaware in fun & coordinating colors. JMO, matchy, matchy, is boring.

[Snowpuppy]

Everyday dishes are Fiesta, too. Several colors so not too matchy, matchy. I wouldn't buy TT.

Formal tableware is Lenox china and crystal. So there, yes, very matchy matchy. I have a set of Lenox Christmas china and yes, that's matchy matchy, too.

[feline groovy]

Eclectic; just like me.

This also goes for my entire home. 8)

[denisemb]

I'm boring, mine all match, but I've always lusted after this set of flatware modeled on famous European hotels:

[lork]

Guess I'm the odd man out in this discussion. . .I like stuff to match. My family could care less, but I make a big effort to have things look nice. Thankfully, everyone is different!

[Snowpuppy]

denisemb, NM has the same concept in everyday flatware by Towle. They call it their Hotel Collection.

90 pc set is on sale for $165.

Just sayin'

[denisemb]

Snowpuppy, you are bad! :::going to check that out:::

[Mominohio]

I do things both ways. Some days I want a completely matching table, everything from the dishes to the serving pieces to the pitcher of water. Other days I like to mix it up and coordinate different brands or patterns. I don't think either is wrong, and I like to change the look of the set table with almost every meal, so I have huge collections of dishes and bakeware from antique to mid century modern, to American made pottery, to Temp-tations.