Kitchen

[Mominohio]

When I first started collecting TT, I bought almost all OW blue as it coordinated well with my Corelle dinnerware and some Currier and Ives that I had. It took me awhile, but I started getting interested in other colors and patterns. Tara always says to mix and match, and often she does it in the presentations, but very little of it appealed to me. Then I started checking out the pictures that people post on Temp-tations Facebook page and was amazed at how great some of the colors mix. Honestly, those at home pictures did more to sell me on TT than what I was seeing on air.

I began to like other colors, and bought some brown OW to go with a set of Pfaltzgraff that I own. Then I was mixing my brown and blue. Soon OW green attracted me and I love how it coordinated with the brown. Spice appeared and another color that goes so well with green and brown. I threw in a few pieces of OW cream and love it with everything I have except the blue. When the melamine came out I decided to try some yellow to go with my blue....love it. Then this morning set yellow and brown for breakfast table. So pretty!

It has pretty much gotten out of control! I admire some of the polka dot mixes that people do, especially red and blue for summer, and love the PD brown and green together. I want to start buying these but will have to have a second kitchen and family if I keep this up.

I have several other patterns that I love and mix too, like Provance, Fillagree, Heritage, and the newer yellow Chrysanthemum bowls that I just purchased. Love the Floral Lace and the way it mixes too.

What colors and patterns do you mix and match? What other brands do you coordinate your TT with? What goes good with some of your holiday or seasonal pieces?