apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time


Posts tagged “dishes”

A Tour Of The Food Network Prop House

What is it about the idea of 200 cake plates or 100 salt and pepper shakers in the same place that gets us all giddy inside? Eddie Ross recently had magnificent adventures, backstage in the prop dep...

Kitchen Keeping: How Many Sets of Dishes Do You Own?

For some of us, our obsession with all things food doesn't stop in the kitchen but extends out into the dining room. We're talking plates, bowls, and glasses. Passing by a yard sale or a store display...

Colorful Sengware: Fiesta for a New Generation?

We've recently been introduced to Sengware, an eye-poppingly colorful line of porcelain dinnerware and serving dishes that comes in whimsical shapes and many hues. It reminds us of Fiesta dinnerware a...

How Do You Feel About Seasonal Dishware?

Impractical? Perhaps. Gaudy? Mmm...a bit. But once a year we pull these Halloween plates out of storage and use them with a smile all month long - and often quite a bit longer! A look at the other pla...

Cleaning Up: What Do You NOT Put in the Dishwasher?

This is the scene on our kitchen counter every night after dinner. You can see our dishwasher in the corner, full of dishes and silverware. We run it infrequently, because we hand wash a lot of stuff ...

Rehabilitated Dishware by Sarah Cihat

Artist Sarah Cihat likes to take old dishes and give them a new life. ...

Good Product: Eco Ware

We love these biodegradable dishes made from 85% bamboo (with some coconut and rice by-products) by artist Tom Dixon. ...

Moving and Storage: Padded Dish Holders

Packing is a pain, especially when it comes to stacks of dishes. We're in the process of moving, and we just pulled out our padded china cozies. They hold our expensive dishes all the time but are esp...

Good Product: Table Top Dishes

We're in love with these uniquely-shaped condiment dishes. They look like a terraced landscape, and are used for holding oil, vinegar, capers, spices, pickles, and whatever else is on hand. ...

Brooklyn Dishtowels and Mugs

We New Yorkers are all beaming with city pride today (Go Giants!). So this seems like a good day to share these Brooklyn dishtowels and mugs from DSC Designs. The mugs and dishtowels sell for $15 a ...