I've added a plate to my collection courtesy of Susanna of Granny Sue's News and Reviews. Not too long ago she shared some photos on her blog of her antique spaces and blue plates caught my eye. I sent her a comment and then an email. She sent back photos of several plates and I settled on the one below.
Here it is hung up.
Thank you, Susanna!
Here are others also under the cabinets.
The one above is a wooden plate painted by my mother.
Below is a recent acquisition from Spain purchased in 2023. That's a pomegranate in the center which is what Granada means.
This plate was a gift from my mom one Christmas a long time ago.
This one came from my mother's china cabinet. It's probably the oldest one I have.
This one is tiny if you look back to where it appears with two other plates. I found it at a church yard sale.
This is also a purchase from a Spain trip in 2019. It's made in Portugal but I liked it's large size and handles.
Daughter Emily brought this home from Italy as a gift for me in 2000.
This one is not a plate but a bowl. I couldn't figure how to hang it so it sits in the corner of my counter. I got it as a Yankee gift swap the Garden Club hosted.
I think I've used all the possible space I have for showing blue plates but I suppose other tiny ones could be slipped in here and there. Who knows?
What do you collect and display in your kitchen?
11 comments:
I think I like your mother's design best of all. I like the Yankee swap at the end too.
What pretty plates! I have a lot of Blue Willow and blue transfer ware in my kitchen.
How lovely that you've added a new plate to your collection! It's so heartwarming to see the generosity of Susanna from Granny Sue's News and Reviews—what a thoughtful gesture. The way you’ve displayed the plate by hanging it up really highlights its beauty. It’s also great to see the other plates under the cabinets; they all look like they bring such character to your space. It's wonderful how a single item like a plate can tell a story and add charm to a room.
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I seem to only collect dust in my kitchen! but your plates are very pretty
These are simply wonderful! Thanks so much for telling the stories that go with them...they're beautiful in themselves, but the connections make them even more special. Now I'm wondering what your very own blue plate special might be...
You have a lovely collection, many with a story to tell.
That's a lovely collection. I also have a collection of blue and white plates on display in my kitchen. I just love blue and white china.
When I was a very little girl, my mother had two Jay Gould parakeet bird prints hanging in her kitchen. About 20 years ago, I found a full collection of eight of the same red lacquered bamboo frames just like my mother's were. They are hung on the soffit above my cupboards by ceiling. My kitchen is decorated as a 1940's kitchen, with cream color painted cupboards with green trim and a curtain valance I made from a vintage tablecloth in a red and green print.
...I love and whites!
The plate has found its perfect home, I think! All of your plates are so pretty, I would have a hard time picking a favorite.
My kitchen is full.of collections, I'm afraid. I have a whole shelf of ball pitchers and little colorful Hazel Atlas creamers. Then there's my red and white handled cooking utensils, my vintage canisters, casseroles, and mixing bowls...too much stuff, but I enjoy it all, and use most of it daily.
Such a pretty plate and you have a beautiful selection!
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