Sunday, February 20, 2011

Back to blue & white on my Romanian Pie Rack

My Romanian Pie Rack is back to its  beautiful display of blue & white...some dishes I've had forever...some are new to our home...
The pie rack  was decked out in pinks and reds for Valentine's. The gold fruit plates were my mom's (I think my grandmother gave them to her).

The pedestal bowl is handmade from a local pottery class/shop. The artist used a doily to make the design on top. It reminded me of all my Romanian lace, so I snatched it up at a festival here a few  years ago. My MIL made this doily too!

A closer look at some of my dishes and stemware.

A Romanian demitasse set...when I lived there, a friend's mom gave this to me out of her China cabinet. My MIL made the lace doily underneath.
My mom bought me the sweet little butter dish in Italy. She always looks for blue & white on her trips! It's tucked in between my Johnson Brothers Indies Blue. I had to use two Mexican cobalt platters behind them because these plate holders are rather deep...I've had them since I was in college!
The plates in the background, along with the two mugs are Romanian rustic pottery. My SIL bought the little plates and cups for me a couple years ago. I bought the larger plate on our last trip there for our first born son to meet his paternal grandparents. My MIL also made this lace doily.

I'm linking up with Smiling Sally for Blue Monday
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11 comments:

  1. Pam@OurAdventuresInHomeImprovementFebruary 20, 2011 at 8:58 PM

    Your hutch looks great! I love the decorations you have in there. Nice work!

    Pam

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  2. Blue Ridge Altered ArtFebruary 21, 2011 at 2:08 AM

    Beautiful hutch. I love all of your blue dishes. Blue is my favorite color so this was really delightful for me. ~~Sherry~~

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  3. Lisa @ Two Bears FarmFebruary 21, 2011 at 3:52 AM

    Wow, gorgeous pie rack! And what great pieces you have to fill it.

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  4. we three dogs and meFebruary 21, 2011 at 4:58 AM

    Your pie rack is beautiful with all the blue unusual dishes.Lucky you .The blue and white dishes are hard to come by.

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  5. SmilingSallyFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    You are so blessed to have such an abundant supply of gorgeous blue and white pieces. What a display!

    Happy Blue Monday, Meredith.

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  6. DonnieFebruary 21, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    What a lovely place to display all those beautiful blue and white dishes. Happy Blue Monday.

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  7. LVFebruary 21, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    What a wonderful blue post. That hutch is just perfect for displaying all your lovely blue dishes.

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  8. ClavelFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    What a beautiful collections!...

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  9. By the BluegrassFebruary 22, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    pretty B&W china!
    xo,
    Sena

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  10. MarieFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    So pretty -- I love blue and white china.

    I'm a new follower from the Blue Monday blog hop.

    Marie
    bonkersinbarnhart.com

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  11. Susan Nowell @ My Place to YoursFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Meredith, your blue and white dishes look great in your special pie rack! What a great collection of dishes -- and memories -- you have. (I'm glad you're enjoying your new doily, too!)

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