Valentine Day Hutch

Happy Valentine's Day!  Today I am sharing this year's Valentine's Day Hutch arrangement, made up almost entirely of estate sale and thrifted china.

Image 1: Valentine China Hutch display

I have always loved Valentine's Day - the colors, the images, the hearts and symbols.  Valentine's Day combines many loves - flowers, ribbons, lace, hearts, treats and chocolates.  The colors - crisp whites (or ivory) and pinks and reds make my heart sing.  

Image 2: White Mikasa "Love story" china in arrangement

I wanted to use my favorite Valentine themed china: "Love Story" by Mikasa, shown above.  The "Love Story" pattern has silver reflective ribbons forming hearts, and I only have 2 place settings.  As a main goal I wanted to use some 'new to me' rose edged floral plates I got in 2023, Royal Albert's "Serena" pattern, shown below.  Arranging started easily and then got complicated as I arranged and rearranged various dishes. 

Image 4: Royal Albert Valentine China Hutch Detail with Birds

Some of the pieces of Mikasa's "Love Story" had gotten separated and misplaced.  As I found the pieces, I came across some vintage Venetian red glass that I felt I had to use, and I ended up rearranging parts of my basement! 

Image 5: Vintage Red Venetian Glass

I decided I would need to mix contemporary and classic china so that I could use the vintage "Serena" plates. 

Image 6: Philippe Deshoulieres Ginko Dessert plate

I like the juxtaposition of contemporary china with older vintage patterns, but I found it difficult to arrange.  As a quilter, I am comfortable having mismatched colors and patterns.  To me it adds an energy to an arrangement.  I added the Butterfly dessert plates shown above for spots of color.

Image 6: Etruscan Horse Souvenir in front of Serena plate

I added fun accent pieces, like my Italian souvenir "Etruscan horse" that has it's own story and now lives in the hutch.  (She was not thrifted).

Image 7: Milk glass doves candy dish

I used this milk glass dove candy dish I bought several years ago specifically for Valentine's displays, and it joined the various little porcelain birds I frequently use in my hutch.

Image 8: China Hutch Detail with Otagiri birds

It felt like a struggle, but eventually I came up with an arrangement I liked.  I hope you like it too.

Image 9: Valentine China Hutch display

It's been awhile since I shared a photography of the entire "Welsh Dresser" china hutch.  To get a full picture of the hutch I have to move the dinette table and chairs out of the way; and a light fixture is still in the way.  It doesn't result in the greatest photo, but I feel the Welsh dresser is a fantastic piece of furniture, with 10 usable drawers and lots of space to display china.  

Image 10: Valentine Arrangement in Welsh Dresser china hutch

I hope everyone has a great Valentines Day!

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Christmas Hutch

I've decorated the China Hutch with Christmas china!   

The Christmas holiday season always seems to fly by fast, making a quick seasonal change in my hutch a blessing. 

Image 1: Christmas Arrangement in Welsh Dresser Hutch

Arranging my "new-to-me" Christmas Portmeirion china in the hutch made the switch from fall to Christmas go quickly. 

Image 2: Christmas China Hutch Detail

The china pattern is Portmeirion's "The Holly and the Ivy" pattern, made in Britain.  (That's different than just England, right? I'm guessing that maybe it's manufactured in Ireland or Scotland)

Image 4: Christmas China Hutch Detail with Birds

I added vintage red glasses and accessories, some vintage stemware with gold trim, and my two favorite little birds, and the hutch arrangement was done!  (I have since found out that the vintage ruby red water goblets and the red footed "boat" bowl are the Moon and Stars pattern from L.E. Smith Glass.)

Image 5: Portmeirion Platter and Ruby Moon and Stars footed bowl

I purchased the china set at an estate sale.  A post Christmas sale in snowy weather yielded the china with tons of accessories priced to sell.  On the last day the markdown price was great, and I bought the entire set for around $100.

 

Image 3: Portmeirion Christmas China Hutch Arrangement

Sometimes I think about the previous owner lovingly collecting this Portmeirion set piece by piece.  She may have been a fantastic hostess.  I aspire to become a better at entertaining, and maybe this set will help.  In an unusual twist, I actually use this china for dining.  (Many dishes I own are for display only.)  

Image 7: Christmas China Hutch Arrangement

I can only hope that setting up and decorating the Christmas tree will go as fast.  Enjoy the oncoming Christmas season!


Oh, it's fun to share posts with viewers on-line!  The work of collecting and displaying a collection is shared with dozens, hopefully some of which enjoy the post, whereas family members barely notice or register that a change has been made to their surroundings.  Really, 2-3 comments on-line can surpass all the accolades from the family - So leave a comment if you have time, but either way, thank you for visiting and ... 

Enjoy the Christmas Holiday Season!

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Below are two earlier Christmas hutch arrangements. 

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My earliest Welsh dresser Christmas arrangement!

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2019 Easter Hutch

Spring Easter Hutch with Bunnies

My recent Easter china hutch arrangement focused on rabbits and bunnies. It featured two different sets of hand-painted china: the blue and white "Dedham rabbit" china, and eight green Shafford plates.  I find the green and blue china combination a fun alternative to my usual pastel spring arrangements.

Reproduction Dedham China from the Potting Shed

Dedham pottery was originally created from the 1890's to 1943, and at antique sales a single plate can easily sell for over $100.  My blue and white dishes are reproductions, re-released in the 1990's, but still individually hand-painted.

Dedham rabbit reproduction plates from the Potting Shed

I have admired the antique Dedham china for years at antique shows, so I quickly bought the reproduction pieces when I saw them at an estate sale.

Dedham rabbit detail: simple shapes and brush strokes

I love the way each rabbit is created with a few quick brush strokes.  The dark lines that look like cracks throughout the Dedham pieces are called "crazing" and are intentional, in both the original pieces and the reproductions.

Dedham China has "crazing" all over each piece

Some people may not appreciate reproductions, but I think reproductions allow new generations to see, touch, learn about, and learn to value the original antique pieces.

Green Shafford Rabbit patch plate

The eight green Shafford plates feature a high relief of bunnies and vegetables.  The green painting is applied quickly and gives each plate differences.  

Shafford Rabbit Patch plate detail

Some of the bunnies were painted with more care, some hardly at all.  This is one of the best rabbits. 


The eight green plates are labeled Rabbit Patch from Shafford (MCMLXXXIX) from 1989. They were probably never meant to be used for eating.

Otigiri birds in front of green Shafford Rabbit patch plate

Other novelty plates and decorative pieces fill out the hutch arrangement.
 

Miscellaneous spring china

The cream colored plate in the middle above is Copeland Spode, labeled Bermuda Flowers (the relief pattern?) Copeland Spode, and Morning glory (the colored design in the middle of the plate).  The plates on either side are labeled American Atelier, Rose Toile.  There are 4 different designs with that same label.


As I mentioned, usually the Easter hutch is very pastel - see below.  Click on the photo to see this arrangement. 

Welsh dresser with spring arrangement

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