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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Welsh dresser with Christmas arrangement

I arranged my first Christmas china display in my hutch!  (I got the hutch in July 2010.)

A mug I got for the colors, not the shape

Have you ever suffered what something called "paralysis by analysis"?  I had so many options and little free time.  I have a collection of "solo" Christmas plates, (Snowman, angels, or Christmas colors) that I could have used.  I could have added garlands,  lights, stemware, ornaments, ornaments in glass jars, candlesticks.  I could have icicles dripping from behind the top rim.  You get the idea. 

Royal Albert Teacup and Saucer

What happened after Thanksgiving?  As a start I put out the bright Christmas plates (Mitford by Hallmark) that I got for a song.  After two weeks or so, I added the milk glass and miscellaneous cups and saucers and mugs.  A day or two before Christmas, we decorated the Christmas tree.  And now?  Christmas has come and gone, and New Years Day is just around the corner.  Well, next year...

Christmas Hallmark Mitford China displayed in Hutch

 

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