making breakfast...

and then eating it...

wouldn't be so bad in a kitchen like this:

this is from a house tour over on design*sponge.

from the creator of {this is glamorous}.

so you know it's gotta be good!

the whole thing is really beautiful and feminine,

i was just enamored with that kitchen.

wood and white. (and the mix of old china doesn't hurt!)

i'm thinking my next kitchen will be a variation of wood, with modern white.

90% of my favorite kitchens include that combo.

and so there you go.

tuesday.

JILL

swallows

my recent adventures in my china/dishware hoarding collecting.

i saw these tea cups and saucers on pinterest and almost fell out of my chair.

they are gorge.

they should probably be mine! right?

kinda reminds me of something you might find in urban outfitters.

crossed my fingers, hoped for the best, and

since it's pinterest, i followed their link but it lead me to flickr.

great. i love pinterest, but it's such a tease when it leads you back to one of those photo-share sites. usually means dead-end.

turns out they were a vintage find of a woman living in australia.

lucky. {a al napolean dynamite.}

but if they are vintage, there should be more. right?

went to the internets.

and found these blue swallows in google! oh my gosh.

they're even better than the black ones.

mine.

where do i sign?

followed their link, whop whop.

vintage find of a woman in the UK.

luckier.

the moral of this story is that the internet is cruel.

there are no more links to be found for vintage sets of swallow covered china for me to buy. no pattern name or maker. only photos to tempt and empty links to follow.

i have my china from our wedding and my grandmother's china she gifted me, and those blue swallows would be the perfect link between the 2. so i could use all 3 in one big happy china family.

oh well.

but tgif!

JILL



this is the stuff...

my dreams are made of.

this is the most i've seen in what looks to be someone's home.

holy moly. they need a ladder to reach them all.

(i could see dusting being a nightmare!)

i love how they all go but don't match, with a muted scheme.

this is what i am secretly (but it's not such a secret) striving for.

JILL

from thekitchn

more on my obsession here and here and here.

hi, my name is jill and i have a problem.

little green notebook

i love a beautifully set table. and to do so, for different occasions... i feel like i need alot of stuff. i need different sets of regular dishes. i have my grandmother's china and my wedding china, but that doesn't stop me from wanting to buy little mismatched pieces and onsies at antique stores. i'll use em. (right?)

west elm and crate and barrel

darryl carter in elle decor

everything fab

i love the classic stuff, modern stuff, silver, gold, grandma floral, plain, colored, white. you name it.

design*sponge

little green notebook

martha stewart

eddie ross in lonny mag

eddie ross

and seeing spaces like this, geez. if i had the space...

shelter

flickr

i love my bamboo flatware (silver.) but i am going crazy for this gold. not everyone has gold and i think i really like it ;)

flickr

house beautiful

and thanksgiving and christmas parties just make it harder...

martha stewart

pink wallpaper

spearmint decor

slumber designs

domino

eddie ross

house beautiful


hi, my name is jill and i am addicted love all things china/dishes/flatware. it's weird.

happy thanksgiving tomorrow :)

JILL

a new collection

via eddie ross

yesterday i saw this twit pic from eddie ross of these beautiful lavendar plates, and in his short description he mentioned they were for hanging.

via tracery interiors

i was immediately reminded of this turquoise blue plate i found at tracery interiors over the summer.

via dargate

i sent the image to my mom and said "isn't this plate fabulous"...she responded by sending me links to turquoise china on ebay and remarked "how great would it be to collect a variety of turquoise china and mix and match"

via cococozy

via 100 layer cake

via courtney giles

i was thinking the exact same thing! they would be fun to hang in a bedroom, kitchen or bathroom and bring down for the right occasion- maybe a ladies luncheon or easter brunch...

the rest via ebay

if anyone needs any gift ideas for me...(hint, hint)

xoxo

elle.