Dishes

I had been using odds and sods for ages and my nice Eternal Beau were just sitting there so a couple of months ago I started to use them and they look so nice , MY DIL bought the full set for us about 20 years ago so I thought we were due using them lol xx

I use to have matching sets of dishware. but over the years, some plates have been broken, or bowls have been broken. but i'm not going to throw the good ones out just because they don't match the other dishes I get. So my cabinets are like yours, different colors and styles of plates, bowls, and glasses.

I do have all matching silverware and dishes but not matching glasses.LOL I need to buy some. I do have a couple of plates that came from one of my family when I bring something home.LOL

I have missmatched 'everything' in the kitchen. I use a smaller (salad?) plate for my meals and I went to the Goodwill store and bought a few to suit me. My bowls do not match. I have two favorite ones that do not even match each other. I have silverware of *all* kinds. I don't even have a clue where they came from.

I actually have both. I have the ones that match that we use most of the time. However, I also have several that I have seen that I like and I have decided to buy although they don't match what I have. I don't think that it matters what they look like as long as you can eat off of them.

well I would have to say I have some matching, some not, some are mine, some are my mom's, or one of my 2 sisters. When we have get togethers we switch homes and so when we need something we call and ask is this dish there or do you have one I can use, so it all works out, but no I dont have all matching stuff anymore, I do remember a time that I did, hummmm. Then I had children, hehe

I used to have a matching set but bits were broken and replaced with as close a match as I could get. I bought a box of crockery at a clearance sale and there were several pieces like those we used when I was a child at home so they were put to use. It's a real hodge podge. I do have a matching set for "best" but I have never used it till the other day when I decided to use one of the mugs.

I was like you...now I have the same potpourri of things..I love it that way..I do have a set of dishes..but my favorites are my mix and match china pieces from different relatives or yard sales..I love an eclectic table when having a casual dinner..as you see by my avatar I also have a nice grouping when I want it that way!!!

Well IF I had dishes of my own, it would probably be a mix of things. I'd probably want to have one matching set for company but lots of odds and ends of other stuff for everyday.

I have an assortment of dishes but plan on getting a new set that matches. However, I know it is impossible to keep the set intact.

LOL I have a full set of matching crockery at the moment as I was fed up with the odds and ends that were in my cupboard after years of bits and pieces being broken and went out and bought a very pretty , cheap set of aqua crockery with scalloped edges and it is really pretty and all matches! I actually bought 2 sets when I got it so that ti would last a bit longer , just as well I did as there is already a big chip on the bottom of one of the plates! lol I also seem to have a varied assortment of glassware and haven't gotten around to replacing that yet - probably just as well considering the kids are still young! lol xxx

When I look in my cabinet there is the plates I use all the time(plastic) and my china. I dont use plates that often. I usually by paper due to my schedule. I am so tired when I get home at night I cook and throw em away. lol. I am very anal when it comes to having dishes in my sink. Using paper helps. I used to have matching everything, cups, plates, bowls etc. Now after having children, I have come to realize that if its breakable its not to be used daily. I think my cabinet is quite colorful. lol dl

Well...I have mathching dinnerware for 12, but I've never served 12 for dinner. (I did used to have buffet parties, but I'd use fancy paper plates for easier clean up.) My bowls for serving don't match the dinnerware. And I also have some plastic dishes that I got cheap at Walgreens - for those times we're eating picnic type foods but don't want to use paper plates.

we have assorted china too! but mainly because some break and then we buy a new set to replace those that are broken. i think it's kinda cool though to have totally mismatched plates... in a hippie free spirit kind of way ;p

Lol not perfectly matched but they are mainly matched But sometimes I can not get the Plates to match the Mugs I have bought lol I did see a set last week though that would match my new Mugs but they will have to wait lol

My kitchen cabinets have such an assortment now. It used to be I had such a nice matched set. At one time it was stoneware that broke over the years. At another time it was a nice set of Corelleware that I think ended up with one of the kids. When we moved, I bought some bright colored dishes and decided that as long as it was colorful, it would all go together. So I have reds and oranges and bright blues and golds - very southwest I think anyway. I used to send leftovers in that disposable plastic stuff, but since all the commotion about the plastic leaking toxins out into our food, I would definitely send stuff in the dishes now.