Love it! - Garden ceramic collection

Currently on sale at PotteryBarn.com, this charming ceramic set will bring warmth to any traditional table setting. What I love most is the juxtaposition of the glazed white ceramic with the textured rattan handles. French country silhouettes aged to perfection, lends the perfect look of Provence that has been admired for centuries!

www.PotteryBarn.com $16-$89

Love it! - Ceramic baskets

How could you not love these baskets perfect for bread or fruit?! Fabulous colors, beautifully woven, but ceramic - how brilliant! Any table top would be lucky to have it.





Oval Stoneware Baskets $49 each - www.Williams-Sonoma.com

Love it! - Retro Ice Cream Cups

When it comes to guilty pleasures, it's ice cream for me! Love a good milkshake or bowl of ice cream, which is why I went crazy for these 50's inspired cups. Available in sets of 4, they'll be just as colorful as the ice cream you put in them!




Available online at www.RosannaInc.com
SF Milkshake Cups $40/set of 4 different colors
SF Ice Cream Cups $30/set of 4 different colors
(both sets come in a hexagon gift box)

Style Story - Antique white dinnerware

There's something so charming about these antique-looking dinnerware sets. I think it's that feeling that for a short time, you can pretend you're eating as they did centuries ago. And no matter how aged these replicas are suppose to look, they still have a surprisingly fresh appeal. Perhaps it's the fanciful shapes and graphic motifs or maybe it's the minimal white-wash that's oh so modern!






Astier de Villatte - through www.SueFisherKing.com
Evette Dinnerware $9.95 and up - Crate & Barrel
Antique White Dinnerware $29 and up - Sur La Table
Tyler Florence Rustic White $9.99 and up - Mikasa
Incanto Collection - Vietri

Style Story - Camel teapots

So in the past week I've been seeing these super cute Camel teapots everywhere, pretty random huh? I'm glad I have because I just find them so endearing and love that their humps are the lids, how clever! Ceramic for a casual look and silver-plate for a more formal tea-time, how can you lose?




30-oz Porcelain Camel Teapot by Bia Cordon Bleu $28 at Anthropologie stores or online at Amazon.com
Darjeeling Teapot $45 - Source Perrier
Silver Camel Teapot $69 - Pottery Barn

Style Story - Ceramic Basket Weave

How chic, apparently ceramic is the new straw? I love seeing unexpected materials used in place of the usual, causing you to think outside the box. Bamboo, straw, rattan, wicker - it's all been done. These woven ceramic pieces question the conventional and will have you doing a double-take.



Woven Porcelain Baket Small/Large $65/$85 - Source Perrier
Hand-Crafted Ceramic Baskets $29.95 and up - Sur la table
Lattice Ceramic Trivet 8" $30 - Tribbles Home & Garden

Love it! - Hot Cocoa to go

I love me some hot cocoa, but more than that, I love it in those to-go paper cups. With that said, how cute are these porcelain replicas from Crate & Barrel! Perfect for hot drinks as well as a creative ice cream cup?



Hot Chocolate Porcelain Cups in white & brown $2.95 and up - Crate & Barrel