Capture the tropics in your decor and add texture with colorful plates depicting bamboo or bird of paradise. The first plate with lovely hand painted golden bamboo and aqua leaves is vintage 1950's California pottery. The second plate while not vintage has a wonderful shape and great green and brown colors. The third yellow, blue and green bird of paradise dish with green edge trim is also hand painted and vintage California pottery. Last is a neat bark cloth style Camellia floral English plate hand colored with burgundy and green. For more information on any of the plates below ~Click it!

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Spark your creativity with a decorative dish vignette. Choose a motif and have fun. How about tulips? Here are a variety of decorative plates with tulip motifs. First off is a fantastically bright English Garden with a hand colored tulip. This plate also has a wonderful textured leaf pansy fluted edge. Next is a whimsical still life with tulips and hearts. After that a cute toile basket motif with tulip plate is shown. Last is another vintage plate with a pinky red spray of tulips. Lovely! For more information click on the picture or click the Decorative Dishes logo below.

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For those of us who remember the LAST time brown was a hot color (think 1970's refrigerator!) check out the beautiful browns that are available for decorative purposes. These brown toile transferware plates add class and richness to your decor. The top one has really cute motif of a boy getting into a rowboat on a lake in front of an English country house. The middle one is very striking exotic motif with a bird and roses. The last is one of my top sellers because has everything: Colonial scene with Plantation, Southern Belles, Tricorn hatted gentlemen, ships, mountain scenes, patriotic trim. For more information about any of these click the plate!

Many years after Rachel Ashwell published her books Shabby Chic is still very hot for classy comfortable decor. The words "Shabby Chic" have become synonymous with the love of decorating with time-worn vintage objects. With pale pinks, lavenders, spring green, sunny yellows and lots of roses the look is wonderfully soothing. Vintage dishes fit into this style beautifully and allow you to make the look your own. This darling 1930's plate hung on the wall gives just the right look.

In the September issue of Vanity Fair there was a long profile on Cath Kidston of England. Her stores are opening up in many upscale areas of the U.S. Her look is very retro with polka dots, roses, and posies. The look has cottage elements with lush florals on tins, bedding, aprons, and of course dishes. This large oval platter is fantastic rose platter:

Rosanna also has many items in her line that creatively express the comfortable feminine look of cottage chic. Her Chelsea Flowers, Tea's Me Too, and Dottie Baroque are fantastic looks.

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Holiday accents set the mood for the season. Go chic and bold with red, black and gold. First off is a stunning LARGE designer porcelain platter that makes a statement. This Rosanna piece is so artistic with deer & dove silhouettes, lace, and shiny golden trim. The depth gives a shadow box effect. Next, Rosanna plates with red dots on white are wonderful on so many levels: Christmas or Valentines, retro, or whimsical for a child's decor. Compliment the Rosanna tray above with darling matching Cotswold mugs. Finally enjoy your ice cream in these cute chunky red bowls with white dots. As an added bonus all but the bowls come in matching gift boxes. For more information click on the picture or click the Decorative Dishes logo below.

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Roosters have decorative appeal due to their coloring and regal flair. Fall is a perfect time to accent your decor with a rooster or two. First is a green and golden colorful rooster on a square plate with a black and white toile border. Very nice! Next is another square plate. This one is a large faux finish golden plate with a scroll border and a black and white rooster in the center. For dramatic effect next is a very large majolica rooster oval platter in a vibrant red. Last is a black and white line drawing of a rooster and chicks on a large oval platter. For more information click on the picture or click the Decorative Dishes logo below.

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Punch up your look with clean black and white. Whether traditional or urban chic black and white is elegant and sophisticated. The first plate is a new twist on the traditional rose. A lovely black and white photograph on a fine white bone china Wedgwood plate. Switch over to a modern retro look with clean mid-century style black and white leaves. Go girly with a cute Rosanna plate set depicting the classic standard, the Little Black Dress. Have a niche to fill? Check out this fabulous Wedgwood black and white rose bowl with griffen and urns~WOW! For more information click on the picture or click the Decorative Dishes logo below.

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