What can I say…I have an addiction to pretty china! I’ve been collecting this Homer Laughlin Eggshell Georgian china for a while now and I decided that I finally had enough to do my living room china cabinet with it. I did mix in some Johnson Brothers and milk glass pieces in.
I actually had a pink HL plate hanging on the inside of our privacy fence for years! You can bet I brought it in!
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I prefer the blue. It’s s soft aqua/robbin’s egg blue . This is all Eggshell Georgian but it comes in slightly different patterns .
Don’t you love it when the inside of a tea cup has a pattern!
I stacked a few cups inside the wire candle holder that I got a while back (which I use as a wire cloche). You can just see one of the pink HL saucers underneath the tea cups (and my one pink tea cup in the middle).
Here are a few more details from my china cabinet.
There’s a yellow Johnson Brother’s dessert plate in the back.
It’s hard to believe that these used to just be everyday type dishes! They really don’t make them like this anymore!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Linda says
May 24, 2013 at 5:13 pmI love these, they are so beautiful.
Pamela Gordon says
May 24, 2013 at 5:14 pmI love this china! It’s so soft and delicate isn’t it? You’re right. They don’t make china like that now for every day use. You have a beautiful collection and it looks great in your hutch. Enjoy the holiday weekend. Blessings, Pamela
Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says
May 24, 2013 at 5:27 pmSuch a pretty pattern, Manuela! I’m glad you were able to display them and show them to us. I love the teacups and saucers. Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
Lorrie says
May 24, 2013 at 7:42 pmBeautiful china. Love that soft blue and the delicate pattern with the gold scroll work.
Penny @ The Comforts of Home says
May 24, 2013 at 8:04 pmI am very familiar with that pattern. I used is many times in my mosaics. When I decided to close my studio down, I sold it at my garage sale. If I would have known you were collecting it, I would have given it to you!
Manuela says
May 24, 2013 at 8:12 pmWell darn!!! I didn’t know you sold off your china!
Brenda Nuland says
May 24, 2013 at 8:35 pmThose are gorgeous! I especially like any china with that French blue in it.
I have some pretty pastels in my china cabinet but so far I’m keeping the Friendly Village on the hutch shelves. It goes so well with the colors in the living room, more of an Americana looks than elsewhere in the house.
I thought of you today when I was at the nursery and was looking through arugula plants. There was one that obviously could be used as two or three mini plants! We’re to get to 39 tonight and while I planted the flowers in their deck containers, I didn’t want to plant anything in the raised bed until tomorrow so I’ll see then if I get two or three mini plants from it. I’m also planting seeds to experiment which grows better. If arugula is like the lettuce I’ve grown, I actually had more success with seeds.
Deanna says
May 25, 2013 at 12:10 amSuch pretty dishes!
I don’t know that I’ve seen those before!
Cheryl says
May 25, 2013 at 12:56 amYou even arrange china on shelves with an original touch! I love the unexpected elements!
Theresa H. Roach says
May 25, 2013 at 8:38 amSo beautiful! I need to hang my cups inside my china cabinet:) I get so many wonderful ideas from you! Have a blessed Memorial Day weekend dear Manuela, HUGS!
debra says
May 25, 2013 at 2:04 pmThis china is so pretty…I love the teacups with the flowers inside. I think that you’d love the mission store in my area….they must have 20 sets of different china on any given day ! : )
Vee says
May 25, 2013 at 2:17 pmVery pretty and I’m not at all familiar with them. Perfect for spring and summer.
Adrienne says
May 25, 2013 at 6:10 pmYour china is wonderful! I can spot Homer Laughlin pieces a mile away! I always want to take them home with me. The Johnson Brothers dessert plate caught my eye, too. Oh, if I only had more room!
~Adrienne~
Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces says
May 25, 2013 at 6:36 pmHow lovely, Manuela…and I love the cups under the wire cloche!
cindy says
May 25, 2013 at 10:39 pmYour cabinet looks wonderful, I love seeing all of the vintage items mixed in, especially that wonderful old scale. Your dishes are beautiful, people used to love using beautiful things every day, I guess. Your wire cloche is especially pretty in there!
Hugs, Cindy
Terri Cheney says
May 26, 2013 at 8:42 pmHomer Laughlin is one of my favorite china/pottery makers. I can spot a piece at ten paces, lol. I DO love a surprise flower in my coffee cup as it happens. Isn’t that a lovely little touch? And yes, I’m stunned to think these were everyday dishes. I remind myself of that when I find a piece that is especially crazed and worn looking.
Lara says
May 26, 2013 at 9:41 pmYour china is so beautiful! I really love the kitchen scale and have been keeping an eye out for one.
Dru (The Farmer's Daughter) says
May 27, 2013 at 4:07 pmSimply beautiful!
kathleen grace says
May 27, 2013 at 4:43 pmThese asre so beautiful! Like you, I usually go with bolder colors, but I have adored these since the first time I saw them. Sadly, I do not have any. Yet. Lol. From one dish addict to another, I love your collection!
Just Cats says
May 27, 2013 at 8:54 pmThere’s nothing more fun than changing up a china cabinet. I love how yours turned out. The china is very pretty, love the old scale and the tea-cups are so cute.
Dawn says
May 27, 2013 at 10:27 pmIt’s all so pretty:) Thanks for sharing at the Cabin’s Budget Decorating Party!
Carol says
May 28, 2013 at 10:39 amThese are just beautiful and look perfectly at home in your china cabinet. I never knew Homer Laughlin made china other than the Fiesta Ware (which I have and love), until we became the proud caretakers of my MIL’s Empire Green china by Laughlin. I just love the delicate style of this type of china. If you want to see my collection, you can go here:
http://cas-anoasisinthedesert.blogspot.com/2013/03/family-treasures.html
Lana says
June 4, 2013 at 6:50 amLove the china! So pretty!