Dishware for casual dinning doesn’t need look casual. Beautiful melamine dishes seem to be everywhere this summer. Celebrity designers such as Jackie Shapiro, Jonathan Adler, and Isaac Mizrahi are even riding this bandwagon.
Splurge:
Chocolate Flora by Precidio (dinner $6, salad $5, bowl $5) looks very similar to a Kate Spade plate pattern, but is made of lightweight, durable, melamine opposed to bone china. The beautiful design of these plates will bring style and flair to your picnic or outdoor bbq. And they’re so perfect for everyday family-living – classy enough for grown-ups, resilient and safe for kids.
Steal:
Damask, available at Canadian Tire (dinner $3.50, salad $3, bowl $3), has the same dark brown and white flock-patterning at a more affordable price. And while each piece of the Precidio dishware isn’t expensive, the Canadian Tire version helps exponentially when purchasing enough for a dinner party and at the moment they’re 25 per cent off (dinner $2.60, salad $2.20, bowl $2.20.)
Written by Guest Blogger, Leah Weber, Home Market Editor