You be the judge!!

[Camry178]

Sorry, but those dishes would make me nauseous. I wouldn't be able to eat off of them.

But as long as you like them, that's what's important.

[Amina516]

So, with the "Awww! Theyre Cute!" category having 1 more vote than the "Horrid" one...i am declaring myself the winner. Muahahaha.

[Shpepper]

I had to look at the larger picture before I could make up my mind. I still can't make up my mind. Wonderful colors but... I just don't know. i have a weird thing about plates with designs in the middle of the plate. All around the rim is fine but not the middle of the plate. Sometimes I feel like I can't see what I am eating if the design is all over.


That might have something to do with why these are my favorites. http://www.dinnerwaredepot.com/shop/...07=Search&008= Wait , oh wow, I just realized that since the ex is gone, I can get them out and start using them again. Less worry about someone getting pissed and throwing one of Grandma's plates.

[Amina516]

Jester, Thank you. I now have a froot loop permanently imbedded in my laptop screen.

Thanks everyone for the votes.

Theyre still in the box on the kitchen counter. My husband looks at them today and says "Damnit, theyre so ugly, we cant even regift 'em. " Hes a sore loser.

[Buglady]

Those are certainly cheerful! I probably wouldn't buy them myself, because I kind of have a "thing" about patterns on the part of the plate where the food goes, but they are definitely bright & cheerful. Perfect for pasta!

And I do like the coffee mugs.

[dalesys]

Any pattern/color where the food doesn't scream and leap to the floor is OK with me.

[Wingates_Hellsing]

Anything, anything but black dishes!

As these aren't black dishes, alright then go fer it

[wagegoth]

Lasagna appears to be the preference, based on the original Latin, at least according to the online dictionary. However, lasagne is an accepted alternate spelling.



Hmmm. Doesn't seem to be an option to vote for "adorably quirky/how will I find my food in the pattern."

[Jester]

Okay, my first thought was "GOOD LORD, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?"

Then I thought, "Now, wait a moment....if she is lives out West, and serves a nice Southwestern meal out on her desert patio with them, with the pastels of the sunset, and the stucco houses, yeah, those won't be so bad."

Then I looked at your location. Pennsylvania.

GOOD LORD! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE??!?!? KILL THEM BEFORE THEY GET TO THE CHILDREN!!!!


Yeah, they be pretty ucking fugly. I'd eat off of them, but then, the food would (hopefully) cover the design.

BTW, did I spell lasagne right?

Yes.

Lasagna.

Both spellings are accepted and acceptable. Most people I know, however, spell it the first way.

[AdminAssistant]

One day, when I have beaucoup kitchen cabinet space (unlike now, with my groceries out on plastic stacking shelves :P ), I'm going to go to TJ Maxx every few weeks for several months, just buying the stuff on clearance, until I have a wonderfully random collection. I love random, non-matching dinnerware. So creative and fun.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Well, RK, to do that I would have to have room in my kitchen cabinets to put them

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Well, for those of you who want more colorful dishes, I recommend Pfaltzgraff, not only because they have a large selection of colorful patterns, but also because I understand their glazes have very little to no lead in them.

I've been real happy with mine.

The cool thing about colorful, kitschy dishes is that you can mix up other pattens with them with very nice results.

Like, for instance, if the OP wanted to tone down her really bright dishes to suit the husband with tamer tastes, she could always add plain red, blue, or straw colored dishes in among her fancy ones. That way, the pattern is part of a color-theme, instead of BEING the theme.

I like things that go together but don't match per se. Which is why I have the dishes I have, that pattern is a mishmash of different colors and designs. They look good together, but don't match.

Those of you with plain white or black dishes could just dress up your pattern with adding, say, colorful accent pieces. Add brightly colored napkins and glasses, or charger plates or something. Cheap way to inject a little new into the old.

[DesignFox]

I don't think those plates are horrid. A bit busy for my taste, but I've certainly seen worse!

[Amina516]

Lasagna.

LOL..Thanks.

I have black dishes. Yuck. I want brightly colored dishes! I should go to my K-Mart in the next few days and see what they have. Thanks!

They had another set with a pear and apple or something on them. But check em out.

[CaroPhoenix]

I have black dishes. Yuck. I want brightly colored dishes! I should go to my K-Mart in the next few days and see what they have. Thanks!