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Only A CRaZy Person Would Have 27 Sets Of Dishes

8/6/2011

 
Only a cRaZy person would have 27 sets of dishes!!! 

And I'm not one of them.  Sheeeezzz.





                                          anymore.


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1950's Russel Wright dishes.
Hello.
My name is Angie.
And I am a former dish hoarder.

It started out innocently enough. A set here. A set there, mostly vintage. Oh look, another pretty set. Hey, that would set a nice table, I need that set too. I don't have Mexican style plates, they would go nicely with big Mexican meals. OMG, look at these vintage Asian dishes; must have! CAN YOU BELIEVE how beautiful this 1950's set is? Crap! Entertaining this weekend and I REALLY want BLUE plates. *scrounge through 25 sets of dishes* Oh well, no problem, I'll just go out and buy some. Huh, this vintage set of Christmas dishes looks too simple on this tablecloth; I  want some beautiful, sparkly Christmas tree dishes.  Oh looky, Target has them on sale.
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KA-CHING!!! PURCHASED!!!
And then
dun, dun, dun.....

I saw some Johnson Brothers Friendly Village Christmas dishes and I knew I just had to have them. They were going to be MINE!
MINE, I tell you!!! hahahahaha *wringing hands*.

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Oh but they're so pretty and charming and makes you want to cozy up to the fireplace (or electric heater) with a wool blankie and hot chocolate.

*sigh*
It was at this point I knew I had a problem and needed an intervention.

But there IS nobody who does dishware addiction intervention. The closest was my kids who gave me dirty looks when I would bring another box of dishes into the house. And that wasn't very persuasive. I would just stick my tongue out at them and tell them to mind their own business.

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And then one day I looked around.

and I looked under the bed.

and then I looked in the basement.

and I looked out in the 2 car garage.

and I glanced in the barn.



And I knew I was busted. I was a hoarder.

Not just a hoarder of dish sets but everything that went with dishes and tablescapes...tablecloths, glassware, stemware, serving dishes, platters, flatware, silverware, celery dishes, spooners, cloth napkins (don't even get me started on how many sets of 12 of those I had!), napkin rings, gorgeous water pitchers, average looking water pitchers, water and wine carafes, centerpieces, things to create centerpieces with, taper candles, pillar candles, votive candles, tall candleholders, short candleholders, crystal candleholders, double candleholders, wood candleholders (for fall), funky candleholders, two candelabras......... AAARRRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!



So I went cold turkey.

I sold all my dishes but 7 sets (not including my  daily dishes of course). Sold almost everything else that had to do with tableware as well. Didn't look back.  Because if I did, I would have grabbed those boxes from the consignment shop worker's arms and screamed, "They're mine, they're mine! Give them back you witch!"

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In order for me to not hoard dishes again (seriously),
I did go out and purchase, on clearance, white dishes at Dillards that work for any occasion, big or small, elegant or casual. And I stocked my dining room cupboard with all the basic tableware I would ever need again for entertaining.

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And it worked because I have not collected one piece of dishware since that day so many years ago (2010).

I have no shame (or class) so I will show you the bottom of the hutch too.

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Hey, those darn kids have been into the table linens again!!! What? The kids have been out of the house for a few years? Oh. Crap.
By the way, see that covered butter dish on the second shelf of the cupboard, on top of the white Dillard's dishes? It's handmade by an artist out of Kansas City called Kelly Aaron Mosaics. I love it with all my heart. I wouldn't even trade it for a cool, awesomey footstool (another hoarding problem I have but we'll save that for another day, shall we?) Isn't this butter dish cute?!?!
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Mooooo.
And just so you're all like worried that maybe I went too far too fast, too cold turkey, and maybe I'll have a dish relapse someday, no worries. My everyday dishes get me by pretty good and control all those cravings.
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Ignore the fact that I have no cover on my ceiling light. Don't ask.
Oh my gosh, I can't let you leave without showing you my all time favorite dish set ever. Let me introduce you to my dish BFF; early 1900's purple and white England ironstone:
Be still my beating heart, I love these dishes so much!!

They remind me of my vintage ship light...
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I am a sick sick person for writing a whole long boring post about dishes. And then gratuitously showing you my ship light which was part of another hoarded collection.  Clearly I.can't.help.myself!

Why can't I be normal and have a smoking addiction or coffee addiction??


Oh, that's right. I DO have a coffee addiction.

AAARRRRRGGGHHH!!!
barbara a hochstetler link
8/9/2011 12:57:57 am

What a hoot!!! This is a fantastic blog!!....and I've had food served on some of those "dishes"...it's fantastic too!!! Happiness.......barb@SISTERS

Gwen Herder link
8/9/2011 05:18:15 am

Hi Angie~I remember seeing all your dishes and talking about them when we were out there last summer buying a car. Just out of curiousity, are the white dishes you bought Pfaltzgraff Heritage? The platter looks like that pattern. I am thinking of buying that set on their website. It's got a great deal right now b/c of their 200th anniv. BTW...tell your husband that grand am we bought from him last year has been through a lot...2 accidents which were not our sons fault and one that was and burned up the engine, thus forcing us to sell it dirt cheap. Looking for another used car for him and keeping an eye on your site as well as others! That's how I saw your blog. Very nice!!

Angie @ Turnkey Auto
8/9/2011 07:46:56 am

Hi Gwen! Gosh, I'm glad your son is okay! I will send you a quick email about upcoming inventory. The cars under $6k are going so fast and many of them are pre-selling and never making it online. So I'll touch base with you :). OH! Yes, that platter is Pfaltzgraff. I sold the rest of the pieces though because mine were older and had too much crazing on them for me. But I use that platter ALL THE TIME, it's the perfect size for big or small gatherings.

Kelly Aaron link
8/9/2011 04:32:03 pm

Hi, Angie!! Thanks so much for the shout out on the buttah dish! Congrats on conquering your addiction to dishes, but what's next?! Love that hutch, your kitchen and everything else!!


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