Ok, so those of you who know me in real life (and really anyone else whose been reading long enough) knows that if Vera Bradley puts it out, I usually want it.
That included her china patterns, so when I registered for my wedding, I registered for the Java Blue (the Vera flava of the week) china. Except I’m not so crazy about the elephant on the dessert plate, coffee mug, or soup bowl, and so I decided that I didn’t really want any of the porcelain china, just the majolica china in the java blue color. (My logic behind that was that it didn’t make sense to me to only have a porcelain dinner plate and everything else majolica).
Fast forward a bit. I didn’t actually get much of my china. Just some dinner plates, a cake stand, a charger or 2 and the vase that matches it all. I really love(d) it……until, I saw this, which is stunning. (This is the Majolica that goes with it) Plus, I would still be able to paint my dining room (the one that’s in the house that I don’t have yet) chocolate brown, which was something I planned to do to coordinate with the other china.
So my question to you dear internets is this:
What the heck should I do?
Do I sell what I have (except for the vase, you can never have too many GORGEOUS vases) on ebay and delve into (slowly) purchasing the other stuff since it’s obvious that I love it so much?
I haven’t used any of what I have even once AND I still have the original boxes that it all came in. It’s actually all being stored in the boxes as we speak!
Enlighten my as to what my next steps should be friends, for I am lost!
(Although, I’m sure you all know what I really want to do, and that I really just need you to validate what I’m feeling. So go ahead, give me the answer that I want….)
Perhaps you can still use the dishes you currently have IF they match the new patern. The new patern does not look all that different (besides no elephants) to me.
But I’ll now tell you what you want to hear…
I think it is a great idea to sell the old and start fresh! ;-)
K says once you buy china you keep it FOREVER but I say if you like the new stuff better do that.
:)
Selling on ebay seems like a good idea.
Darn that vera for always coming out with somethign i like better!! that must be why she is a gazillionaire.
My opinion is you’ve got to like it to want to use it, but at the same time, are you going to be faced with the same dilemma in another few years? My personal feelings with major purchases like this are stick with classic-looking pieces so they’re always timeless. Trendy things are great for clothing and such that you change more often, but not so good for things you need to live with for more than a few years.
I think I’m not going to be any help with the china…but I just wanted to say that I can’t believe a WHOLE week went by and I never stopped down to see you. I’m sorry! My week went by super quick, which was nice – I hope you’ve had a good week too! I’ll be thinking of you today; have a good talk with Luke!