Last christmas, my lovely sister gave me a lovely set of mismatched bowls from Anthropologie. They’re so colorful and cute that I even featured them in my Buttercream Perfection post.
Ever since I got those, I’ve been mix and matching them with other plates and bowls I gattered all around from travels and gifts. The funny thing is that I used to be a very matchy-matchy tabletop kind of girl – not to say boring. Long did I dream of having a brand new dinnerware set, and when I finally got to throw out my old broke-student-appartment table stuff, oh lord was I happy!
But those days are over! (Good thing because half the pieces of my set are already chipped or broken…) I am obsessed with chic boho style, colorful and detailled pieces perfectly mixmatched together!
Here are some inspirations I gathered while shopping for stuff:
Boho Chic mix and match table setup from NY Times Clash course
Mix & match plate selection by emma’s design blog
Vintage plates and cups also make a nice mix. You can find lots of those at thrift stores. The key is to go often, and choose a specific theme that will add a little bit of coherence to the lot, like for exemple pastel colors, flowers, golden accents or even oriental designs.
Cute mix of pastel vintage plates. Photo by Letsplayphotography
Anthropologie is an awesome source of unique plates and bowls. I especially like these two:
Adorable hummingbird plate from Anthropologie
Beautiful pistachio side plate from Anthropologie
Alright, gotta go hunting for plates! Might need more than originally tought… Just look at that cutie plate wall!!!
Plate wall deco by Domestic fashionista
These are all adorable :) But even when mismatching I feel like you have to have a certain theme (like you said). Either similar patterns or colors that go well together.
Oww O.o love them! The effect is really great, they give this feeling of joy, don’t know how to explain it.
Great pictures!
I love this…so feminine!
I’m feeling inspired to go to the thrift shop and look for plates!! Love those eclectic looks.
I too have a weakness for patterned dishes, I love your bowls! Your Sister is officially an awesome gift giver in my books :)
Wooohoo! I am awesome! ;-)
Looooove!!