Stories of life on our farm in Northwest Georgia where every day is an adventure in this beautiful spot that God has entrusted to our stewardship.

Friday, June 19, 2015

Taking a Break

We have a big family get-together planned in July, and my well-worn china barely has enough pieces left to feed us all for one meal.  It's time to get some new china, and I thought restaurant china might be a good idea.  If it can survive the treatment it gets in a restaurant, it might even be able to last here!

After pricing some restaurant china at an outlet, I lamented to a friend how expensive it is, and then she told me about Deck's Glassware and Salvage in Chattanooga.  After reading about it online, Kara and I decided to go today, and what a fun experience!  Here's one of the blog posts that inspired us to go.

Part of the back room at Deck's.

More of the back room.  There was lots more, but I stopped taking pictures and started hunting for china!  By the time we'd finished, I promised Kara lunch and a huge cold drink, which she'd earned.  Then it was time to head home and wash the china.

My 20 dinner plates.  That's Misty having a roll in the background.

20 dessert plates and 20 cereal/salad bowls.  We also bought 20 brand new, white pasta bowls.

Getting ready to wash the china.  I soaked it in water with Dawn and vinegar, then washed it with a scrubby sponge.
My sparkling clean china, ready to go in the dishwasher.

Everything washed up beautifully.  I found two plates with small cracks that hadn't been visible through the dirt, but at 50 cents apiece I'm not too worried.  It gives me an excuse to go back and get some more!
All in all, this was a fun and welcome break from everything that's been going on around here lately.

I think it's going to be fun setting the table from now on!


8 comments:

  1. Great find Susan, I always look for deals like that. Those plates are beautiful.

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    1. Thanks, Gordon! They cleaned up nice, didn't they? :)

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  2. Those purple plates are awesome! Looks like you had fun!

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    1. We did, lots of fun! If you come visit some time, I'll take you there! :)

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  3. I love your new china and loved eating off of it, too. I like all the different designs and picking just which one I want for that meal! ~Barbara

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    1. Thanks, Barbara, and I'm glad you got to try it out in person! :)

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  4. Susan, what an awesome find! I wish I lived close to Chattanooga! I used to fly in and out of there when I worked for a photography company in Cleveland. The plates look so great and I love the colors and patterns you picked out.

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    1. There are a lot of great things about Chattanooga. As soon as it cools off I'm going back to get some more dishes, but Chattanooga is definitely HOT in the summer. :)

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