Hello and welcome!
I have always loved antiques and vintage items. They are definitely a part of my life. I love to use vintage items in everyday life as well. A beautiful pitcher, a silver dish to hold miscellaneous items, vintage linens on the table. There are so many ways to use and appreciate these items.
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For several years, I participated in an annual table-setting competition and fundraiser at Lakewold Gardens in Lakewood, WA. Every October, scores women, and a few men, would converge on Lakewold Gardens with boxes of china, crystal, silver, linens, flowers, and more to set a Beautiful Table.
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During the COVID shutdown, the event was cancelled, leading to a permanent end to the loved event of many years. By November of the second year, I was really feeling the loss of the annual event. The Dinners in the Dining Room blog began so I had the opportunity to set a beautiful table anytime I wanted!
"We're stuff people"
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Kathy Bowker, 2020
My goal is to ignite a renaissance, where beautiful things
are shared, used, and loved.
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Thank you for visiting and please invite others to dinner!
A chinaphile is born...
I have always had a love of china, crystal, silver, and really all things vintage. My mom would leave me in the china and crystal department in her favorite jewelry store: Gundersons, downtown Tacoma, WA. As a five year old girl, my favorite pattern was Lenox Autumn.
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When I was in kindergarten, my mom was desperately trying to get me to quit my thumb-sucking habbit, bribing me with little pin dishes from Bavaria. The brightly colored china dishes had completely captivated my attention. A week later, we returned: two promises kept. A reformed thumb-sucker and I had my first piece of china!
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Join us in the dining room as we share the beauty of china, crystal, silver, and so much more.
