I was wandering through Target the other day and I ran across these wonderful fleur de lys dinner plates.
They're $19.99 for a set of 4 and they're made of heavy chip resistant porcelain, not the chintzy ceramic that always chips like crazy. The quality is excellent, very Pottery Barn or even Williams Sonoma! I SO DID NOT NEED THESE! But I had to get them, because I love blue and I love the fleur de lys. That's the problem with Target - everything is so cheap and they have really nice stuff, I can never get out of there without buying something that wasn't on my list. These great plates have matching mugs, salad plates and bowls. The mug is the same color as the dinner plate, but the salad plates and bowls are reversed (so more white than blue). You can buy a set at Target.com for only $59.99.
Anyway, I'm already having a vision... these plates will look great with my Italian pewter flatware. Luckily, I already had this so I don't have to go buy it... but anyone looking for some great Italian pewter flatware, you can find it right now at Horchow, they have a very similar style, 20 pc set on sale now for $464.90.
And some white 100% linen napkins, preferably Sferra. You can get a set of 4 of these for only $34 at Fine Linens.
Then to complete the casual elegant look, some chunky wine glasses like these from Williams Sonoma.
All of this would be great at an outside picnic table on a stone terrace, overlooking the sea... okay these $19.99 plates are getting expensive...
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