Guest Picks: Dishes and Tea Towels That Bring a Smile

Let’s dish about all things dishy, like dishes and dish towels. Don’t you believe that something you use every single day, well, several times each day in actuality, should be beautiful to look at? Pulling a bowl or plate down from your cabinet should put a grin on your face, and drying those dishes is not so painful when you are using a pretty dish towel. I believe that it’s all in the details, and these dishy details are sure to make breakfast, lunch and dinner a little more delicious. — Trina from La La Lovely

Anthropologie

Organic World Dessert Plates – $18

These little dessert dishes are definitely something to discuss. Both of them are lovely and interesting. I’d love to serve up a dessert along with great conversation with these.

Contemporary Tea Towels – $21.61

I don’t think anybody can deny this truth, so why don’t you display it? This pretty small dish towel could be great for drying up those cake bowls after they have been licked and cleaned.

Etsy

Red Heart Dish Set by Mrs. Peterson Pottery

These mini dishes are darling. They are perfect for a bite-sized bite. What could be sweeter?

Anthropologie

Striped Linen Dishtowel

Let us be honest: A simple, striped dish towel just might be be the best kind of all. It’s just perfect in every way. I love the worn-in appearance of linen and believe this dish towel is the kind which makes a home look more like a home.

Anthropologie

Pistachio Creme Dinner Plate – $14

These meals have such a beautiful appearance to them. Simple yet so creative looking, the green could work in any setting. It’s just like a colorful neutral.

Etsy

Dots Linen Tea Towel by Leah Duncan – $26

The muted colors, the layout and the small variations in shapes are just dreamy. I love everything about this dish towel. I might also like doing the dishes with this towel in hand.

Huset

Marimekko Siirtolapuutarha Plate – $31

This black and white graphic dish is similar to a piece of art. The design of a cut mushroom is quite calming and ever interesting to look at. I love the simple black and white colour together with such a thorough pattern.

A+R

Tea Towels, Gradient – $32

If you’re looking to brighten things up a little, these dish towels will do the trick. The grid layout is modern and so is that the soda of neon.

West Elm

Organic Shaped Dinnerware Set – $12

Easy, white dinnerware is my favorite. It allows the food and environment shine. It may even be a great base for mixing with different dishes. All these organic-shaped ones with very subtle differences in shape and dimensions are on my wish list.

Howkapow

Sausage Dog Tea Towel – GBP 10.95

This tea towel is beyond adorable. It’s bold and easy, and the lively design is guaranteed to catch the interest of anybody that enters your kitchen.

The Land of Nod

Girl Food Face Plate – $12.95

Children always want their very own special dishes, and these are just that — since they encourage children to play with their food. However, I don’t think it will be just children who to eat off of those dishes.

Rowen & Wren

Kilve Dish – GBP 148

These dishes made from earthenware are so gorgeous. They have a really distinctive shape, and the unique oak cover functions as a lid, plate or charger of sorts. I believe that the earthiness of those bowls is what makes them such announcement bits.

Etsy

The Sandwich Defender Bear Side Plate by Jimbobart – $35.50

Perhaps this dish is intended for small ones, but I’d be happy to make it my own. Come lunchtime, I’d be ready for the laugh it’d provide when I pull out of the cabinet. This entire show is just past darling and oh-so-fun!

Anthropologie

Hedgehog Mosy Dishtowel – $22

I like, no, I adore when everyday household items tell a small story. This dish towel with a little hedgehog on a bright day does just that. I know it would make me grin every time I catch a glimpse of it.

Heath Ceramics

Heath Coupe Line Dinner Plate, Moonstone – $33

A rimless dish offers versatility. I love the bright colour and craftsmanship of this ceramic plate. It would mix well with simple or patterned, classic white dinnerware.

West Elm

Seedling Dinnerware Set – $20

These dishes are perfect if you want pattern but still enjoy it to be subtle. I love the soft colour and insistent pattern.

2Modern

Copenhagen Tea Towel – $17.25

This tea towel could not be any cuter. The examples and colors are so pretty. It would likewise be darling framed or hung on the wall as art.

Greenhouse Design Studio

Not Your Grandma’s Vintage China – $39

The idea of using china for everyday living is great, if you ask me. Why save the good stuff for a couple times annually? A mix-and-match selection is what makes using china casual enough for everyday use. This assortment is lovely personified.

Rose & Grey

Bon Appetit Tea Towel – GBP 8

As classic as a dish towel may get, this very simple and fairly towel gets the job done. And the style never gets older.

The Future Perfect

Tree Plates – $50

Each of these plates represents another season. They would be fairly not just on the table, but also about the wall. Anywhere you put themthey are sure to add a pop of fairly.

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