I saw these Barbara Barry Oval Link Candlesticks in a Wedgwood preview last April and have been dying to blog about them ever since. They just became available today, so here you go! Aren’t they gorgeous?
9 1/2″ Pair of candlesticks, $150; 7″ pair, $125: WedgwoodUsa.com
Everyone needs a great serving bowl. But to be truly great, it should work for more than soup and salad. This Arte Italica bowl is a centerpiece as much as it is dinnerware: hand-blown, alabaster-like glass with a pewter pearl border done by hand in Italy. Keep it out, filled with moss balls or fresh fruit, then give it a rinse when company arrives. Pretty pieces shouldn’t be cooped up in cabinets.
Splendore Serving Bowl #SPL0129, $279, arteitalica.com
With this table runner, you could serve dinner with paper napkins and plastic forks and the setup would still be chic. Young but sophisticated, preppy but fresh, it is good-looking enough to leave out beyond meals.
Essex Runner, $84; DwellShop.com
Charlotte Moss new Elsie pattern is a seasonal chameleon. In the summer, this treillage design is a hint of the garden without being as obvious as flowers on your plate. And in the winter, one sprig of holly for garnish and it is a modern Christmas pattern without the partridge. Moss, the interior designer gone product, has just hooked up with Pickard for her collection. Pickard also produces the plates for Camp David, so you know this is quality china. Dishwasher-and-microwave-safe, it is for holiday and everyday.
Elsie, $225 for five-piece place setting by Charlotte Moss for Pickard: 847-395-3800; PickardChina.com