French tableware, like French provincial furniture, has a unique look and feel. Crockery designs will add to the charm of your home décor or dining room table. The pieces are colorful and attractive. They are great as side dishes or as complete sets for a casual dinner. There are some pieces that are for decorative purposes only.
French-style dinnerware tends to have those warm colors that make you think of a French country meadow in full bloom. Pale greens, sunny yellows, and sky blue are common. There are often hints of lavender or pink to bring more cakes to the tableware palette. Color is perhaps the most distinctive aspect of country dinnerware style.
A complete dinnerware set can include all the usual dishes and side dishes that you would expect. Roosters, flowers and other decorative elements on a white or cream background is typical of the pieces you hold. If you want to mix and match, solid-colored stoneware contrasts with the colorful dinnerware in this style.
Dinnerware is sometimes hand-painted and hand-baked, so each piece is totally unique. Other pieces are produced by machine, but no less attractive for that. In addition to the standard silverware, you can find matching pieces that are wonderful for serving dishes. Some unusual shapes, such as square or rectangular bowls, can be used as serving bowls or as decorative touches elsewhere.
Although not all pieces are hand-painted, many pieces in this style of dinnerware give a hand-painted feel. There are scenes that could come out of a painting from a nature scene. There are also solid color blocks bordered by complementary or contrasting geometric designs. Those pieces that have more color use the color as the background. Pastoral scenes tend to be on a white or off-white background.
Decorative pieces on the crockery can be many different items. Items can come in handy, such as pitchers, potholders, or flower pots. Oversized serving bowls that have unusual shapes are an attractive type of presence that duplicates designs or lines on the silverware. Square bowls are an example. Round scalloped bowls are somewhat more common, but not when the bowls are decorated in natural colors and patterns.
For a real change of pace in dinnerware, you can use some non-dinnerware items for decorative purposes. Ceramic items such as pheasants in soft natural colors or whimsical chickens make interesting centerpieces for the table. These types of centerpieces go well with a rural setting in French dinnerware.
If you’re interested in the look of French dinnerware, don’t be afraid to make a color statement. Use the blues, greens, and yellows on the tablecloths to choose the color of the cutlery plates. The look will be more casual than other types of tableware, but it pays off in unique and attractive tableware.
