I especially enjoy going to my mother-in-law's house in Texas because she and my father-in-law spent years antiquing and collecting wonderful things. It is quite fun to "play" with their dishes, vases, sterling pieces and plates. My mother-in-law serves a simple Christmas brunch on these wonderful blue and silver art deco plates with matching cups & saucers and sugar & creamer. The flatware is called "Six Fleurs"and was first produced by Reed & Barton 1901. It's an extremely ornate pattern with flowers literally popping out of the handles. At dinner, she used jewel-toned napkins and place mats- green, purple, navy & maroon. I don't know the name of the dinner plate pattern but they are a lovely rusty red with hand gilted edges. The candleabras are Mexican sterling, and I believe in a commonly produced pattern called "Desert Rose." The house was full of flowers from my sister-in-law's wedding five days before, so I just did a simple pair of arrangements on the dining room mantel of tulips and greenery from outside.
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