Fiesta ware fashion?
petunia
4 pastel colors (rose, yellow, periwinkle blue, and turquoise). I'm
thinking of replacing my 27 year old original dishes (beautiful Arabia, but
really - 27 years?) and start using the Fiesta. However, the colors don't
all work for me, particularly the turquoise (which is really sort of green),
so I have a few table fashion questions:
1- 12 place settings would be enough for me, so if I completely eliminate
the turquoise and just mix and match the rose, yellow, and periwinkle, how
do you think that would look?
2- Checking online, I noticed that the newer colors of Fiesta are bolder -
should I mix in some dark, bold new colors with the pastels? If so, what
kind of color would you add?
My kitchen/dining area colors are mostly beige, light purple, rose, and
other sunset type colors (no blue, but I've always had navy & white dishes
and it's never bothered me particularly).
Hoping the fashionistas here on a.f. will have a better vision of my table
than I do! Thanks.
petunia
AJ
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I think the fun of Fiestaware is mixing colors, the new stuff with
the old stuff, etc. Some of the new colors (like the Shamrock) are
bold but not dark and they go fine with the old colors.
I know there's an old Fiestaware color that is a wonderful soft
cream--if that's available in the new colors, you might do that.
But I see nothing wrong with keeping the old turquoise & just
mixing it all up!
--AJ
Toast 28
>cream--if that's available in the new colors, you might do that.
>But I see nothing wrong with keeping the old turquoise & just
>mixing it all up!
>
>--AJ
I agree, AJ!
I love the wonderful cheeriness of a table with mixed Fiestaware!
The Ivory Fiestaware is discontinued. If you want another, bold color, you
might want to look at the plum. It might be a nice complement to the purple in
your kitchen.
Or maybe the Cinnabar, which is a pretty, russet color, to go along with your
sunset colors. Or the Persimmon, which is coral-ly.
I am trying to collect all the colors of the mini disc pitchers, just so I can
have all the colors in "something."
And I recently ordered 8 place settings in Sunflower Yellow, to go on top of a
Provence tablecloth in vibrant blue and gold. It looked stunning at Easter,
topped with daffodils and blue hyacinths.
I love the fact that Fiestaware is made in the U.S., and the look of it just
makes me smile.
Stephanie S.
petunia
check out the color, maybe the cinnabar too.
How many colors would you mix on one table - I love the jauntiness but don't
want it to look like a carnival.
petunia
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: >I know there's an old Fiestaware color that is a wonderful soft
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AJ
> I was also thinking of the plum - I may order one item on e-bay just to
> check out the color, maybe the cinnabar too.
>
> How many colors would you mix on one table - I love the jauntiness but
don't
> want it to look like a carnival.
I know you weren't asking me, but another great thing about
Fiestaware is that it's informal & fun & cheerful. I wouldn't
worry about how many colors I mixed, but if I had a lot of them
I'd probably keep the linens, flowers, etc, very plain (white or
ivory) and matching. Then the dishes would shine.
I no longer use my Fiestaware as daily dishes, but I use my
old pieces serving all the time and sometimes in fairly formal
settings.
--AJ
Geri and sometimes Brian
>> check out the color, maybe the cinnabar too.
>>
>> How many colors would you mix on one table - I love the jauntiness but
>don't
>> want it to look like a carnival.
I missed the beginning of this thread I guess. I have the new Fiesta (not the
antique - alas!) as my regular everyday dishes. The colors I blend are grey,
cinnabar and juniper. Most of my pieces (except the place settings and mugs
which are divided equally in color) are in juniper, just because I grabbed them
up fast before the color was discontinued. I am thinking about adding a few
plum place settings, mugs, pieces into the mix as well.
If I had a larger space to store dishes, I would keep a whole alternative blend
of pieces/place settings to use in persimmon, shamrock and sunflower for the
spring/summer months.
Anyway, the old Fiesta, especially, I think was designed to blend a bunch of
colors together, and the colors changed over the years, so I think it would be
perfectly fine to have several different colors together.
Geri
(who also lusts after all of the different holiday Fiesta and some of the
Quatro pieces, too)
Claire in SF
necessary for grounding the rose, yellow, and periwinkle. It seems to
"easter-y" without an earthier color. I know it may seem icky to you but see
if it grows on you by first using the Fiestaware without the green for a
while and then add it in.
My friends had a very nice restaurant in the early 80's at which they used
Fiestaware. They always mixed up the colors within a place setting. I like
Fiestaware best that way rather than putting out a place setting of a single
color. Used this way, you may find the green you already have works well in
small doses.
It's hard to guess which new color would work if you ultimately decided you
needed to swap out the green, but I'd pick one that is earthy/mineral (not
necessarily earth-toned) so the table looks less, well, pastel-y/easter-y.
Claire in SF
Geri and sometimes Brian
>> the turquoise and just mix and match the rose, yellow, and periwinkle, how
That would be pretty.
>> 2- Checking online, I noticed that the newer colors of Fiesta are bolder -
>> should I mix in some dark, bold new colors with the pastels? If so, what
>> kind of color would you add?
I don't think there is a hard and fast rule for mixing the colors. For me, I
would keep the dark colors with dark colors and the pastels together. The
other thing you could do is a similar color theme with lights and darks (like
rose and cinnabar, for example).
~~Geri~~
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Maladicta1
Seafoam green, which is my favorite green in the world. The look I was going
for was a bowl of Jordan almonds. I've also added some Jadeite repros which
mix in nicely.
I bought Martha Stewart's faux celluloid/French ivory flatware to go with it.
You can get it at either Martha By Mail or on the cheap at KMart. I know
Martha sucks, but this is great flatware.
I think it would be okay for you to sell a couple of colors on ebay and buy new
shades to mix in. The pale yellow you have has been discontinued so it's quite
collectible. You can sell it and the periwinkle blue, and get a deeper yellow,
the cinnebar and the plum to go with the rose and turquoise.
I think a natural off-white linen cloth and napkins would go fine. Don't worry
about the colors being overpowering. As long as your cloth and accessories are
simple, it will look fine.
fig
> I just "inherited" 16 place settings of Fiesta ware from my mom - 4 each of
> 4 pastel colors (rose, yellow, periwinkle blue, and turquoise). I'm
> thinking of replacing my 27 year old original dishes (beautiful Arabia, but
> really - 27 years?) and start using the Fiesta. However, the colors don't
> all work for me, particularly the turquoise (which is really sort of green),
> so I have a few table fashion questions:
> 1- 12 place settings would be enough for me, so if I completely eliminate
> the turquoise and just mix and match the rose, yellow, and periwinkle, how
> do you think that would look?
> 2- Checking online, I noticed that the newer colors of Fiesta are bolder -
> should I mix in some dark, bold new colors with the pastels? If so, what
I love fiestaware! I like it best all mixed together--the brights and
pastels all jumbled.
fig
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www.whosthefairest.com
petunia
Thanks for the advice about the pastels. While each of them is a nice
color, you're right about it looking sort of "Eastery." I'm going to buy
one item of each of a couple of bolder colors and experiment with different
combinations. But the 4 pastels are way too much together, that I know.
petunia
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Claire in SF
seen it.
If you are trying out colors, at least they are easy to return/exchange at a
dept store so it should be easy once you find the color that "works" for
you.
Claire in SF
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Maladicta1
It's the quintessential retro green. They have a couple of others in the
reissued line--a teal shade and a discontinued chartreuse. One combination
that a lot of people like is the persimmon (deep orange) with the turquoise and
yellow.
Bloomies and Linens and Things have a nice assortment.
I think the pastels are really pretty together but my place is very, very
white and I have a lot of McCoy and other pottery in the same color families..
Kim
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> 4 pastel colors (rose, yellow, periwinkle blue, and turquoise).
If I were in your shoes, I would forgoe (sp?) using the Fiesta ware as your
everyday ware and sell it instead. First, older Fiesta ware can fetch v.
high prices. Second, if you ever plan on selling it, keeping it in as good
a shape as possible will increase the value and using it runs the risk of
damage. Third, I have 4 place setting of the stuff and I find it to be very
bulky to store, heavy to use and just generally a poor choice for
dinnerware.
just my .02
Kim
Maladicta1
>high prices.
These are repro colors, not the original.
The only one that's no longer being made is the yellow.
Third, I have 4 place setting of the stuff and I find it to be very
>bulky to store,
True. The cereal bowls aren't stackable.
Geri and sometimes Brian
>
petunia
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: Third, I have 4 place setting of the stuff and I find it to be very
: >bulky to store,
:
: True. The cereal bowls aren't stackable.
So how do people store their Fiesta? The dishes I got from my mom were used
only a few times a year and were stored each place setting in its original
box! I would probably not use the cups and saucers (I'd rather get mugs)
but the cereal bowls would have to be easily stored somehow.
Are Fiesta dishes not generally used by people for every day?
petunia
Maladicta1
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>petunia
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I use mine everyday. You can stack the cereal bowls--they're just off kilter
because they're not constructed to fit inside each other.
Geri and sometimes Brian
I use mine for my family every day.
petunia
Also, how many colors do you mix and match?
petunia
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: >Are Fiesta dishes not generally used by people for every day?
petunia
that was for discontinued or rare objects and colors. I think what I have
wouldn't fall into that category, although plenty of people are selling it
on eBay anyway. I may not use the yellow, which happens to be discontinued,
so I guess I could sell that. Everything is still in the original boxes,
believe it or not - my parents probably used these dishes less than a couple
dozen times over the years.
petunia
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Maladicta1
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No. It just looks a little messy. I've had pieces get scratched but never chip
over 13 years.
They have several sizes designated as cereal bowls and now make a stacking one.
Since your fiesta is the same age as mine, we probably have the same bowls.
I think Geri's are a bit newer since her colors are more recent than mine.
>Also, how many colors do you mix and match?
>
>petunia
Four or five pastels. My place is mostly white and I have pastel pottery from
the 30s (mixing bowls, refrigerator pitchers, vases) all over the place and
vintage kitchen linens in the same colors. My rooms were planned to show off
the colored pottery.
Maladicta1
>that was for discontinued or rare objects and colors. I think what I have
It definitely doesn't. The yellow was just discontinued last year and was not a
limited edition like the chartreuse, sapphire blue and lavender.
There are many Fiesta boards and groups.
You might want to ask there to get a serious collectors' perspective.
fig
What she said.