I love beautiful dishware. We don’t have the space or the budget for me to really collect dishsware but from time to time I just have to indulge myself when I find something that I absolutely love. Most of the plates in the image above are vintage Arabia and are thrift store finds, the black and white bowl is from Ikea and the green bowl and plate I found from a department store here in Finland, I love the soft green color!

My newest purchase is this beautiful vintage Arabia plate that I found at a thrift store. Us Finns know the value of lovely old Arabia dishware so even at thrift stores you can end up paying a lot for them. Lucky for me this plate wasn’t expensive and I just had to buy it, it looks lovely with the other vintage Arabia plates I have.

Dishes from my little plate collection are in use almost every day but mainly we use our blue Teema and blue and white Taika dishes that we have. I love their bold colors and beautiful patterns but I do wish that later on we’ll have more beautiful vintage dishes as well. There’s just something special about vintage dishware that appeals to me.