Our tiny kitchen is bursting at the seams with collectibles, as I have a penchant for kitchenalia. A Directoire bookcase has been drafted to house various collectibles, as well as cookbooks.
Among my favourite items are tole trays (the one pictured is American from the 1940s); French wicker-clad glass bottles; enamelware (the French coffeepot and trivet shown are from the 1920s) and English antique jelly moulds in porcelain, ceramic or stoneware (like the one pictured at right, featuring a pineapple mould design). What's your favourite collectible item?
my favourite colour is turquoise and this pic has a lot of it!
is it yours too, then? [or was that pink]
Posted by: [a} | 11 January 2007 at 14:50
I have been thinking of painting a table that exact color; sort of a seaweed?
Posted by: AscenderRisesAbove | 09 January 2007 at 08:08
Kitchen collectibles!! Which is why I would lose my mind in your home - or just in the flea markets in Paris. I love vintage dishes. I collect rose-ite, azure-ite, jade-ite.. I love pink lustreware. And any sort of beautiful old rose china. Well now that I think about it - I just collect a ton of stuff and you don't have space for it on here. If it's girly girl and pink - I probably love it.
Posted by: Holli | 09 January 2007 at 07:26
I am so addicted to the old jadeite pieces, one day I will have a display of them in my kitchen I love what you've shown here!
Posted by: berrie | 09 January 2007 at 04:12
Your jelly moulds are lovely. I learned to like pottery a lot more after I took a couple of ceramics classes and came to appreciate all the variety there are in glazes.
Posted by: sarala | 09 January 2007 at 03:18
.....and just the same we could change kitchens :-)
I love the delicate green. Would be perfect in my "The Blue Café" I think.
Posted by: Britt-Arnhild | 08 January 2007 at 22:50
Miss Parfait can you email me to show me how to post my favorite books on my blog, I want to post them on the far left of my page. Let me know. Merci
Posted by: cathy | 08 January 2007 at 21:24
I have a collection of poetry books, my librairy is congested with books and magazines. I love collecting magazines, I think I still have some that are four years old. I also buy a lot of acrylic paint. Your collectibles are colorful, gentle and classy
Posted by: cathy | 08 January 2007 at 21:23
Lovely photo!
My favorite collectible items are:
seashells
gems and rocks
cat figurines or images
treasure boxes
masks
Posted by: ali la loca | 08 January 2007 at 19:55
The bowl & teapot are gorgeous! I collect teapots and I have one from Germany ;)
Posted by: Tammy | 08 January 2007 at 19:46
what a lovely composition, tara. beautiful colors.
as for me, i find myself amassing tea cups and old books predominantly. but i also like small figurines, especially those of chinese and spanish dolls.
i would love to be able to collect antique furniture but space and shipping are always issues. :(
Posted by: a. | 08 January 2007 at 18:37
My collections stop at around 3-4 items because of severe lack of space.
My treasures include four antique decoy ducks and some very old lace. I also have some old glassware, a couple of items are genuine antiques, and I use them.
As for books, I had to stop when they overtook my life, my air space. I can't live without them, so I compromised by using the library and only buying books I am passionate about.
Posted by: Colette | 08 January 2007 at 17:57
I used to collect a lot of items but have since concentrated on hand-made pottery, especially that from the Carolinas, and antique tea cups. I live in a two-bedroom apartment and have nowhere to display it all just yet but it's itching to come out of its boxes! Your picture makes your kitchen look so warm and cozy. Great shot! Interesting topic, too. God Bless your day, Tara! :)
Posted by: Lisa | 08 January 2007 at 12:14
I think I am becoming obsessed with the color green, if I see something unique and green, I'll probably try and possess it :)
Posted by: meredith | 08 January 2007 at 09:57
I collect too many things! It started with old books; then tins; copper molds; cookie cutters. Then there are the tea cups/pots; s & p shakers; fiestaware (though not the really old stuff, as it's really not good for edibles to touch, and I worry about mix-ups)...Um, I think my collections need their own house to live in!
Posted by: tinker | 08 January 2007 at 07:46
Hah, there is so much I like, I can't choose. Whenever I have three of something, I figure I am on my way to another collection. However, my three biggest collections are lighthouses, crosses, and clocks.
Posted by: annieelf | 08 January 2007 at 05:12
Your kitchenallia items are beautiful. I tend to think of myself as a non collector. Yet, I have a lot of books I cannot part with. So, I guess I'm a book collector.
Posted by: michelle | 08 January 2007 at 04:23
Love all these collectables very nice!As I sit here I look over at my collection of stuffed rabbits and in another room I have a collection of teddy bears...oh I suppose it's the child in me. I forgot of course my 3 cats are my ~favorite collectables!~ hugs NG
Posted by: naturegirl | 08 January 2007 at 03:54
Great picture. I bet your kitchen is inviting and warm.
Posted by: bendingpeak | 08 January 2007 at 02:35
The robins egg blue is lovely in this
photo -
i collect Ainsley teacups and also
vintage eggcups - particularly
from Devon.
:)
Posted by: sophie | 07 January 2007 at 23:46
Beautiful photograph and I love the contents of it ... I found I just wanted to sit and admire at it.
Posted by: Di | 07 January 2007 at 23:18