Setting a beautiful table for less than $100

Charming, well-maintained set of dinner dishes by Canonsberg.

Consignor wishes them to go to a home where they will be enjoyed and used.

We hope this price reduction will make that happen for you!

86 pieces:

~ 12 dinner plates, 12 bread plates

~ 11 salad plates, 11 soup bowls

~ 10 cups, 12 saucers

~ 12 dessert bowls

~ Teapot w/lid

~ creamer

~ gravy boat w/underplate

~ large serving platter

Bid before midnight March 25 on this big and beautiful Dept 56 Lemon Teapot

This lovely teapot is on ebay until about midnight 3/25 or 1 a.m. 3/26, so now's the time to bid:



Sadly, the photo I posted on the ebay listing (when I'd misplaced my camera) is not too becoming:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dept-56-Ceramic-lemon-teapot-Davidsons-Organic-tea-/180641365338?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a0f107d5a

Anyway, you can enjoy these glamour shots I was able to take today, and then hop over to ebay to bid for a large, Dept 56 Lemon Teapot:

On-site painters and tea drinkers...fun :^)

I think we had more tea drinkers here today than ever before. That was fun :^)
And it was extra fun to have Pamela sketching and painting at the far table, having scoured the room for items to make an interesting still life. Hope to show you the finished work someday. Meanwhile, here's my favorite of the paintings she's brought in so far:



Thinking of joining us for some tea and treasure hunting? While you are looking for your car keys or bus pass (although it might be hard to take home the treasures you find via bus), take a sec and enjoy a preview of some of our newer consignments at The Living Room:

Turquoise cat by Haeger. About 16" long and 10" tall. $30.

Sweet, slighty chippy dinner set by Paden City Pottery, 8 place settings. $240 if you pack it!

Charming metal and glass chandelier with verdigris finish, hangs about 24", ~ 18" diameter. $65

Fun walking stick, 37". $18

"Prehistoric" coffee percolator, shabby silver plate. Still works! If you are a coffee snob who wouldn't ever perk, use it for hot water. $75

Ze little French beaded handbag. Tag reads "Made in France", in English, of course :^) Much prettier than this photo, about 7" x 4". Old metal zipper. Beautiful beading. $24

And have I shown you these before?

Asian vase, about 18" tall x 9" wide. $120.

Canonsburg china w/22kt gold trim. 12 place settings, less a few pieces. Lovely set! $195 if you pack it!

This teapot is part of the Canonsburg set. I can't believe it's included in the one price. What am I thinking.

   

New photos from our Flickr gallery of consignments

Some of our newer consignments:



Vinranka porcelain, made in Sweden. 10.5" large dinner plate, $40. 6.5" bread and butter plate, $18. Teapot with repaired handle, $80.

      
 


Lace-shaded lamp, decorative bowl.


Metal votive holder with crystal pendants.


Handpainted bamboo fan, about 66" wide when fully opened. $28


Sofa upholstered in tessellation of leaves. Quality construction by Younger Furniture, NC. Available from lobby setting: 82" sofa, 3 lobby chairs. $395 for the set.




Brass-plated Stiffel double lamp set in glass table. Brass rail around glass table needs some re-seating. $75.



SOLD: Handy, 3-sided pine bookcase. 27.5" x 12.5" x 36.5" tall. $40.


Queen Anne table legs, temporarily separated from their assignment.

Here they are closer to the task, but apparently resting up before being bolted to that beautiful table top.

The Mystery of Rose Congou

A friend's request for a rose-scented tea sent me on a small quest to see why these usually appear as "Rose Congou".

A quick trip to www.freedictionary.com/congou resulted in the basic info:

 "A grade of Chinese black tea, obtained from the fifth and largest leaf
gathered from a shoot tip of a tea plant."
[from Chinese (Amoy) "kong hu tē", i.e. tea prepared with care]

...but here's a delightful site blending tea lore and poetry that brings rose congou into a more lovely focus. Rather than repeat what is offered there, let me refer you:

http://www.teamuse.com/article_031001.html

Speaking of focus, every blog entry needs something pretty to look at, so here is a Royal Albert "American Beauty" teapot worthy of holding newly brewed, fragrantly steaming rose congou:

This trio is part of a 17-piece set in excellent condition, serving four, available at The Living Room:

Spode teapot Patricia

Spode teapot Patricia
Originally uploaded by TheLivingRoominKenmore

This lovely teapot cannot be used to serve tea any longer, as its handle has been broken and repaired. But it is still able to delight visually.

I see Replacements, Ltd, is selling just the lid from a Spode Patricia teapot for $259.95 plus shipping. What would you offer for this lid with a decoration-only teapot added? Send us your bids...

Valentine Tea is here!

Here's our new, 26 oz., all-glass teapot with infuser and warmer from Davidson's, a complete brewing and serving set.
~ This set --handmade glass teapot, infuser, and warmer-- is  $49 at The Living Room.
Choose 6 free teabags from our array of Davidson's organic tea with your teapot purchase.

In the store, we're brewing Davidson's debut Valentine Tea, a fragrant, loose-leaf blend of organic white tea leaves from India with red rose petals and rose essential oil. Wonderful with or without a touch of cream and sugar or honey. Come try a sample at The Living Room.

~ 1.28 oz of Valentine Tea is $4.99 at The Living Room. Davidson's packages this tea in a fully biodegradable paper package produced through fair trade practices.

~ A perfect complement to our Valentine Tea is Davidson's heart-shaped, metal mesh infuser. The infuser is a generous size, giving the leaves plenty of room to expand, easily flavoring a large mug of tea or a small pot to share with a friend. $3.99 each.

~ Valentine's Special: Save 14% in honor of February 14th: buy the package of Valentine Tea together with a heart-shaped infuser for $7.77! Offer expires 2/28/2010.

The painting in the background is Donna Reed's "Lazy River", an original acrylic. We're so grateful for all the beautiful artwork consigned in our gallery. In fact, the longer we're here, the more pleased I am with the quality of consigned art and furniture we are receiving.

Thank you so much to all our neighbors and friends for coming to visit, for doing business with us, and for spreading the word about The Living Room!