Notes

To choose a pattern category, review interior decor magazines and visit furniture stores and antique shops. Select a traditional pattern that allows for various options, from informal to elegant, seasonal, or daily use.
To select a pattern category, review home decor magazines and visit furniture stores and antique shops. Decide on a traditional pattern which allows for various options, from informal to elegant, seasonal, or daily use.

https://www.allrecipes.com/cook/bestreviewstips/following/ Dinnerware patters fall into three types of design:

Romantic;
Classic; and
Modern.
Romantic patterns are similar to living things, such as birds, shells, flowers, and fruit. The ornamentation is curvilinear and compliments flatware, stemware, and furnishings decorated with rounded motifs.

Classic designs are adapted from historical periods, such as the straight lines of neoclassic designs or the curving asymmetry of rococo. When a classic pattern includes both geometric and curving lines, accent the dominant line in the flatware, stemware, and furnishings.

Modern patterns are abstract in concept and frequently depict geometric motifs that look well with flatware, stemware, and furniture designed with straight lines.

Choosing the form of the Plates
Plates are divided into rim or coupe shapes. To make the right decision concerning the shape, simulate a full table setting in the store.

Rim-shaped plates started in Europe. In the West, food portions are cut into bite-size pieces at the table, and the rim-shaped plate is made with a well that collects the juices that flow from the meals.

Coupe-shaped plates haven't any rim and accommodate the way food is cooked and served in the East. In the East food is cut into bite-size pieces in your kitchen and cooked quickly over high heat.

To permit space for the courses on one plate, the diameter of the coupe-shaped dinner plate is approximately 1 inch bigger than that of the rim-shaped dinner plate.


Balancing Simple and Ornate Dinnerware Decoration
Reach a balance between simple and ornate patterns. Keep carefully the ratio two-to-one. Accent two ornate patterns with one plain design, or contrast two simple designs having an elaborate pattern.

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