Martha Stewart Collection Dinnerware, Skylands Blue Oval Platter

Leave it to kate spade to improve the traditional china pattern. Reminiscent of seed pearls, her signature monogram lends a lustrous accent to the Noel Alabaster pasta bowl/rim soup (shown right).

Wood works. Beautifully crafted in rich acacia wood, this distinctive caddy from The Cellar keeps flatware organized in style.

The picture of calm, this pretty Garden Palette Floral vegetable bowl boasts painterly blooms rooted in sleek everyday porcelain from Mikasa.

A modern division of the world-famous Waterford company, Marquis was developed as the perfect choice for first-time collectors of affordable crystal stemware and barware. The Summer Breeze pattern is a light and festive bar and stemware design in clear, sparkling cut crystal. Shown at right.