It's FLASH BACK FRIDAY!! Today we'll dig up an old post from our blog's archives to share with you again! Today it's our Ghost Pizza on Black Lace post from September 30, 2011. Check it out! It's that month! And unlike the rest of the US of A I've held off on posting anything about Halloween until October officially began...
It is officially pumpkin season! Starbucks rolled out their Pumpkin Spice drinks weeks ago. Pumpkins are showing up in tablescapes, by front doors, and carved into jack-o-lanterns as Halloween quickly approaches. There's no better time to get yourself one of our Melon Tureens and Stands. Gilded in 22k gold, this matte white tureen is perfectly sized for a generously sized...
Blue is classic and we have plenty of it over here at Mottahedeh. Did you see our Imperial Blue in Veranda's Table Scape back in June?! Check it out here: CLICK "The Always-Fashionable Color Combination From the vanity to the backyard, in the kitchen or in the bedroom, blue and white adds an instant dose of chic." INTERIOR...
The original of this magnificent Chinese export pattern may be found set in the dining room of Charleston's famed National Russell Home. Butterflies, a popular design in China, are often found as porcelain decoration or embroidered on robes. Perhaps the popularity of the butterfly comes, in part, from the fact that the Chinese word for butterfly, "tieh", is a pun...
Magazine Monday coming in with our brand spankin' *new* ad in Traditional Home. We hope you're able to get a copy and take a look for yourself! Introducing Mottahedeh's new home fragrance line HeirLuminare "When the fragrance is a memory, the vessel is a treasure." Make it Yours! Sold in four different sizes, patterns and scents. Tobacco Leaf...
It's FLASH BACK FRIDAY!! Today we'll dig up an old post from our blog's archives to share with you again! There's some good stuff in there. Today it's our Edible Duke of Gloucester post fro, February 2, 2011. Check it out! I'm a little obsessed with all these cake decorating shows that have become the new "big deal" on the...
It's FLASH BACK FRIDAY!! Today we'll dig up an old post from our blog's archives to share with you again! There's some good stuff in there. Today it's our 7 Unique Uses for Verse Trays post from November 12, 2009. Check it out! 7 Unique Uses Our most inexpensive items can be used for a multitude of different things! Here...
1,001 Nights There was once, long ago, a Persian King named Shahryar who wed his new bride. Soon after their marriage he learns that his brother's wife has been unfaithful. To his dismay and shock, he soon learns that his own wife has been even more flagrant and has her executed. Jaded by the actions of his wife, he decides...
As Mrs. Mottahedeh used to quote an old Chinese saying, ' The height of good taste is the simple appreciation of blue and white. Shown here is our Blue Dragon Dinner Plates with our Indigo Wave Service Plates below, and Imperial Blue Ginger Jar in the center. Make It Yours! Blue Dragon Dinner Plate (S1741) - $55 Indigo Wave...
Appreciating fine china is a dying pastime. The problem lies in only viewing fine china as an expensive plate or cup; rather than understanding and appreciating it as a complicated, intricate, and beautiful form of art. We don't always appreciate the beauty in tradition, or the complexity in design. We are bombarded with immediate gratifications and simplified designs because they...
