I love the look of tarnished silver. Sorry, mom. I know just what you would say: "Stop being so lazy and polish your silver!" My mother kept a spotless house. A piece of tarnished silver was, in her eyes, a mortal sin. Dust on the furniture? Two Hail Marys. Dirt on top of the fridge? A rosary. Tarnished silver? You're going straight to hell. On the Hell Express.
Now, don't get me wrong; shining silver is beautiful, but it's all about the surface. It's all reflections. And, for me, it's sometimes just a little too much bling. Tarnished silver has age, and depth, and a mystery to it. (Like a woman of a certain age, no?)
It's been around the block. Or stuffed into the back of a cupboard. It's dull, and soft, and a little knocked up. It's endearing.
It looks fabulous with brown transferware.
Or holding a few green apples.
Or stuffed with late summer blooms.
I just love tarnished silver. Sorry, mom.
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I love that brown Spode plate. I keep thinking I will give up on blue&white and start on brown&white, but somehow I never do. Creatures of habit aren't we?
ReplyDeleteJanet
You mean silver isn't SUPPOSED to look like that? LOL Your pictures are gorgeous.....love the arrangements!
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-Robin
Lovely photos. You always get tarnished silver at my house! I like the completely tarnished look you show. Thanks for coming by my blog. I wish I'd talked to you before I got the generator. Hopefully now I have it I won't need it too. Hopefully the maintenance won't be too expensive-It's about $120 if the furnace guy does it. Keeping fingers crossed here. Stephanie
ReplyDeleteI love it too! And I really like the beadboard in your photos too!!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Blog land. I have just found you via Sophie Honeysuckle. You have a lovely house and garden. I hope you enjoy the blogging as much as I and my daughter do. Mary
ReplyDeleteI adore the brown transferware! I have a few pieces of brown in my living room. Love it. And I too love tarnished, been around the block silver and pewter.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are just gorgeous. You have such an eye for design.
Your home is so lovely. I am betting your Mom would agree! Tarnish and all.
I remember once when my Mom saw some tea dyed tings I had on my sofa in VA. Oh my. She thought I had lost my mind! Now she likes such things...
Hugs,
Sue
I agree. Sometimes the polished stuff looks...well...fake. These pieces have character. Love your home!
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Julie
I love the patina of unpolished vintage silver! Beautiful photos.
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Thanks, everybody! I was afraid, when I posted the photos, that people would think I was a lunatic! LOL Nice to know I'm not...
ReplyDeleteMary
Tarnished silver makes me lonesome to see my mother again because she, too, loved it and her's was never shiny. Beautiful photos, Mary.
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Wonderful pictures! Love all of your collections! You brought back memories of my sister & I standing in the confession line on Saturday mornings...thinking of what we could come up once it was our turn (just how many 'bad things' do little girls do:) Our favorite line is that we might as well just start the Hail Mary's now cause you know they're coming!
ReplyDeleteThese are such beautiful photos Mary. I love the brown transferware plate with the tarnished silver.
ReplyDeleteThis made me laugh! I was raised in the same house. Any day of the week that silver was shiny...
ReplyDeleteIt is a good thing my Mom left the big tea service to my sister!
Love your blog. I'll be back~ if I can find my way =D