Collections in the Kitchen

When my dollhouse was redone, one of the big questions was how the kitchen would be finished. Wallpaper was obviously not right, but most paneling seemed a little odd as well. I finally went with beadboard 3/4 up the wall, with a plate rail to top it off. The big chandelier was made by Mr. K.

The majority of the plates were painted by Christopher Whitford. When Mom and I visited England 8 years ago, I found a shop selling them much cheaper than I could find them in the States, and I went a little wild. Mixed in with the Whitford plates, I have a few really special plates, including three painted by Lucy Coles. The pink one at the far right of the photo above is one of hers!

 I haven't quite filled the plate rack. I still need one more, but becuase it's the last, I've been completely unable to commit. In the mean time, I've propped a little tray painted by Mary Grady O'Brien in the space. The tray was a gift from a very dear miniature friend who passed away last summer.
The white plate to the left of the tray I purchased from Lovely Things. It's not signed, but the porcelain is increadably thin- the plate is translucent! Beyond that, I have one of Jane Grabber's redware pieces. The copper molds are mostly from inexpensive German sets. I really should take them down and polish them, but I'm scared I won't be able to get them back up after!