Chargers - What Color Are They?

I love them!  I have been reading blogs for a couple of years now.  Blogs that feature tablescapes are some of my favorites.  My daughter knows I would use new dishes every time I serve a meal, if I could afford it.

So here comes Mother's Day and guess what my present is!  That's right!  She gives me six wonderful chargers.  Except for Christmas red ones, until now I did not have any chargers.

They are beautiful.  But for the life of me, I don't know what color they are.  Several tones come to mind - oatmeal, tan, light yellow or ochre, maybe.  Well, whatever color they are, they go with all my dishes.  How did she know that?

So I lined up all my dishes except the Christmas ones and the Golden Wheat ones, which are too little for the chargers.  That should tell me something about how our national food portions, and our collective waistlines, are getting bigger in the decades since the 1950's.

I set out the plates to see which ones I liked best with the chargers.  I also thought it would help me answer the question, what color are they?

Autumn Colored Plate Rimmed with Silver

Booth Real Old Willow with Golden Trim

White Octagon Ironstone About 40 Years Old 



Solid Green Dishes from Pottery Barn

Garden Bloom with Golden Colored Tasbleware

Grapevine Patterned Plates Found at a Yard Sale

Wheat, Honey, Beige - What Color are They?

Six Different Place Settings.  Note Mother's Day Cards on the China Cabinet

All the Pairings Look Good To Me

Bring on the Meal!

Seems I like them all.  I think they all pair very well with the new chargers no matter what color they are.  Thanks to my daughter and son-in-law, I am one step closer to being able to have a different table with each meal I serve.  All I have to do is add clear glasses and napkins and the table is set.

And to help me serve delicious meals, she also gave me a Paula Deen calendar which has recipes on each page.  Another favorite of mine, fabulous recipes.  Thanks, dear daughter and son-in-law.