Silver tea set decor ideas

Vintage silver plate has a way of adding up at thrift stores. Stacks of trays, platters, serving dishes, and even silverware can usually be found at most secondhand shops. Thankfully, there are plenty of fun ways to repurpose all those silver-plated items, and not all of them involve paint!

If you are reading this, take it as a sign that you are loved! Sometimes we all need a reminder. With this hand painted tea set you can add fresh flowers and be reminded daily. I will include the 2 bunches of artificial silk hydrangeas but you can add real flowers to the antique tea pot. This set comes with tea pot, milk pourer, sugar holder and tray. I decoupaged ‘you are loved’ in silver card stock to the tray. Original silver plate has been painted over by me with Linen white acrylic…

This week, we did our blog on refurbishing old silver. You can find tons of beautiful silver pieces at thrift stores, that just need some TLC to be as good as new! Here are all the items we got to make this project possible.

Want to add elegance to your home? These tips will show you how to add vintage personality by decorating with and styling antique silver.

I fully believe in painting furniture and home decor into something you will love again ... and these old silver plated tea sets are the perfect painting project! Head over to my painting blog to learn how to paint a tea sst using chalk paint, patters and image transfers. If you want a painting workshop, I offer a course called the Art of Whimsical Tea Sets with further design instruction and we'll paint a tea set together at the same time. These painted tea sets make the cutest handmade…

I’m always trying to inspire people to check out their local thrift stores or antique stores for old silver items. I have accumulated a lot over the years. I don’t like to clean my silver because I love the old tarnish look. I seem to incorporate it into every room of my home. I keep […]

Antique silver tea services are not only beautiful to look at but still can be used and enjoyed, if not everyday, at least for special occasions and holidays. Plus with the slow and steady return to elegance in decor and entertaining, people (yes even the millennial's) are leaning more to sophisticated yet comfortable traditional spaces. Once a status symbol of the dining room, silver tea services have been resigned to the scorned and rejected attics, garages, and other storage areas or…

I hope everyone had a relaxing 4th of July? This week has really flown by since Monday was a holiday. Now on to the eye candy! Source...

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Day 123 of 365 Days of a Happy Home! Silver vases, no matter what they contain, have a way of elevating their contents. The perceived value of silver, and perhaps it pretty, shiny finish, coupled with the suggestion of being an heirloom, all add to our perception of not only something special, but