Porcelain bowls, vases and serving trays are all essentials in the modern home, whether you want to use them as decorative elements in your home or as functional items of tableware. Some people use these as decorative items or decor accents, while for others they are essentials to be used for extended family meals or parties.

That is other than the vases, of course, which would frequently be brought out only for similar events when there was a need, depending on the vase and its cost – particularly where there are children or cats in the house! Many homes use vases for formally designed floral displays or just to show a bunch of flowers, but whether they are used continuously or just occasionally, the vast majority of households in the USA and the western world possess at least one flower vase, and often several.

Here are some options you might consider regarding porcelain bowls, vases and serving trays, whether you use them regularly or occasionally: \’just for visitors\’ as they say.

Porcelain Bowls

Whether you use them for display or as an essential dining accessory, the best porcelain bowls are hand crafted and hand painted. Available in a multitude of styles and designs, carefully chosen porcelain bowls and plates can grace any table or display cabinet with their beauty and unique craftsmanship. Here are some seen recently that caught the eye.

A beautiful handmade porcelain bowl, originating from Romania, ranged in diameter from 4 inch at the base and flared out to an eight inch diameter gold-trimmed scalloped edge. This piece was painted with a fall landscape on the base, with golden and brown leaves coming up radially towards the edges. This has to be seen to appreciate its full beauty, but this is just one of many very beautiful porcelain bowls that are available online at under $100.

This, along with many other signed decorative bowls, is both decorative and functional, and can be used to serve salads or even hot foods. Lace bowls are very delicate items, although they can be used for special occasions. However, because the porcelain is in a lace design, it is very prone to damage from knocks and rough handling, and such bowls are generally used only for display.

One of the more impressive porcelains bowls seen for general sale online is a bowl in the form of a porcelain lace peacock, 13 inches from the breast to the tip of the tail, and 10 inches high. Beautifully painted in authentic colors and gold, this work of art contains a porcelain lacework bowl between the back and the tail. This is a very impressive, delicate and exceptionally beautiful porcelain bowl that will grace any home, and is available online for under $300. It\’s an amazing price, and why you should first look online for such functional and decorative home accents before looking anywhere else.

Porcelain Vases

Porcelain vases come in all shapes and sizes, and if you have a need for a vase for a functional use or simply for decoration, there is an almost unlimited selection to choose for on the internet. The type you choose will depend upon your home decor and what type of decorative accent you wish to use. They range from rustic two handed jars suitable for anything from beer and milk to planters, to delicate tear-drop porcelain vases for show or single stem flowers.

If you have themed rooms, you can use vases with Egyptian or oriental accents, or even vases in the traditional \’Grecian urn\’ design. These too are both functional and decorative, and are available online in a number of styles – double handled, no handles and in a multitude of colors from terracotta to gracefully hand-painted fine porcelain floral or landscaped scenes.

Serving trays and Dishes

Serving trays come in various forms, from traditional iron flat trays with wrought irons handles either side to round carved wooden vortex bowls. You can also buy sets online, examples including beautiful sets of traditional Turkish metal zali trays and modern tray sets designed using contemporary black leather on wood. Some individual trays made from wood with a hand-painted glass base are of exceptional value for such magnificent looking pieces – and they are all completely functional and easily cleaned.

It\’s one thing having some beautiful serving dishes and trays on display, but quite another when you bring such wonderful pieces out to actually serve up food! Your class will show, and you will certainly go up in the estimation of anybody you use them with – and all for the ridiculous price of under $100!

What more can you ask for? Each of these is available online and the prices are ridiculously low for what you get. All you need is the will to buy them and then the occasion on which to have the courage to use them for their intended purpose. Many people are afraid to use beautiful-looking porcelain bowls or serving trays in case they are spoiled – even if the price was amazingly low and they were made to be used!

Knowing where to find items such as porcelain bowls and vases for your home will enable you to complement your home decor with suitable themed home accents. Global Home Accents offers everything you need to complement your home decor with themed accents to meet all your needs.

More details on where to purchase high quality porcelain bowls and vases are available on http://www.globalhomeaccents.com where you will also find a whole range of home accents and decorative elements and gifts that will complement you own home decor or that of your friends.

Author Bio: Knowing where to find items such as porcelain bowls and vases for your home will enable you to complement your home decor with suitable themed home accents. Global Home Accents offers everything you need to complement your home decor with themed accents to meet all your needs.

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