The food is purchased, the meal is planned and the guests are invited— everything is ready to go for your Thanksgiving celebrations. But how is your dinnerware looking? If it’s boring, basic or just ‘blah,’ consider taking it up a notch with some retro dinnerware.This stuff is high-quality, stylish and practical. Your signature roasted turkey will look even more amazing served upon a Mid Mod platter, and your vintage casserole dish will be the talk of the table. So, check out 7 of our retro dinnerware favorites below.
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Servingware
This Vintage Round Covered Sundial Casserole Dish in Chinese Red by Hall is as bright as it is stylish. and its bold color makes it a stylish addition to your Thanksgiving table.
Vintage Pyrex is all the rage, so it’s only fitting that we add a few of our Mid Mod favorites. From 1966, this casserole dish features the Autumn Floral pattern. We love the subtle retro vibe these timeless dishes give off.
These fun, playful sauce dishes make even the most mundane of Thanksgiving foods (looking at you, gravy) a bit more exciting. These vintage Red Wing Town and Country comma shaped sauce dishes were designed by Eva Zeisel.
Cups + Glasses
Fun and vintage-inspired, these Dots and Dashes glasses from Smilow Design are durable and microwave and dishwasher dafe! They’re the perfect vessel to fill with some festive punch.
With a space-age inspired design, one could say these 1950s teacups and saucers from Franciscan China have an *otherworldly* feel to them. Either way, these Vintage Franciscan Starburst Flat Cup and Saucer Set will make your post-Thanksgiving pie-and-coffee all the more Mid Mod.
Plates
We love how elegant these salad plates are—the subtle star design and silver trim really makes them stand out. The Homer Laughlin Modern Star Salad Plate was made in the 1950s, and they’re perfect for the minimalist modernist.
This vintage Max Schonfeld Pottery features a swirled pattern in avocado green.
Most of these retro dinnerware selections have limited availability, so if you want one (and we know you do), hurry up and buy it! And of course, don’t forget to follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest for more Mid Century Modern inspiration!
