Silver adds personality to vintage decor. Tarnished silver pieces like candelabras, trays, champagne buckets, vases, coffee and tea pots, and water pitchers look great in shabby chic, farmhouse and vintage settings. The shiny items above are now tarnished because I don't have time nor the inclination to polish silver with regularity.
Feature a silver tray on a dining room table or coffee table layered with other finds like old books, figurines, votive candles and flowers in a silver vessel.
Add mixed height candlesticks to a shelf or mantle. Candelabras are stunning, especially when lit. One of my favorite items is diminutive tea pots with lots of detail work.
These look lovely as flower receptacles tucked in here and there in any room. Consider using them as vases at bridal showers and vintage weddings. We threw a bridal shower for my niece at the Rose Garden Tea Room at the Huntington Library and Gardens. Since we were in a beautiful historic garden setting it seemed appropriate to have beautiful flowers in the little tea pots on the tables. The guests wanted to take the arrangements home when the party was over. Silver water pitchers are great for flower arrangements too.
Think outside the box and use your silver pieces in unusual ways. I put my Yorkie Raleigh's dog treats in a silver bowl on my mantle so they are available when he comes in from the backyard. No one knows the treats are there except Raleigh, of course.
Pearl's Cottage has beautiful silver items for sale at Etsy including my favorite mini coffee pots. https://www.etsy.com/shop/pearlscottage?ref=si_shop
