Seattle - August 29, 2008

Load of Crockery

DesignLab Homewares

You can dish it and take it with the best of them. Just not on the chipped, mismatched earthenware you inherited from your college roommate.

If dirtiness is the only unifying theme of your kitchen, raid Cara Piscitello’s cupboards.

Unable to pass up midcentury finds in thrift stores and flea markets, architect Piscitello assembled a store’s worth of well-designed wares on her website, DesignLab.

Organized by room, the site makes browsing an impeccably curated experience. View vintage chrome coffee servers, etched floral glasses, and Fire-King mugs in the kitchen. The living room’s spun aluminum vases and quail figurines are quaint throwbacks doubling as unique accents.

Definitely pick up a set of retro Melmac dishes for your next outdoor function.

They’ll bowl everyone over.

Available online at designlabshop.com. Enter promotional code CANDY at checkout to receive 15 percent off your first purchase.