Ever heard someone comment, “I don’t like drinking out of that glass, it doesn’t taste the same!” The same as what? The same as the rest of the wine that came from the same bottle? The same as the glass your friend is drinking from a different shaped glass, also made of glass? No doubt you will have done what I have done in the past, which is roll my eyes and sigh, as I get a different “tastier” glass from the cupboard, whilst mumbling, “Of course it tastes the same, it’s exactly the same stuff!” Right? Not quite.
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Getting the right wine glass….does it really matter?
May 8th, 2013Vintage Mason Cash Standing the Test of Time
May 2nd, 2013
Whilst out for dinner with a good friend of mine earlier this week, he was very excited to tell me that he had recently purchased a Mason Cash cane mixing bowl. After my initial outrage at the fact that he had not purchased said bowl from me, he explained that it was a vintage bowl he found at Stockport Vintage Market for a mere £5!
It never ceases to amaze me how long these classic ceramic mixing bowls last. Passed down through generations, sold on from home to home at car boot sales, markets or vintage shops, the Mason Cash cane mixing bowl appears to remain in one loving household or another for decades, even centuries, or until some klutz drops them on a tiled or stone flagged floor (trust me, I’ve seen it happen and it is literally heartbreaking!)
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Price and Kensington are brightening up our days again!!
May 2nd, 2013
The sun is (finally) shining and, let’s face it, we are all feeling a little brighter. So, we have decided to add to our massively popular range of colourful Brights teapots and introduce some fabulous, stylish kitchen accessories to add a splash of bold, beautiful colour to your kitchen, and to brighten up your home this summer.
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Home Farm Range Reduced!!
April 26th, 2013
If you have not already familiarised yourself with the beautiful and cosy kitchen range from Price and Kensington, now is the time to introduce you to “Home Farm”. This lovely range of ceramics and kitchen textiles has been reduced this week, making it superbly affordable as well as being fantastic quality. Featuring cartoons of our favourite farmyard animals, this range is ideal to collect in a cottage or farmhouse style kitchen.
Check out the entire range and our new prices here!
Loveramics a favourite with BBC1′s Saturday Kitchen!
March 25th, 2013
Saturday mornings just wouldn’t be the same without James Martin and Saturday Kitchen. Each week we sit glued to BBC One watching James along with top chefs and celebrity guests, creating mouthwatering recipes, teaching us how to make them at home and generally making us hungry whilst we sit there with our morning brew, wondering if it’s okay to run down to the shops in our pj’s to pick up some creative ingredients!
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Brighten up your world this Spring with a Price and Kensington Brights teapot!
March 21st, 2013
Well, it may have crept in ever so quietly, but if you check very closely, Spring is definitely in the air! Despite sporadic bouts of snow still faintly sweeping across the UK, battling on to stay around as long as possible, the evenings are indeed getting lighter, the sun is shining more often, there a lambs around every corner and the country is slowly starting to look a little more…well….colourful!
We are celebrating leaving behind a dismal winter and injecting some much needed vibrancy into our lives with this month’s best seller, the Price and Kensington Brights Teapot. These cheerful teapots are a firm favourite this season at Silver Mushroom, and it is not hard to see why. Not only are they available in a range of fantastic bright colours, but they are also availble in three different sizes.
As a nation of folk who love nothing more than a good brew, we know the importance of having just the right vessel in which to make it. If it is not the correct shape, size, material, even colour, it “just doesn’t taste the same!” For us, the Brights teapots are just right.
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Love Love Love Loveramics!
March 14th, 2013
We are very excited to introduce a new brand to Silver Mushroom this week, Loveramics. Loveramics, a name derived from the phrase “I love ceramics”, offer a vibrant range of innovative ceramic tableware with a focus on design and functionality.
The designers at Loveramics believe that good design comprises of aesthetic craftsmanship combined with practicality , the ability to cater to different cuisines and an element of space saving for urban living.
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