Plates are the concave shaped, flat dish items on which we serve food.
For this reason, it is true to say that they are items that we cannot do without in our daily lives.
They come in many shapes, designs, sizes and are made from different materials like porcelain, bone china, plastic, glass and paper.
They are used for serving different food items and this is how their names are derived.
It is therefore not uncommon to hear of dinner dishes, soup bowls, dessert bowls, cereal bowls, salad dish ware, bread dishes, saucers, platters and salvers.
These dish items can also have their names derived for the season within which they are used, for example, there are Christmas, wedding, Halloween, Easter dish items among others.
With all these categories under which they fall, manufacturers have capitalized on this idea to make some for all seasons and with all kinds of decorations.
Since they are not only functional but decorative, there are now what are called collective plates, which are more decorative than functional, but can serve both purposes.
Collective plates are mostly hand-crafted and tend to have some uniqueness that does not come with the machine-decorated ones.
In addition, they have maintained an air of tradition that was part of the community in days gone.
They make wonderful gift items for close friends and companies can even use them as personalizes promotional items.
If you want to have the collectible dish ware in you home, it is wise that you consider the space that you have on the rack.
You can use a single rack or multiple ones depending on your preference and the number of bowls that you have.
The general principle is to ensure that their design and color matches the rest of the decor in the room.