11.   This decorative tile serving piece shares a dining table with colorful pottery at the California Heritage Museum.

12.   To make a picnic livelier, she likes to buy cheap, stylish serving pieces at discount stores.

13.   To another, I gave two old serving pieces that had belonged to her great-grandmother on the other side.

14.   Wright buys lots of funky dishes, Mexican ware, transfer ware and other serving pieces online at ebay.