I'm in the process of changing (ordered but not yet delivered) our everyday plates and dishes. The mister here wonders if other people do this as frequently as we seem to do.
For daily useage I don't choose anything expensive so that they can be replaced when the inevitable chips appear or changed quite easily when I get sick of the sight of them. This time round I've gone for this design. (The smaller plates and bowls have an all-over pattern.)
We have other sets (sadly nothing in the way of family heirlooms) which have changed over the years, just not so frequently, and which come out for different occasions along with mix and match serving bowls and dishes.
One I'll keep forever is the first one we ever used, the one my late brother bought us as a wedding present and which always comes out at Christmas as it doesn't matter what the table colour scheme is. I've had to replace a few items which have been broken over the years but the range has been discontinued so I suspect that's not going to be quite so straightforward for any future breakages.
Then we have one from this range which is used for New Year and when we have people round for dinner. (This replaced a rather brown Denby service.)
For summer dining there's one like this
or some plates in this pattern which I bought last year for those rare occasions we have dinner in the garden.
Then there's the collection of tea cups, saucers and plates which deserves a post of it's own.
So, tell me, do you have different dinnerware for different occasions? And do you like to spring clean your place settings and make changes?