"Regent Narrow Band" salad plate, Crate & Barrel.

"Laque de Chine" dessert plate, by Haviland Limoges, from Michael C. Fina.

"Madison" salad plate, Crate & Barrel.

"Stripes" dessert plate, Jonathan Adler.

"Cristobal Turquoise" dinner plate, by Raynaud, from Bloomingdale's.

"Kensington Whiteware" dinner plate, by Martha Stewart Collection, from Macy's.

"Cove" dinner plate, Crate & Barrel.

"Basketweave" salad plates, by Pillivuyt, from Williams-Sonoma.

"Hemisphere White" salad/dessert plate, by JL Coquet, from Bloomingdale's.

"Mulholland" salad plate, by Kelly Wearstler for Pickard, from Neiman Marcus.

"Mulholland" dinner plate, by Kelly Wearstler for Pickard, from Neiman Marcus.

"Oyyo" place setting, by Teroforma, from Fitzsu.

Get your china in 3-D with these eye-popping porcelain dishes. "Landscape White Combi" saucer, Patricia Urquiola for Rosenthal.

"PB White Dinnerware" dinner plate, Pottery Barn.

"Woodgrain" charger, by Match, from Tabula Tua.

A border of dense gold and orange flowers against a turquoise backdrop is a beautiful frame for a smaller white plate. "Gilded Tapestry" dinner plate, by L by Lenox, from Macy's.

A pasture of flowers rims the "Floralies" pattern. Dessert plate, by Haviland Limoges, from Michael C. Fina.

"Floral Leaf Dinnerware" dinner plate, Vera Wang Collection by Wedgwood.

"White Pearl" salad plate, Crate & Barrel.

"Modern Daisy" place setting, by Martha Stewart Collection with Wedgwood, from Macy's.

"Chinoiserie" plate, Jasper Conran at Wedgwood.

"Gardner Street Green" salad plate, by Kate Spade New York, from Macy's.

"Verdant Acres" salad and dinner plates, Anthropologie.

"Elements" cup and saucer, by Royal Copenhagen, via MyRegistry.com.