Tip-Top Trends in Tabletop

Staff -- Home Accents Today, 5/1/2005

Back in Black

Black glass hits the cutting-edge bullseye with modern, fresh appeal, complemented by equally chic ceramic styles.

Take a page right out of the Italian book with designs ranging from sweet and rustic to opulence worthy of the Medicis.

Accents of silver and pewter dial up style with gleaming trims, etching and hardware.

Majolica and faience-inspired designs set forth classic style rejuvenated by rainbow-brilliant color.

Elaborate motifs go beyond glamour with filigree, snake and fluid, ribbon-like abstracts.

Exotic designs create an unusual style in equal parts sophisticated and primitive.

Elements of the jungle swing on an upscale vine, including bamboo, cheetahs, giraffes and various animal-stamped leathers.