In recent decades, perhaps no room has transformed in look and feel more than the dining room. Once a standalone stalwart of the family home, often formal in feel due to its separation from the cookin

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Many homeowners are discovering the aesthetic pleasure and functional value of vintage tableware. Kerryn Harper-Cuss explores how to seek out and imaginatively use period pieces