Linen Crate Dining Room – August 2015 Review

Disclosure: I received this box at a discount. There are no affiliate/referral links.

 

Linen Crate is a new home decor box that goes through your house room by room. July was the bathroom, August is Dining Room, and September will be the Kitchen. The original bathroom box was released to mix reviews. Linen Crate responded to feedback and stepped it up with the second wave of bathroom boxes. The quality in the second wave of bathroom boxes is carried forward into the dining room boxes. Let’s see what came in my August Linen.

 

Subscription: Linen Crate

Cost: $109.00 plus $4.99 shipping

What to expect: Home Decor based on your style profile. A new room is covered every month.  You can choose to subscribe monthly, every other month, or every 3 months. Click here to view items that may come in your crate.

Notes: Your first box will be the bathroom Afterwards, you will receive whatever box that is covered that month. There is a quick style profile that takes a couple minutes to go through. Linen Crate has been responsive to all my emails.

 

Important: This box is not reflective of my style profile. I am schedule to have a box delivered every other month. Linen Crate kindly accommodated my request to receive a dining room box with the understanding that the box may not be to my taste or profile.

 

Packaged safe and sound
Everything was well packaged. No broken items.

Linen Crate must be absorbing part of the shipping cost. There is no way it cost only $4.99 to ship this box. It was heavy and packaged well!

 

Rach dish was packed in its protective sleeve.
Each plate was packed in a  plastic sleeve.
A protective sheet was placed between each plate.
A protective sheet was placed between each plate.

Linen Crate did an excellent job packing the items. The plates were well protected in their travel to my house.

Other subscription boxes can learn from Linen Crate on how to ship potentially breakable items.

 

Everything in the box
Everything in the box

It was hot yesterday! I took pictures outside because the natural light is much better than any lighting in my house. It was a big, full, box. My profile is for 4 settings. I received six settings because I requested the box late in the month. I’m sending Subscriptonista two place settings!!! It worked out perfectly receiving six settings.

There’s something exciting about opening a big box full of items!

 

A single setting
A single setting

My son’s picnic table is large enough for one single setting I love how the scallop placemats match the scalloped-edge dishes.

J sat down and wanted me to serve him a snack. He loves the plates.

 

Dainty Home Wavy Round PlaceMat Set
Dainty Home Wavy Round PlaceMat Set

Dainty Home Wavy Round Placemats: I received a set of 6 placemats. The made-in-China 100% Polypropylene placemats are dry clean only.  The neutral color allows the plates to stand out on their own. My kids loved that they’re round.

Has anyone ever dry clean their placemats?

 

D Square Dinner Plate
QSquared Dinner Plate

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QSquared NYC Ruffle Talavera Red 10.5″ Round Dinner Plate: I linked to Macys because this is a current pattern available at Macys! I’m very impressed that the pattern is available. The dishwasher safe plates have ruffled edges and are BPA-free.

 

QSquared
QSquared Appetizer Plate
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Q Squared NYC Ruffle Talavera Red 5.5″ Round Appetizer Plate: The appetizer plates are perfect for appetizers or desserts. The plates are heat resistant, but not microwave safe. Click here to view the complete Q Squared Talavera Collection. I’m glad that Linen Crate selected a current pattern. It allows you to build upon the collection if you so desire.

 

Beautiful Setting
Beautiful Setting

I know this isn’t the correct way to set the table. I wanted to illustrate how beautiful the plates look with the placemat. Q Squared NYC offers a selection of decorative plates.

 

Ruffled edges
Ruffled edges

Q Sqaured is founded by a mother-daughter team. They encourage the unexpected through design.

 

The festive plates will brighten up the upcoming winter days!

 

Torre & Targus Leaf Platter
Torre & Tagus Leaf Platter

The Torre & Tagus Stainless Steel Leaf Platter is made in India. It’s a beautiful design that allows separation of different types of food. It’s a timeless piece that will be used a lot in the upcoming holiday season. I love leaf designs, and this is my favorite piece in the box. The platter fits my family’s personality.

I’m ready for fall to arrive.

 

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This is a nice touch.

 

Bramble
Bramble

My sister tells me that the farm cats do not sit at the table. What do you think?

 

Verdict:  LinenCrate did an amazing job this month. I love the crate. The plates are festive, the leaf platter is amazing, and the placemats provide a nice neutral color to the table. This is the exact type of quality that I want to see from this box. I found Linen Crate to be responsive to my emails. I also can see that they are responsive to customer feedback.  I’m looking forward to my September kitchen crate!

 

***Click here to read the July Linen Crate bathroom box review. The bathroom box has been revamped in response to customer feedback. This is the older version of the bathroom box***

 

What do you think of the August Dining Room Crate? Did you receive a crate? Share below and anything else on your mind!

  11 comments for “Linen Crate Dining Room – August 2015 Review

  1. Pnut
    September 5, 2015 at 3:01 pm

    Nice review it screams picnic!
    No gratuitous furbabies pictures?

    • September 5, 2015 at 5:45 pm

      I added one in just for you!

      • Pnut
        September 5, 2015 at 6:36 pm

        Bramble: why did you make me sit at the table?
        LOL thx 🙂

        • September 5, 2015 at 9:15 pm

          My sister taught him to sit at the table. He is her dinner companion.

  2. Artemis
    September 5, 2015 at 4:04 pm

    Although the plates/platter are not my style, they are lovely! This was a great box!

    • September 5, 2015 at 5:45 pm

      Artemis, Thank you for commenting!

  3. September 5, 2015 at 9:16 pm

    I will check sometime on Sunday to find out why the picture on the home page won’t display correctly. I am having the same issue with the White Peach Pottery post and swap out pictures.

    • Subscriptionista
      September 6, 2015 at 8:16 am

      I’ll check to see what the deal is as well. Maybe I’ll get something done today lol

      • September 6, 2015 at 8:50 am

        It’s all yours. Partytime starts in little less than an hour.

        • Subscriptionista
          September 6, 2015 at 9:10 am

          I want to party! Now I have FOMO lol you deserve some fun!

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