Plain white at our house, too. I do have matching sets of these 6 designs. I often use the ones in the second pic for soups.

ETA - ded, I meant to say I like your thread title.👍🏻

I cannot have mismatched mugs, mugs that say Best Grandma Ever!, commemorative mugs from Princess Diana’s wedding, or freebies given out at retreats, seminars, or with company logos. I like stuff to match, and I think it is part of my genome. To that end we have for casual dining:

16 creamy white mugs (everyday dishware)

12 small red marimekko mugs with white polka dots

12 of these (bottom left) from Williams Sonoma that go with the heart appetizer plates:

And 12 of these from Royal Doulton that comprise two of each pattern in their Pacific range:

These are the closest I will get to mismatched mugs….and it was a HUGE stretch for me to get two sets of these instead of 12 in the back left pattern which is my favorite. I chose these because people can remember which cup of coffee is theirs!

The bottom shelf are for daily…when Im not using my keep-warm thermos. Second shelf when I need four ..rarely, purchased in the 70’s ? I was surprised to see them in a ’90’s, movie, Grand Canyon. Row three holds my baby mug, and a bit from my mom’s spode. I figure useful can be pretty, too, AND/ or sentimental. The amber glasses are a dupe of my sweet Gran’s.

I got this cup from my niece and I loved it. It holds about 16 oz. I looked online and got 5 more to go with it. Five are different birds and one is a butterfly. They are all different colors. I got another butterfly and gave it to my friend for her birthday. It's her favorite mug now too.

For guests, I use mugs that match or coordinate with whatever dishware I'm using. For daily use, I have two mugs from Home Goods and two Christmas mugs, both of which were acquired just this year as I don't drink coffee or tea, but enjoyed drinking hot water, broth and an occasional instant mocha this winter.

I purchased 12 doubled walled ceramic travel mugs: far right. Then a set of 4 white pottery mugs 2nd from the left. Then I fell in love with an Aspen leaf....❤️

Kswl, why am I not surprised that your mugs are all beautifully coordinated.

I look at all your mugshots ( ha ha) and try to decide which one Id pick if I woke up at your house.

ks has more mugs than I do! Thanks, k!

I looked at those heart mugs at WS. If only the hearts were pink. 💖

Love the Starbucks tradition, SueB. Did you buy one in Austin?

I have a thing for white mugs, white dishes. The simpler the better. Also, like Sueb, a few Starbucks mugs, maybe 6. I haven't traveled much to get any more. A few white mug are from Target - great for coffee. All of your varied collections are really pretty and I'm admiring all of them!

Ded, I already had an Austin mug!

@martinca_gw sunset zone 24 I lovr those green cups! (Tina Marie)

We have some nice china mugs for guests, all the same body shape but differently decorated so that everyone knows whose is whose. Our everyday mugs are different, the cup I use at our main residence is a giant teacup with a section of a Monet painting decorating it, and DH's is red with a "Danger High Voltage" sign on it. At our city unit my mug is a purple Disney spooky themed mug, and DH's is a gift from DD after our grandson was born- it says something like "Oji because Grandpa is for old guys" :-). When our book club used to meet in each other's homes, I collected vintage china tea cup, saucer and plate sets from places we travelled to, so again, they're similar but different so no mixing them up.

I'm not keen on pottery mugs, preferring the feel on my mouth of thin china.

Years ago, a friend told me about a couple they were once friendly with, and who visited often. My friend would offer the couple a cup of tea, which the wife would refuse and the husband would accept. But the wife would take sips out of her husband's mug, which my friend thought odd, and would again offer her her own mug of tea, which would be refused. Then one day, she overheard the wife whisper to her husband, "I wish she would serve the tea in cups instead of mugs," which floored my friend. She said, "Why didn't you just say something, I have dozens of cups but I use mugs because they are bigger!" and after that she gave the wife her tea in a cup.

My favorite mug is a riff on the old British saying -- "Keep Calm and Carry on" which my sister gave to me (I'm an Anglophile par excellence). It says "Now Panic and Freak Out". So suitable for how my life is going, lol.

MurraysMom....I have one of those Crouser mugs! It's the owl, and beautiful.

I bought it several months ago for the neighbor across the street who I don't know well. She's not a gardening person and works full time, but her husband is outside and visits a lot. She leaves so early in the morning she often sees our neighborhood owl and makes sure husband mentions it - we hear it at night but rarely see it. I was going to put short bouquet of winter flowers in it and send it over to her. Now its Spring and you've just reminded me to do something with spring flowers this week, have DH walk it over!

We have mugs from all the colleges and grad schools our kids and now grandkids have attended—17 and counting! Yes, we use them.

Also, when i got my first job in 1966 i bought a set of eight white mugs with matching teapot, coffee pot, creamer and sugar bowl. We always use them with guests and they remain in pristine condition.

We have others, but I tend to use double walled glass mugs or my BruMate travel mug. I don't like cold or lukewarm coffee or tea, so those are my favorites.

I'm fairly easy to please. I like the $3 white mugs from Target, about 16 oz. I prefer to drink coffee and other hot drinks from a white mug. The handle has to feel right as well.

We have all white. I don’t drink coffee or tea, so I have no preference for size or shape, and DH is very easy to please. I just need them to match and be white.

I use inexpensive plain white ones like Bunny. New looking and nice enough for company, easy for every day. DH uses smaller ancient giveaway mugs with faded graphics. I just try to ignore them when I open the cabinet.

“I cannot have mismatched mugs, mugs that say Best Grandma Ever!”

I wouldn’t want a Best Grandma Ever mug either but Papa works for me! I

might have used it once or twice!

Morz8, I really like the Crouser mugs. They have so many designs to choose from, it wasn't easy to pick. But I am a bird lover so I went with that theme. Here's the black cap chickadee.

If we're having a nice dinner then I use the Lenox French Perle mugs that match the place settings. If it's a really special dinner then I set the table with the Lenox Autumn china and the Autumn cups and saucers.

For a casual get-together with close friends or family then I open the server that is on an angled wall between the DR and Kitchen and use it as a beverage center with various mugs, sugar, creamer, coffee or tea pot maybe even the 3 tier dessert stand and dessert plates.

DH and I each have our favorite mugs - well I have 2 favorites for coffee but for tea I prefer porcelain. DH uses the same diner type mug for everything.

“If it's a really special dinner then I set the table with the Lenox Autumn china…”

maire_cate, I also have Lenox Autumn…nice!

I have cups to match both sets of china and the Corelle. As well as the camping stuff. No one ever uses them. I like what I call regular 11oz mugs. I do need a new one, for most times, because the one I like is so faded, it cannot be read. I only drink coffee in the morning and never tea, unless it is Lemon Zinger in the winter.

Here in my Florida home:

The blue mugs are used for company

Daily we use the glass double wall, and I use the white Corelle for my morning lemon water.

chloe - We used the Autumn last week for DH's birthday and I could see my kids (who all in their 40's now ) roll their eyes because they don't like the cups and saucers - too small. And I refuse to buy the Autumn mugs because they just don't look right with the place settings.

But my eldest keeps telling me he's going to buy his own ;

No one ever uses the pretty mugs that match my dishes but I have them on hand in case I ever want to set a pretty table.

I drink coffee and herbal tea daily and I cradle my mugs. They must be comfortable to hold. Surprisingly my favorite mug was a gift. It is like an old school white diner mug but oversized. The one on the left is my favorite.

Tina Marie, than you. I love and have a lot of the green ( other colors, too) from Portugal … all of it found at Marshall’s! This was back in the somewhat recent past when true bargains of actual labels were to be found. I miss those days.

We have an "ugly mug drawer" where people can store (out of site) all of the random mugs acquired. I personally like a plain glass mug.

I should get some Maine mugs for guests and the beachouse.

Most of these were gifts, except the Santiago one up at the top, the multi colored one next to it, the yellow and blue one hiding on bottom shelf, and the white swirly Mikasa ones, which are my least favorite. Two are from exchange students I've had, One is from one of my Japanese cousins, three are from friends, one from my daughter, three from my son. My favorite right now is the mushroom one, which was a Christmas gift last year from a friend.

I have taken some to a local thrift store and this doesn't include some I got over in Germany that are being used as pen holders or just decorative things on my shrunk. I have two under the sink too, that I use to sprout things in or make a mixture of BT to inject into my squash plants.

maire_cat, I also don’t have the mugs, only the cups/saucers. I’ve not seen the beer mug. My MIL had a family business that sold china/crystal/silver for years and supplied us pretty well. She also gave us all of our Lenox Holiday pattern.

Regarding the Autumn, she gave me this brooch years ago I’ve only worn as a necklace. You can see it has a place on the back at the top to run the gold chain through.

Mtn, check out Georgetown pottery, made in Maine!

I recently gave some advice to a young coworker just moving into his own place. I told him not to buy himself mugs. Or more than one or two. Because people will give him SO MANY mugs as gifts over the years there is no need to buy your own. Most of mine were given to me, all of them are either pink or holiday themed, except one green one. Its a Capricorn themed mug, from my astrology loving friend, who says she has never met such a "Capricorny Capricorn" in her life. Not sure if that was a compliment or a dig, :)

I do not really use mugs a lot. Other than Hot cocoa, which is an extremely rare indulgence, I do not care for hot drinks, and my SO who has only 2 mugs, a Leo mug and a Snoop Dogg one, prefers a travel mug for his one cup of coffee a day in the colder months. I do use them to melt butter and heat syrup in the microwave.

I do not have a picture right now, but I would say my favorite mug, which I never use because I do not want to mess it up, is a pink one, kind of oddly shaped, with a picture of Cindy-Lou-who on it. It is my favorite because it was a gift from my late, former boss, who was a saint on Earth, and a perfect mix of things I love, pink and holidays.

I do not like how dinnerware sets always come with mugs. I feel like is universally recognized that most people have a ton of mugs. I suppose people who like everything to match appreciate such things, but it kind if irritates me. That's one reason I almost never buy a dinnerware set, but individual pieces if possible.

chloe - that's really pretty - and lucky you that your MIL had a business selling china.

I totally forgot about our vast collection of Friendly Village mugs and the Santa face mugs (two sizes of 12 each of those). And The WS reindeer mug set …..and the WS hot chocolate snowman mugs and the Christopher’s Tree mugs. But those are all seasonal so they do not ”count,” as I am def not the kind of person who would have more than a hundred mugs. That would be….insane?

Marie Cate and Chole, I love that Autum cup…I NEED it! But Chole, do NOT show me your plates…I alreadyn have too many…but a cup! Oh, yeah, I can squeeze one or two in. :)

KSWL…I have the (Winter) Friendly Village plates, etc. I love them over the fine china for our Christmas dinner, and most all winter dinners.

MTN…uh oh. Hunting for the Lenox Autumn, this came up and ! instantly thought of you …there in your ship captains house sipping a warm drink, chin in hand, gazing at the ocean.

Pretty picture!

Those mugs are drop dead gorgeous, Marti!

Am I the only one that drinks their coffee out of a Yeti mug like this? I like that it keeps it hot for as long as it takes me to drink. When we go to Cape Cod for a week in the summer, I take it with me because I always miss it when I'm not home.

For guests, we have a bunch of different mugs from plain white to some pretty pottery ones. When we serve coffee/tea/dessert, it's always very informal. Even at Thanksgiving. People hardly ever eat it at the dinner table. Usually taken into family or living room. So it's not so important to me that everyone's match.

I'm like kswl. No mugs with sayings. My sister in law would often give me mugs with sayings because she thought they were funny. They usually get thrown away as soon as I get home. She and my brother would also often give us framed sayings because they thought they were funny. Same thing, say thank you, get home and toss. I used to keep them all in the basement but I finally decided that I don't need to have anything in my home I don't like, even if given to me by a relative.

jsk - I have a question about your Yeti mug - does it have a silicone or rubber gasket ring around the inside of the lid to help seal in the liquid?

The corkcicles have a silicone ring and they just don't hold up well. They're easy to remove but difficult to put back on correctly. Plus they get tiny pinholes that become stained and cannot be cleaned. They don't sell replacement gaskets either - but you can order an entire new lid.

I have 2 Corkcicle mugs that are similar to the Yeti. I use my regular favorite mugs for my coffee or hot tea during the day but at night I use my Corkcicle like a sippy cup. I insert a straw and then when I wake up at night with a dry mouth I can easily pick up the mug from the nightstand and take a sip of water or tea without spilling it all over my pillow.

I'm in the matching mugs camp...Juliska Country Estate in Flint.

maire - I just looked. It does have a black rubber ring on the lid. I've had this one for a couple years and it hasn't deteriorated or discolored in any way.

This is my second one. The first one was white and the enamel on the outside was starting to chip, so I got this pink one to replace it.

For my water during the day and at night, I use Brumate cups. I also have to have a cup of water on my nightstand which I often sip from during the night.

Jsk, I have that Yeti mug, but it does not keep my drinks warm. I guess you have to use the lid for that? I don’t use the lid.

Yes, I always use the lid. Keeps it hot/warm for a long time.

Marti I love those!

I have a set of 12 of these coffee/tea cups to go with my dinner dishes. No one but me likes using them. I can see now that they are ergonomically challenged. But they are not going anywhere!

I also am the only person over 50 who is adding to their china collection. I fell for these a year or two ago antiquing with a friend.

To top it off, I don't think I ever have people over for coffee or tea1

I had a much used Yeti with a rubber gasket that started to fray apart. I filled out the warranty request on line and they sent a new one.

I have one that the paint is chipping around the top and I was wondering about it.

Mtn please tell me that coiled thing on your coffee cup is not a serpent 😵‍💫 You absolutely NEED those sailing ship mugs to display somewhere in your dining room!

adding…. and don’t

worry, you are not the only one still buying china!

I thought it was a snake too until I noticed the sailing ship inside the mug. My new theory is that it's a Kraken - albeit a rather subtle representation.

jsk and RNmom - thanks for the info about the Yeti mug. When the gasket wears out on my Corkcicle I'll switch.