Help me organize my china in my glass cabinets PIP

[mrsd2006]

How would you arrange this? This is our china, so we won't be using it all that much. I have 12 settings, only 8 here though, I think that's enough. Two glass cabinets one on each side of the sink. I have the dinner plates on the bottom in my fancy Ikea plate holder, with the small plates on top of them on the bottom shelf. On the middle shelf is four soup bowls. And the top shelf is coffee cups and saucers. I'm not crazy about how the coffee cups and saucers are displayed. I have a fancy plate holder for the small plates too, but wasn't crazy about using both of them. 

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[auntie]

JMHO, I wouldn't put china in a kitchen display cabinet, so take my suggestions from that perspective. TBH, I would have serious concerns about the weight of those dishes on glass shelving.

I keep my china (3 sets) in a breakfront in the dining room. I have single plates upright in the grooves with my cut crystal. The additional plates are stored underneath in storage bags with plate seperaters to protect them from the unlgazed bottoms of their neighbors. When I'm feeling energetic, I sometimes swap out the sets for a change of pace.

In terms of kitchen real estate, the sink cabinets are Location, location, location. Using them for the display of something you hardly ever use seems odd. Especially given the formality of the very traditional china. It might work better if you were showcasing something less traditional like Denby, Dansk or Fiesta.

I'd probably use the cabinets for glasswear. If I could swap the glass doors with solid ones, I might do that and display them somewhere away from the business end of the kitchen- like a butlers pantry or over a run of cabinets that separate the kitchn from the breakfast area.

It seems sort of inefficient. Most people I know have everyday glassware and mugs in the cabinets nearest their sink/dishwasher since this seems more efficient around unloading a dishwasher.

[dr.girlfriend]

Oct 23, 2014 7:54:52 GMT -5 auntie said:

JMHO, I wouldn't put china in a kitchen display cabinet, so take my suggestions from that perspective. TBH, I would have serious concerns about the weight of those dishes on glass shelving.

I keep my china (3 sets) in a breakfront in the dining room. I have single plates upright in the grooves with my cut crystal. The additional plates are stored underneath in storage bags with plate seperaters to protect them from the unlgazed bottoms of their neighbors. When I'm feeling energetic, I sometimes swap out the sets for a change of pace.

In terms of kitchen real estate, the sink cabinets are Location, location, location. Using them for the display of something you hardly ever use seems odd. Especially given the formality of the very traditional china. It might work better if you were showcasing something less traditional like Denby, Dansk or Fiesta.

I'd probably use the cabinets for glasswear. If I could swap the glass doors with solid ones, I might do that and display them somewhere away from the business end of the kitchen- like a butlers pantry or over a run of cabinets that separate the kitchn from the breakfast area.

It seems sort of inefficient. Most people I know have everyday glassware and mugs in the cabinets nearest their sink/dishwasher since this seems more efficient around unloading a dishwasher.

Just FYI, IKEA glass shelves are actually rated for maxiumum weight the same as their wooden shelves -- something like 45 pounds.

I have pretty but high-use mugs in mine, as well as plain glassware, and white baking dishes on the top.    For yours, I would think about getting more shelves and spacing them a little closer.  But I agree that if you're going to use them decoratively you might want to put something a bit more decorative in there, and if you're using them for storage you might want to pick something more frequently used.

[devonpow]

This is how we have our dishes displayed / stored. Everyday dishes are in the glass front cabinets in the kitchen. Special occasion china is actually stored in baskets in the dining room.