How Do You Display China With No China Cabinet?
Your china is too beautiful to be stacked on a shelf where no one sees it. Bring it out and show it off. Don’t worry if you don’t have (or don’t want) a china cabinet. There are many innovative ways to display china and make it part of your decor. China patterns are truly an art form, so put yours on display. Use open shelving of any kind. In your kitchen, build long shelves. Line up plates against the wall at the back of the shelf. Place cups and saucers in front of some of the plates. Nest bowls in front of others. You can also stand smaller plates in front of larger ones. As you use your dishes, wash them and put them back, so your display can be ever-changing. Hang a special collection of plates on the wall. Do you collect blue-and-white antique china? China painted with pictures of birds or flowers? Line up your plate collection around the wall of your kitchen like a wallpaper border, hanging each plate with an individual plate hanger. Or hang plates in an arch over a doorway or a
