Organizing Your Fine China
If you’re struggling with how to organize china that you’re not using everyday, you are not alone. So often it gets relegated to some back closet or, gasp!, in a cardboard box in an attic or basement. Out of sight, out of mind!
Here are my tips on storing china so you can access it easily and enjoy using it more. You’ll preserve it to pass on to future generations.
If you’re actually going to keep the china, you should use it! This may sound crazy but if it breaks while you’re using it, you’ll have a great story to tell. If it breaks because it fell off a shelf in the basement (i.e. you weren’t using it) it’s actually kind of sad.
Make some room in the often ignored cabinet above your refrigerator or a pantry shelf that you’re not using everyday. Seeing it will be a reminder that you should be using it.
If you don’t have that space available, find a sturdy, solid shelf to store your china.
The main goal is to protect it while it’s in the cabinet. Chips on the rim are caused by other pieces coming in contact just while in use. I recommend putting them in sturdy china boxes designed for just that purpose. The flimsy plastic covers of old just don’t offer any protection.
These boxes are made of heavier cardboard covered in fabric and come in different sizes for the various size plates, bowls, cups, saucers, and even serving pieces.
You can buy the individual containers or buy the set if you have whole sets of china to be stored. Just make sure you count up exactly what you have before you buy!
And don’t forget about serving platters plates. There are containers and protectors for larger sized plates.
Also, label the boxes with the name of the pattern if you have multiples.
Beautiful china deserves to be protected and stored so you can enjoy it longer.
Here are some options for china protectors I’ve used and recommended to clients.
Felt protectors China storage set (pictured above)
Saucer box Platter storage Another china storage set
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