FIRST: I admit up front that I blatantly and unabashedly stoled my storage ideas from The Tablescaper. No apologies. No regrets. I did it. End of the story. And am I happy that I did. I know where everything is and how much I have. Now - without further adieu - on to my dish affliction outing.
Now, where to start?
Like a lot of people, I have built-ins.....yes, filled to the brim with dishes.
Doesn't look so bad when the doors are closed
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Oh dear.......
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Love this dandy buffet - nothing fancy. It belonged to my parents and is at least 60 years old
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The buffet holds Mom's "good china" and candle holders, Depression glass, etc.
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One of the last pieces Heywood-Wakefield produced in the 1950's, this dry sink stores my black Depressionware
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A curio in the dining room area holds some of my Schumann collection
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On to the kitchen, like most of us, I have dishes where they belong:
To the family: I still have room for food items....well, two shelves anyway.
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Say "Goodbye" to the Broom closet. Pat's wonderful husband made shelves for me to store the Fiestaware bread and butter plates. I did leave one shelf for my dachshunds' food and treats
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Yes, the washer and dryer are in the room somewhere.............
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I love these built-ins
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First section (Lenox "Holiday", Johnson Brothers "Friendly Village", Grindley "Bath", Lenox Temperware "Wind Song", Tienshan "Spotted Cow", assorted Depressionware,)
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Second section (includes Spode "Pink Tower", Franciscan "Picnic", Lenox "Mansfield", Calvin Klein "Luna", Pier 1 "Checked", and lots of assorted Depressionware)
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Third section (assorted glasses)
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Last section - holds our Waechtersbach dishes and glasses too big to store in the craft room
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Did I mention the drawers? They hold mostly placemats. (The first section holds vintage napkins, overlays, etc)
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Even the television shares space with dishes. These are some of my chargers. You can see the liners. I line every dish so they do not sit on each other. Lots of work but worth it.
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Built-in cupboard for linens and things. Well, not quite.....
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And the drawers hold more dish stuff
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Napkins (stored here because I do not have eight or more of each style) and napkin rings (stored here because they do not fit in the regular holder
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This is the second unit stored behind the door in the craft/dish room
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Flatware is stored in plastic shoe storage boxes from Costco. They are labelled with the name, who made them, and how many place settings
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More glasses
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I've got the pictures taken of these glasses - just haven't got them developed yet
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The craft room was formally a bedroom. This was the closet
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Pat and I have five of these plastic tubs filled with napkins.
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Inside each tub. napkins are stored in large plastic bags and then labelled. We can easily select and transport any style napkin we need. (Another fantastic idea from The Tablescaper)
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I am in the process of labelling everything - including the silverware boxes
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On to the bedrooms:
The other three bedrooms have these built-ins. All three are used to store stuff.
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The drawers in this unit store more placemats
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A dresser in one of the bedrooms
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Yes, it is entirely filled with lacquer chargers
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Another bedroom - another dresser.............
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Yeah, no clothes, just dishes...............every drawer
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Please join The Tablescaper this Sunday for her "Seasonal Sundays" Fourth Blog-a-versary party: http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/
And then if you want to see what Pat and I do with all this stuff, please join us every Wednesday night for Cuisine Kathleen's "Let Dish" party: http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/
WOW!!!!!!!!! I am in love with your ideas on storage! I am a new tablescaper and have only collected my first "trivial" set of dishes 6 months ago....and I am so going to be stealing your idea on wine boxes for stemware and a host of others! Love this post, definitely a new follower here. Thank you for sharing this so much....I wish we were neighbors! LOL
ReplyDeleteWow....that's all...just, Wow! For starters, you've made great choices in the storage pieces of furniture that you've chosen over the years. I feel like I've been made privy to the treasure trove of the most successful Barbary Coast pirate. Thanks for inviting us for a peak. Cherry Kay
ReplyDeleteWow, your storage is great and you are so organized. Loved seeing your cabinets new and old and each addition.
ReplyDeleteWow!! We all seem to be starting our comments with the same reaction!! I love all of the built in cabinets you have to store all of wonderful collection. Those drawers for all your placemats are fantastic. Love your organization. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness!!!! And I think I have a lot of dishes??? You have me beat by a mile!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that fantastic storage in your family room. You have some amazing glasses in there. I love your idea of storing other glasses in painted wine boxes. Genius!
What an awesome job!
- Alma, The Tablescaper
WOWSA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing. Just amazing. I would love to come see it. I'd be in heaven. You are so organized as well, with the all the labels and the napkins in the gallon sized baggies, and all the napkin rings by color, etc! I am in awe!
ReplyDeleteKaren
You have so many beautiful pieces, and you are so organized...I need to buy some coffee filters and put between my dishes, I just keep forgetting...Your storage is amazing and I love the drawers for placemats, wish I had those...thanks so much for sharing all your beautiful things, I can only imagine the fun you had collecting all those wonderful dishes...
ReplyDeleteWOW! Incredible amounts of beautiful stuff, it looks like a store storage! I'm simply amazed of your organization, otherwise you won't be able to find anything because of the huge amounts of everything! Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed it so! Come on over!
ReplyDeleteBig hugs,
FABBY
Wow! I love all your built-ins. Also loving that you have Fiestaware. That is my number choice. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI am in love with your fabulous built ins!! I'll join everyone elese and say WOW!! So much gorgeous dishes, glassware, flatware, napkins, tableclothes and on and on! After seeing many of your wonderful tables I knew you had lots of amazing things and I'm so glad you shared where you store it all!
ReplyDeleteOh, my Lord! Can you say 'jealous'! Look at all of your storage and all of your dishes and glassware. just marvelous! I see so many beautiful pieces and you may win the prize for the most storage space! :)
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
I'm revisiting this site that I bookmarked a long time ago. You are still an inspiration.
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