Displaying Plate Collections in the Kitchen

Sometimes plate collections are really pretty much "just for show" and sometimes they are made up of dishes that get regular use, but are pretty enough to show off. Either way, finding interesting ways to display them is a must - if you have lovely plates, why hide them away in a cabinet?

Shown above, left to right:

1. Piattaia, a reclaimed wooden pallet used to display dishes by Katrin Arens via Remodelista and Dinnercraft

2. A wonderful decorative element in a narrow space - an overlapping display of vintage plates from Canadian House & Home.

3. A window spanning plate rack from Cottage Living saves space and looks interesting.

4. A classic plate rack shows off blue & white dinnerware in Country Living

5. Colorful dishes and aluminum cups are framed with black painted open shelving in This Old House.

(Images: 1. Jordi Caoosa 2. Jen Houghton/Canadian House & Home 3. Dana Gallagher/Cottage Living 4. Keith Scott Morton/Country Living 5. Mark Lohman/This Old House)

Comments (5)

Thanks so much for the example of a beautiful display of handmade pottery in #1. Useable, beautiful and durable for every day, every meal. Support your local (and studios from afar) potters!

I want that tea kettle in #2, adorable!

I LOVE the pallet idea! Though I think a bread rack would work, too.

In my old apartment, we did something a little different: we had plate molding in the dining room, and used the dining room as the living room. We ended up using the plate molding for framed and matted pictures.

I was just happy to have open shelving in my kitchen when we bought this latest house so I could stack all my fiestaware and Bauer bowls and see them/ use them all the time. I love open shelving.

Love that first rough wood kitchen - hardly noticed the plates!