Things You'll Need:
- Fine china collection
- Decorative Fabrics
- Doilies
- Potpourri
- Candles
- Decorative plate stands
- Hand soaps
- Wall shelves
- Hammer
- Nails
- Hand level
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Step 1
Select a portion of an end table or coffee table. Set a square of decorative fabric on the table and place a doily in the center of it.
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Step 2
Arrange a china teapot with two teacups on top of the doily. Pour some potpourri into one of the teacups. Complete the arrangement with a graceful pillar candle.
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Step 3
Place a doily in the corner of your bathroom counter. Set a plate stand diagonally across the doily and carefully place a small plate on it. Set a soup bowl in front of the plate and fill with decorative hand soaps.
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Step 4
Make a small arrangement of china in the center of a bookshelf. Place a plate stand facing outward at the back of the bookshelf. Carefully set a large dinner plate on the stand.
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Step 5
Place a smaller plate on a plate stand in front of the larger plate. Set a candle or small china vase slightly left of center in front of the plates.
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Step 1
Group your china by item inside a glass cabinet. Select the top shelf for displaying plates. Using plate stands, arrange the plates into settings, with a row of large plates behind a row of salad plates, behind a row of saucers.
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Step 2
Group teacups, pitchers, sugar bowls and teapots together on the second shelf. If you have a large china platter, place this in the center of the second shelf on a plate stand.
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Step 3
Place the larger items, such as the teapot and pitcher, on either side of the platter. Group the creamer, sugar bowl and teacups around the larger containers.
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Step 4
On the bottom shelf, display the bowls and vases together. Place the vases in the center of the shelf flanked by a row of bowls on either side.
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Step 1
Choose an unexpected spot to hang a shelf. It could be over a window or along a hallway.
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Step 2
Mark an "x" for the nails to go and using a hammer, pound the nails into the wall, leaving about ½ inch sticking out.
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Step 3
Place the shelf on the nails, and with a hand level, check that the shelf is perfectly horizontal.
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Step 4
Arrange a large collection of china plates on plate stands on the shelf. Layer smaller plates in front of the larger ones, and turn them at interesting angles.
