Plate Design Ideas

e a personal table setting with a range of plate design. Coordinate patterns and hues for a matching finish or unleash a unique appearance by mixing and matching individual designs. With dinner plates available

Behind Bars
A simple show plates is elevated to work of art with color-coordinated pieces of simple china. Place dishes you use often on the rack to make it as practical as it is beautiful.

Biggest Effect
For collectible plates you don't use, why not go for major artistic impact? Install plate wall-hangers and group the plates in a large cluster for a jaw-dropping display.

Simple Beauty
Sometimes the simplest display is the best. Here, rich wood sets off the lustrous green of these plates.

Color Add-In
Plates are a great way to add color to an otherwise neutral room. Try grouping brilliantly colored plates together for a true style statement.

The Great Wall of China
Display your custom made number plates entire collection with this easy formula: paint a wall in a complementary or contrasting color to your china collection. Mount unfinished wood shelves (have them cut at your home improvement's lumberyard) and fill in with your collection.

All Symmetrical
Here, an arrangement of blue-and-white plates and platters gains interest from a range of blue tones and a variety of sizes, framed in a vintage-look pine cupboard.

On View
Take advantage of glass-front cabinets to display treasured pieces of china. Teapots fill this small cupboard with color and shape.

Wall Art
Plate hangers are inexpensive, readily available in hardware stores and antiques malls. Clip the hooks onto collectible plates and platters to hang them up in an attractive display over a mantel.

Color Contrast
Painting the interiors of shelves and cabinets helps set off prized collections. Black-and-white china gets a shot of interest when arranged in front of the coral-hued backdrop.

Circle of Transferware
In this room, pink transferware plates are hung in an arrangement that is circular, creating a large presence on the wall for a very modest expense.


Surprise Inside
Have leftover wallpaper or fabric? Covering the interior walls of a cupboard not only gives you a lovely surprise when you open the door, it highlights the china and glassware as well.

Display Tips
Removing cabinet doors is a simple way of opening up your kitchen landscape. The downside: you'll lose storage space since items will need to be neat and uncluttered. The upside: your view can be updated whenever you wish with new colors and arrangements.

Vertical Lines
Extend the height of furnishings underneath by hanging platters on the wall overhead. This small cupboard, elevated on a small table, looks almost regal with the addition of three platters lined up on top.

Shape and Size
Are you stuck with a boring white kitchen? This room shows how interesting it can be with the addition of one contrasting color (here a warm wood tone). The shallow wood cabinet acts like a window over the sink, with a view of sculptural china shapes.