Maximize the design and storage of your china with a custom hutch.
Customize the d cor of a room and add the perfect showplace for family treasures with a china cabinet specifically for your needs. Design a showpiece cabinet for your china service and add storage for party specific pieces. Plan a traditional hutch, an open-shelf Hoosier cabinet, or a non-traditional shelf and cabinet system for your dining room, kitchen, or living room that will become the centerpiece of whichever of them it's in. Visit kitchen and furniture showrooms to familiarize yourself with the various styles and types of china hutches on the market. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
Traditional Glass-Facade Mirror Cabinets
1. Display china and family treasures in glass front cabinets customized to your collection.
Design a traditional-style china hutch with solid doors and drawers below and glass and mirror cabinets above. Utilize premanufactured kitchen cabinets in a style that suits your needs. Measure the space available for the cabinet with a metal tape measure and draw a rough sketch of the available space. Utilize a free kitchen design software program to help customize the look and function of the hutch. Order all of the pieces to make your design a reality.
2. Install cabinets across the entire dining room wall where possible. Stagger the depth of the cabinets from the standard 24 to 18 inches to decrease the bulky look of the lower cabinets. Open cabinets for wine racks or trays add visual appeal to the lower cabinets.
Allow for an open buffet area on top of the lower cabinets by using 42-inch-tall cabinets on each end with 30-inch cabinets for the center. Keep the top line of the upper cabinets the same height when hanging the upper cabinets.
3. Cabinet interiors and exteriors can be customized to suit your style and needs.
Include decorative elements in the design with right-angle corner cabinets, curved or arched doors and decorative hardware. Install top cabinets with glass-facade doors and mirrors in back and the sides of the cabinets. Customize the interior of the drawers with dividers for silver services and specific knife holders. Further customize the door sections with pull-out shelves specifically designed to safely hold china and glassware.
Hoosier Cabinets: A Simple Classic
4. Display space and practical storage are the advantages of Hoosier hutches.
Design your Hoosier cabinets with doors and drawers below, and open shelving above with decorative sides and top. The Hoosier fits into spaces smaller than traditional china hutches.
5. Country and simple china patterns work best on the Hoosier.
Plan to have one or two 3-to-5-inch-wide shelves over the door and drawer base cabinets. Shelves have a routed groove 1 to 1 ½ inches from the wall to allow plates to be displayed flat against the wall, facing outward. Attach the shelves to the lower cabinet with decorative side panels of scrolled wood or wrought iron.
6. Keep the color palate simple or let the wood grain show through on a Hoosier.
Paint designs of floral or simple country-style patterns on the Hoosier cabinet, keep the finish a clear matte, or a simple paint color. Carve a sunburst or floral patterns on the side panels, keeping the idea as basic or as elaborate as your tastes. Use simple hardware in matte finishes to complete the look's authenticity and charm.
Classic Modern China Hutch
7. Clean and elegant cabinet design allows the china to be the star.
Design a non-traditional china hutch in a contemporary home with a row of slab doors across the dining room wall. Utilize touch-latch openers to create a hardware free, minimalist look. Custom order a mirror top for the base cabinets and attach it securely.
8. Give important pieces their own display space.
Suspend three 3/4-inch thick, chipped-edge glass shelves over the base cabinets in staggered heights to allow large vases and bowls to be displayed in some areas, and serving china to be seen in other spaces.
9. A full- spectrum Halogen fixture adds drama to the china cabinets and the display space.
Hang track lighting to showcase the specific areas of the glass shelves. Add drama to the china display using spotlights to highlight specific pieces.
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