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homedecor1 — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 01:44:18 GMT

well they say "a picture says a 1000 words". I saw how cluttered my cabinet was! I want to thank you all for your suggestions & comments on my "decorating" updating with my new accent table.

Today, I looked at the pictures & wow you posters were on point!

@LuckyCharm thank you for pointing out my beautiful roosters were "lost" I moved them to the top shelf. (Trying to figure out what to put in place of those blue dishes - I took them out!) I also removed all the "greenery" (after I took pic) and excess stuff on the shelves.

I am surprised how much "stuff" was on those shelves of the China closet. Most of it found a new home today - the donation box!

Thank you again your comments are appreciated & I am looking forward to Fall decorating. That won't be til October when I return home -- and can't bring myself to take down my front door wreath as my "🐸 found a home!!!

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MickD — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 02:13:53 GMT

@homedecor1 Lovely! You have a gift.....I love all your pics...thanks for sharing!!!

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Spurt — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 02:23:15 GMT

@homedecor1

I like the updates....looks good!

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Mominohio — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 03:12:17 GMT

The cabinet looks great!

One of the things I notice most when people on FB pages post pictures of their hutches, is that they are overly full, and most don't have matching/coordinating things displayed.

I personally think it takes a lot of self control to know when to stop with a cabinet, or a table top or any vignette. You get started with it, it looks good, and it makes you keep going. Sometimes it is about having things you love and want to display, but they really don't coordinate well, or just gets to be too many things.

And a picture is the fastest way to see just where one has gone 'wrong' with a display. I know I take a lot of pictures to post here, thinking things 'look good', then when I look closely, I see things aren't as good as I thought!

I've found the answer to over crowding a display of any kind is simply changing them out more often. That way I get to use all the things I like, but don't have to feel like I need to jam up a display with too much, just to get the stuff used.

Those roosters are indeed beautiful and deserve the place of honor in the center.

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GCR18 — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 03:47:14 GMT

When I rearrange things, I take everything out and look at it. Why was it where it was? Do I love it or did it end up there because it didn't fit anywhere else? Is the hutch for storage or display? If for display, pick the item you love and only put things back that go well with it.

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homedecor1 — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 04:25:57 GMT

@GCR18

Thats exactly what I did today (after seeing the pic even I thought it was "cluttered"😲) so I took down ALL 4th of July decor inside because I'm leaving on 8/27 and wont be home til 9/20. I actually "purged" my decorations too!

When I saw All that stuff on the table I was surprised. I took advice & made it simple. Here's the funny thing: I have a console table when you come in thru the garage I have my keys basket & cute little pineapple lamp on it. I said to spouse "what is missing? This table had more on it?" Answer "who knows but it looks nicer now!" So I left it as is & same as my coffee table it's clutter free now!

I do like what it looks like now, but, I need to find something to replace those plates. I have the matching compote and serving pieces that match the roosters by Villeroy (or Fitz & Floyd) I can't remember. I may do that tomorrow.

Now the hutch is display (not storage) & wasn't loving it but now I do!

thanks for the good tips!🙂🙂🙂🙂

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homedecor1 — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 04:27:52 GMT

@Spurt @MickD

thank you now the secret is not to fill it up again!!! Lol

🙂🙂🙂

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Azcowgirl — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 05:43:43 GMT

That is the cutest cabinet, and your display looks just perfect ! Love the roosters in the top center shelf. (:

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flickerbulb — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 09:33:24 GMT

@homedecor1

I like your rearraged hutch! Looks great! I have one more tweaked suggestion:

Take the greenery off of the birdcage and drape it over that beautiful arch. To my eye, it looks "heavy" on one side, but that great arch would help balance out the display.

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CelticCrafter — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 09:33:43 GMT

It's amazing seeing a picture of something you thought looked perfectly fine.

I have a smaller version of the shelf you have to the left of your cabinet in your original pictures hanging in my kitchen that I keep my Eeyore collection on.

I wanted to wash everything and took a picture so I knew where to put things back.

OMG - WTH was I thinking when I arranged that! It looked like kwap!

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ID2 — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:18:18 GMT

This is how I've always kept my decorating at check. I take photos of my home inside. Room by room, then I'm able to view them like a stranger. Looks too cluttered? I take some things away. Needs something? I buy/find something to add. My photo taking has really helped with my decorating.

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Oggi — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:20:49 GMT

What a very lovely rooster homage you have created! Its so beautiful, and, much enviable - grats!

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Oggi — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:21:48 GMT

Great tip, ID2!

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meallen616 — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 11:39:43 GMT

Very nice,

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SHOPR — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 13:00:53 GMT

It's such a pretty cabinet and now your roosters, lemons, and center plate really shine. I love it.

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Mominohio — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:58:33 GMT

While we are on the subject of china cabinets/hutches, I will say that they can be for both display and function, especially when showcasing ones' dishes/dinnerware/serveware/china.

I grew up under the idea that a hutch in a dining room was both for function and beauty.

You were to keep your best dishes/crystal displayed in the top shelves, cabinets, arranged with the prettiest shaped ones on display (like the soup tureen and the cream and sugar, with plates stood behind) arranged sparingly and decoratively.

The drawers and cabinets below were for the rest of the pieces of your service, your silver flatware, and your best linens for the dining table, including table cloths, napkins, and placemats.

We see in many threads here, that people still have these cabinets and hutches, but don't have any more, or want to get rid of the china, crystal, etc, because they don't use it and it takes up space.

The cabinet can then be used either for decor mostly, with the closed drawers and cabinets for storage, or put the everyday dishes in it for ease of access and free up the kitchen cabinets some.

Either way, it is a constant challenge to not over crowd the space, but I think they are such a beautiful and useful piece of furniture, I don't want to get rid of mine, as long as I live somewhere that has a dining room which will accommodate it.

I enjoy changing the dishes/serveware/glassware out for the seasons in mine, and when I want to set a 'nice' table (never had real china and crystal), it is so easy to access the pieces I need, and I'm more likely to use them.

Mine was inherited from my mother when she sold her big home, and I don't expect to ever replace it, simply because of the sentimental value. I see so many that are so very beautiful, including this one @homedecor1, that you have. They are one of those things that I could own several if I had the rooms to handle them! Yep, another obsession in the making!!

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homedecor1 — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:22:11 GMT

@Mominohio

I so agree with your post. In my large home I had a beautiful breakfront China closet which always displayed my "Lenox" and changed out by season, i.e., Fall then Christmas. It also served as a beautiful display unit for my Dept. 56 houses (which I had every one - some were displayed on 9ft table in bay window in DR and others were filtered into my Christmas display). In addition, I had a buffet server which also served 2 purposes - server & storage. That is one thing I cried over when I came here but soon I will find something to blend with my present DR.

Sadly, I don't have use for many of the beautiful plates, serving pieces, etc. -- I hardly stay home for holidays - my ❤️ is not into having holidays with strangers, now that my GD is older & understands "family traditions".

My SIL called me today as they are relocating & wanted to know if I wanted my mothers stuff that they have lugged as they've moved 6 times in 8 years for jobs. No I don't but thanks anyway!!!

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homedecor1 — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:05:06 GMT

@ID2

amazing all the things I saw in those pics! Great idea to take them ever so often!!

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homedecor1 — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:10:42 GMT

@flickerbulb

others said the same - I did take the blue plates &I displayed the rest of the pieces which match the roosters. Then I took those bushes down. Pretty soon I'll be there...even my spouse said "boy did the room grow where did all the stuff go?" Told him took it to my new bff "donation center"!

It's really a work in progress!!!! I did try to drape the greenery garland & got frustrated ...so for now this is going to have to do!

i need a cocktail & lounge chair on the beach🏖🏝🍹

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Lucky Charm — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:50:46 GMT

That looks great. Makes the dining area look so brigjt and airy.

Those roosters look so happy now! You picked a GREAT spot.

Haven't been down to the water yet, but it's cloudy and hot at the Jersey Shore. Come on down!