tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804003729375321439.post5594519007561347367..comments2023-05-22T04:38:32.338-07:00Comments on Dragonflies and Thistles: China Cabinet restyleVictoria http://www.blogger.com/profile/15788941455345633107noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804003729375321439.post-71762839277330939592015-06-02T19:25:10.562-07:002015-06-02T19:25:10.562-07:00My sister helped me deal with this same issue....S...My sister helped me deal with this same issue....She suggested some of the beautiful decorative boxes to hold the items not on display....and like the previous comment create little pleasing groups based on....color...or function or what every floats your boat....also look around and add a book or picture...small basket or silk flowers....maybe something fun and unexpected like one of the little fairies you find now in garden shops peaking out of a cup....do you have any material things from these relatives...like a hankie or dollies? The other thing this accomplished...in Colorado's dust bowl ...it was easier to keep thing dusted....sprinkling glitter on the dust was not as effective as I had hoped...lol. love your blog and oh...the rain is coming back..... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252438127167693717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804003729375321439.post-42172005297752584252015-06-02T09:44:20.281-07:002015-06-02T09:44:20.281-07:00I like where you're going with the restaging. ...I like where you're going with the restaging. I agree that you have too much stuff out at once. What I'd suggest is that you take it all out, start with a theme vignette, like tea pots on the middle shelf, (maybe even make little cards that have some info on them like a museum), then tea cups on the bottom shelf and serving plates/tea plates on the top. Or stemware, only your stemware spread over the 3 shelves. Then switch out your vignettes ever month or 2, so you can enjoy all of your treasures, but you get to actually see them to enjoy them in the hutch. Doing this type of thing helps me keep thing fresh because as you know our eye gets bored with the same old same old, so having a collection of favorite pieces on hand makes it super easy and fun to change it out as soon as your eye gets bored. Makes old treasures seem new again :) Hope that helps!Andrea the Kitchen Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896165794082554089noreply@blogger.com