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Keep Your Priceless Dishes Safe With These Solutions For China Dishes Storage

Do you remember your grandmother's Sunday dinner table? She probably brought her good china out of the cabinet for only special family dinners where everyone can gather around. After church, holiday dinners or special anniversaries were the only times that these precious china plates, salad bowls or plates, and coffee and tea cups were used. That's because china is expensive, special...and fragile.

Of course most people are careful when using fine china during a meal. After all, just the sight of the lovely patterns-along with Grandmother's proud smile-can be enough to have everyone handling their plates and cups with extra care. In fact, most china isn't chipped or broken during meal times, but during washing or storage. Most folks are gently reminded by the owner to take care when washing the china, but its fragility can be forgotten once the service has been stored away out of sight. Bumping a china cabinet can send a delicate cup falling off its shelf to shatter on the floor. Plate racks mounted on the wall might create a pretty display, but a couple of rough-housing teenagers can quickly decimate a collection.

That's why it's important that china be stored in a way that it will be protected from accidental trauma as well as from dust. Broken china certainly isn't the worst tragedy in the world, but it can be fairly upsetting for the owner as well as whomever caused the breakage. And even a tiny crack or chip can be disturbing. A chip on the edge of a plate or cup might not make it unusable, but it will definitely mar the presentation of your next formal dinner. So consider some of the options that are available to protect your fine china.

"Vision" China Chests might just be the perfect option to protect your precious collection. The poly-cotton canvas exterior of each chest features brown piping for elegance. Rivet side handles are sturdily attached to each chest, allowing you to transport your china easily from the pantry to the table. Felt protectors and cardboard dividers inside keep each piece in its place, and you'll like the clear window that allows you to view what's inside. You'll always know what type of china is inside-bowls, plates, etc.-and you'll easily find the particular pattern for which you're looking. And no one will make a mistake when moving these storage units because anyone can see at a glance the precious cargo that rests safely within them.

In addition to its ability to store and protect your heirloom pieces, each china storage is designed and constructed to be strong. These chests can each support up to twenty-five pounds of dinner ware. Anyone who has carried a stack of china plates from the china cabinet to the dinner table can attest to the fact that their precious dinner ware can be heavy. But you won't have to worry-the China Chest can handle the weight. And the chests are stackable, allowing you to make the best use of the storage space in your pantry or wherever you keep your fine china.

No longer will you have to tuck your precious pieces high up in a cabinet, out of reach of little hands. Nor will you have to wrap each piece in newspaper or tissue paper and tuck it inside a cardboard storage box. Wrapped in an old quilt and tucked into a corner at the back of the closet under the stairs, these cardboard boxes have often been the storage unit of choice for china dinner ware that is brought out for use only a few times a year. Now you'll have storage that is made specifically for holding fragile china.

And the "Vision" China Chests are roomy. Each China Chest will hold up to twelve items. That means that each grouping within your large collection can be stored together. Dinner plates settle snugly against each other. Dessert plates stack up in their own portable china chest. Saucers, bowls, cups...each type within your service will be securely protected within the canvas walls of its own durable and sturdy china chest.
And don't worry about the shape of your china, either. Whether your service is fashioned in the traditional round shape or today's more contemporary square shape, it will fit comfortably inside one of these china chests.

These chests are perfect, too, for storing church dishware, holiday dishes, or even extra everyday dinner ware that you want to keep in a protected environment. No matter what type of china service you have-your own set or Grandmother's precious heirloom service-you'll appreciate the sturdy, safe environment of the "Vision" china storage. So take stock of your collection today and order enough chests to handle all the fragile pieces in your family treasure.

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