The decorative China is a trend

From charming record walls to refined cupboards with a glass front, the decorative China celebrates a large comeback. But why now? We asked TOP design experts to weigh themselves and they could surprise their knowledge. Regardless of whether you want to keep family traditions or turn an empty wall into a meaningful display, learn the best tips to use the best of your inherited parts.

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Meet our experts

• Debbie Mathews Leroy is the founder and main designer of Debbie Mathews Antiques & Designs, a luxurious interior design studio and antique showroom.

• Tess Hall is the art and anti-quality director at Casa Branca, a residential culture and textile trade.

• Maggie Griffin is the founder and senior designer of Maggie Griffin Design, a full-service living studio, and Maggie Griffin at home, an online residential culture business.

What is behind the comeback of the decorative China?

According to Debbie Mathews Leroy, founder and main designer of Debbie Mathews Antiques & Designs, more and more homeowners are trying to include familyers in their existing decor or to build their own collections with antiques or vintage furniture as well.

“Many of these pieces have good memories like Family, where Grandma's China focused on on vacation – people want to continue this tradition,” says Leroy. It adds that there is also another interest in creating unique table capes, which often means that several China patterns are displayed together. “A collected table top gives a room resistance and layers of history,” she says.

Tess Hall, the art and anti-quality director at Casa Branca, agrees. “Just as the taste for simple white walls is transformed into the desire to have colorful background pictures and color in the house, simple white dishes have given way to a colorful and lively table,” she says. “Mixing and adapting old and new, patterns and flowers gives a table landscape depth and texture.”

Tips for choosing the parts you should keep

If you decide whether part of your China is worth, the answer depends on your lifestyle and decoration needs. In order to consolidate her decision, Leroy suggests asking himself whether your pieces are well used or take up valuable properties in your house. She says that it is worth mentioning that decorative china can serve many purposes, especially if your pieces are dishwasher solid.

“You can use your China daily, on vacation, to maintain or only use purposes for exhibition purposes,” adds Leroy. “But if you don't like the colors or motifs and if it doesn't work with your decor, you may want to consider selling it or handing it over to another family member,” she says.

Hall adds: “There are no rules, but know that sets do not have to match! For example, Alessandra (the founder of Casa Branca) is happy to mix patterns, flowers and simpler dishes at one point,” she says. “Your entertaining style can develop. So if you have the room to keep a variety of patterns, then keep them! You could use them in life later.”

It is also important to take into account her most frequently used pieces in their entertaining habits, added Maggie Griffin, founder and main designer by Maggie Griffin Design. “Maybe you don't need 12 tea cups and saucers, but would use 12 dessert plates,” she says. “Since many sets are equipped with parts that are no longer used in modern entertainment, it would be okay to separate from them!”

Creative opportunities to show decorative china

In order to integrate her China without exceeding her home, Leroy promotes to group several parts together. “Regardless of whether you hang several plates in different sizes in an interesting wall composition or exhibit them in a Chinese cabinet, break front or bookshelf, more is more,” she says. “I also love a wall composition that is more organic and freer from nature, since this can feel a little more transitionally and bizarre.”

Hall also loves China as a wall art because it gives every room texture and depth. “In your local hardware store there are large options for porcelain plate stickers that make hanging up on a wall,” she says. “In addition, the record shelves and large Chinese cupboards are always a wonderful addition to a room.”

Griffin prefers stacking plates behind glass cupboard or hat doors. She says this look feels more modern than upright displays in stands. She also advises to mix modern pieces with antiques for a visually striking and entertaining combination.

How to incorporate China into daily use (without damage)

If you use your China for daily meals, all of our experts agree that washing your hands is the safest bet to keep it in a flawless condition and to minimize chips and scratches. However, you can always check the underside or the back of your China to see if it is a cleaner. Nevertheless, many China pieces could contain hand-painted golden or silver details that only signal hand washing. In this case, use a mild detergent in warm water. Hall also finds that dishwasher cycles for glazes and old colors can be difficult, which can cause damage over time.

If you keep your China, always choose padded suitcases or cupboards to protect your pieces from dust and chips. If possible, keep your collection in a cool, dry place (outside the direct sunlight) to prevent early deterioration or fading over time. If you plan to demonstrate your China, you will surely do this by investing in high -quality display stands (whether table tops or wall) to prevent you from breaking or falling.

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