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fufarawToo many pictures of too much stuff behind the cut...
Because the mirrored back lighted glass shelves of the antique breakfront in the dining room
display OH's collections of dragons and antique stemware, plus the pysanky he's made, 
I needed somewhere to show off and store my teacups and teapots. We found an Ikea billy bookcase on craigslist, and it fit perfectly into the jog in the wall just outside the kitchen facing the dining room.
Because it's in the hall and the pantry door is just opposite, I can't back off enough to get a photo of it top to bottom, so I'll show you shelf by shelf.
On top, my Gran's creamware batter bowls, top shelf, the coffee grinder we used every morning for years, the amber glass jar with ground glass stopper we found in an Apotheker in Holland--they were remodeling, with a basket of Delft wall tiles with mortar still on them by the door, for a penny apiece. I didn't know from Delft at the time, and went for the new tile, instead. We stored coffee beans in the jar, grinding a pot's worth every day. The pitcher for Christmas morning eggnog, my mom's stacked teapot, the left-handed brown-glazed cream jug, and other bits.
Second shelf,, the square black chintzware butter dish my great-aunt left me, and the dessert plate I found to match it. The antique chocolate pot, cups and saucers, some dating to the 1920s, and cups, saucers, bread and butter and luncheon plates and cream jug and sugar in Doulton's Clairmont--I fell in love with the daisies. I'm fond of the cream basketweave cream jug, too.
Third shelf, the small teapot on the left is from a child's play set. I use it often when I'm having tea for one. Our wedding china, Paragon's Melanie, is on the right. On the fourth shelf, Portmeirion teapots, Paragon's 1920s Cup of Fortune mismatched with a Foley saucer, my mom's fruit-patterned milk jug, and the Pearl China turquoise teapot. 
The fifth started as the "blue and white" shelf, with the Ming Tree teapot, sugar, creamer, and lidded ginger jar. The two stacked teacups in back, the cream jug and sugarbowl lid on the right are all that's left of our first everyday set of dishes. The teapot in the back corner is a close match. The teacup, center back, is a 1930s Cup of Knowledge, and the strainer with the windmill finial's drip bowl and the top cup and saucer are Delft.
Sixth shelf, the top cup in the stack on the left is Aynsley's 1920s Nelros Cup of Fortune. The Taltos fortune cup is on the bottom of the stack. The set of three white ironstone milk jugs is varied in size. The bottom bowl on the right is one of two my mother in law was given when OH's family immigrated. She still has the other--heavy ironstone, good for a lot of uses. All pictures click to enlarge. And for the curious--I have closeups, and am always willing to blither about such things.
If you look at the third picture, on the wall just to the left of the cupboard is the whole-house thermostat. In the fourth picture, the door immediately to the cupboard's left is the furnace. The wall oven is behind it, and behind that is the washer and dryer. Between the furnace and the washer-dryer is the hot water heater. Cozy little thermostat never feels the chill. OH has discovered how to motivate it, though--a bag of remedial frozen peas draped over the top of the thermostat for a minute or two usually results in the furnace kicking on. I keep him around because he's always on his toes like that. And for car maintenance.
Because the mirrored back lighted glass shelves of the antique breakfront in the dining room
display OH's collections of dragons and antique stemware, plus the pysanky he's made, 
I needed somewhere to show off and store my teacups and teapots. We found an Ikea billy bookcase on craigslist, and it fit perfectly into the jog in the wall just outside the kitchen facing the dining room.
Because it's in the hall and the pantry door is just opposite, I can't back off enough to get a photo of it top to bottom, so I'll show you shelf by shelf.On top, my Gran's creamware batter bowls, top shelf, the coffee grinder we used every morning for years, the amber glass jar with ground glass stopper we found in an Apotheker in Holland--they were remodeling, with a basket of Delft wall tiles with mortar still on them by the door, for a penny apiece. I didn't know from Delft at the time, and went for the new tile, instead. We stored coffee beans in the jar, grinding a pot's worth every day. The pitcher for Christmas morning eggnog, my mom's stacked teapot, the left-handed brown-glazed cream jug, and other bits.
Second shelf,, the square black chintzware butter dish my great-aunt left me, and the dessert plate I found to match it. The antique chocolate pot, cups and saucers, some dating to the 1920s, and cups, saucers, bread and butter and luncheon plates and cream jug and sugar in Doulton's Clairmont--I fell in love with the daisies. I'm fond of the cream basketweave cream jug, too.
Third shelf, the small teapot on the left is from a child's play set. I use it often when I'm having tea for one. Our wedding china, Paragon's Melanie, is on the right. On the fourth shelf, Portmeirion teapots, Paragon's 1920s Cup of Fortune mismatched with a Foley saucer, my mom's fruit-patterned milk jug, and the Pearl China turquoise teapot. 
The fifth started as the "blue and white" shelf, with the Ming Tree teapot, sugar, creamer, and lidded ginger jar. The two stacked teacups in back, the cream jug and sugarbowl lid on the right are all that's left of our first everyday set of dishes. The teapot in the back corner is a close match. The teacup, center back, is a 1930s Cup of Knowledge, and the strainer with the windmill finial's drip bowl and the top cup and saucer are Delft.
Sixth shelf, the top cup in the stack on the left is Aynsley's 1920s Nelros Cup of Fortune. The Taltos fortune cup is on the bottom of the stack. The set of three white ironstone milk jugs is varied in size. The bottom bowl on the right is one of two my mother in law was given when OH's family immigrated. She still has the other--heavy ironstone, good for a lot of uses. All pictures click to enlarge. And for the curious--I have closeups, and am always willing to blither about such things.If you look at the third picture, on the wall just to the left of the cupboard is the whole-house thermostat. In the fourth picture, the door immediately to the cupboard's left is the furnace. The wall oven is behind it, and behind that is the washer and dryer. Between the furnace and the washer-dryer is the hot water heater. Cozy little thermostat never feels the chill. OH has discovered how to motivate it, though--a bag of remedial frozen peas draped over the top of the thermostat for a minute or two usually results in the furnace kicking on. I keep him around because he's always on his toes like that. And for car maintenance.
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Date: 2016-06-02 03:40 am (UTC)omg, I'm so freakin' nosy...ha!
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Date: 2016-06-03 01:13 am (UTC)Lovely.
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Date: 2016-06-06 11:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-06-07 12:27 am (UTC)You know you want to....*g*
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Date: 2016-06-09 02:05 pm (UTC)Frozen peas! The cure for everything. Pulled muscle? Frozen peas. Not sure what to toss in the dinner pot with your protein? Frozen peas. Bland, boring, white rice? Frozen peas (and lemon zest.) Boiler misbehaving? Frozen peas.