You need plates and bowls, drinking glasses, cups, forks, knives and spoons. If you enjoy wine, then add a set of wine glasses. Match the quantities of flatware and glasses to the place settings you get. All you really need is three pots, a skillet, a saucepan and a larger pot for things like cooking pasta. Splurge on these items if you can; good ones will last a lifetime. You should also have at least one oven-safe dish such as a 9-byinch or 9-byinch glass or metal baking pan, recommends Family Today.
A lidded casserole or Dutch oven also represents a good kitchen investment. Add a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan that can double as a cookie sheet to round things out. Along with dinnerware sets, glasses and flatware, any kitchen needs at least two sharp knives, a larger chef-style knife and smaller paring type knife along with a small knife rack or holder. Do you avoid using your dishes that don't have these features in everyday use? Using all of these criteria you can make a determination about how many dishes you believe you'll really use regularly, and how many are excess and therefore clutter in your kitchen.
Once you've decided how many to keep, winnow it down to that amount. Keep only the best of the best, your favorites, and the ones you use regularly. Then, get rid of the others so you can have more space in your kitchen cabinets and drawers. You can give yourself a trial period with the smaller number of dishes, with the ones you're pretty sure you want to get rid of packed up and away safely somewhere else for a time, such as six months. If you find out you've winnowed it down too much, no harm done.
Get in your box and bring some of them back out. If, on the other hand, you don't miss them, and instead continue to enjoy the emptier cabinets, then you can with more confidence get rid of that box of excess dishes after the time period has ended. In addition I understand wanting to keep dish sets together. It makes sense if you have 8 place settings of everything to not split it up, in case you want to pass it on later, or sell it.
Full sets are much more appreciated than partial sets. BUT remember that you don't have to keep all 8 place settings in your kitchen cabinets. Instead, if you've determined that 6 place settings of one set makes more sense for you then pack up the other two place settings and store them somewhere for later. You can have the daily benefit of less cluttered cabinets without actually splitting up the set permanently. There's no problem with that, but as they get older and you transition them to the adult dishes make sure you get rid of the kid stuff once it is no longer needed.
Similarly, if you have holiday dishes and you have room for them, use them each year, and enjoy them, go ahead and keep them. If they meet all these criteria they aren't clutter. But seriously consider whether they actually meet all these criteria or if it is time to let them go.
When it feels more like drudgery to get them out and use them than the beginning of the festive season it is most likely going to make you feel better to get them out of your home. Finally, dishes are often associated with strong memories and emotions. If you feel like emotions are holding you back from decluttering some of them make sure to read my article about 6 emotions chaining you to clutter, and how to break free.
Hopefully that can help you make decisions based not on these emotions, but instead what is best for you and your home. Below I've got some photos from readers who've already done this mission to get you inspired and ready to tackle your own dishes! Top photo courtesy of a reader, Maggie. Click here to post comments. Join in and write your own page!
It's easy to do. Simply click here to return to kitchen clutter. Here are some of the dishes that readers who've already done this mission have decided to get out of their homes. The photo above is from Angela, who explained, "Donation pile and some things for when the 18 year old leaves me. You can sell them, donate them, or give them to a friend or family member that is setting up their own household, as just a few ideas.
Here's another photo, this one from Fiona, who struggled with getting rid of certain dishes because she'd received them as a gift. She explained, "I did the plates and bowls yesterday without knowing it was the daily challenge! Have pulled out all the Poole china that my lovely late mother in law bought us during the first years of our marriage. Never had the heart to tell her we weren't that in to it! The plain white China I bought when I first left home is still going strong 25 years later.
Like others I am now very bored with the Poole and really only use the dinner plates as back ups when the White stuff is all dirty. Gonna sell it and buy just 4 more really nice plates which will bring us to 10 which is plenty. Dishes take up a lot of room, so getting rid of excess that aren't needed or loved, but instead of clutter, can make a big difference in your kitchen. Our family has a small set of dishes that we keep in our cabinets for everyday, and a few sets of china that I have collected in my china cabinet for years.
I even have a few in storage. Cause I got control of that dish situation most of the time. You can check out my collection here. I have a full list of each set below. What is in your dish collection? Do you think you need lots of dishes to function? Leave me a comment below. I would love to hear your thoughts!
Part 1- The Essential Utensils. Part 3- Small Appliances. Part 5- Bakeware. Next week, we are talking about glassware and other items for entertaining. I LOVE to entertain and have folks over. Amanda Bealle is heart of The Fundamental Home. She is the wife of Richard, who she has loved since they were teenagers. Amanda encourages women to love their families and make their homes and place of joy and security.
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