Wednesday, November 18, 2009

dish this

This is not the first time this bookshelf turned dish hutch has made an online debut, but I love the idea so much that I wanted to share it one more time. I have a "thing" for dishes and couldn't bear placing them behind plain old cupboard doors. This piece was sold as a children's bookshelf for $59.00 at IKEA but has never stored anything but dishes. I owe my love for dishes to my mother who seems to have the perfect set for every occasion.
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9 comments:

  1. MacKenzieNovember 18, 2009 at 8:23 AM

    I seriously don't know how you do it. You're house is darling and I would never ever think to use a bookshelf for dishes. I love the idea and I think how you have it set up is adorable. Thanks for sharing! I may copy you if I ever have enough dishes to do something that cute with!

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  2. MirandaNovember 18, 2009 at 10:05 AM

    I'm love this idea. I'm working on re-painting an old bookshelf for this very purpose!

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  3. Kelly MNovember 18, 2009 at 11:55 AM

    So darling! But, I have to say, my first thought was of little hands pulling things down and crashing them on the floor. . . . such is my life. :)

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  4. karen★November 18, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    Hello! I found you through StephModo and I am so excited! My husband and I watched you...and hoped for you...on the Food Network and we watched you a few weeks ago where you were racing in New York. I am so glad that you have a blog and I look forward to reading more about you!

    Such a perfect idea...and IKEA is the best. I miss it since we moved from Utah.

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  5. AndyNovember 19, 2009 at 10:02 AM

    I have an old bookcase in the garage that we were just going to give away - now I'm going to keep it, paint it, and fill it with my display-worthy dishes. Thanks for the great idea!

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  6. AndrewNovember 20, 2009 at 10:49 AM

    I love barrister bookcases for dishses or anything else (even books...). You get the display benefit, but the glass keeps the dust down.

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  7. alexandraNovember 20, 2009 at 2:33 PM

    Beautiful. What a great idea!

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  8. jennaNovember 20, 2009 at 4:52 PM

    kelsey i am loving your blog! glad to see you are well! it's been too long.....

    where did you get that cake stand? i'm in love!

    jenna toronto rammell

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  9. She Loves To MakeDecember 13, 2009 at 11:34 PM

    What a darling shelf for dishes! I LOVE this! Your dishes look gorgeous.

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