How to Decorate Upper Kitchen Cabinets With Teapots and Plates

Take advantage of the blank space in the upper kitchen cabinet area by creating an attractive display. Teapots and plate collections are perfect items to fit the space. You'll just need to provide a stable foundation that raises the item above any decorative trim. Add a dramatic paint color and lighting to attract more attention to your collectibles.

Wall paint
Paintbrush
Book shelving
Rope lights or strings of lights
Small easels

Instructions

- 1
  Add drama to the display area by painting the wall behind the upper cabinet area a darker color than the rest of the kitchen. Go two or three shades darker in the same basic color.
- 2
  Lay rope lights or white holiday light strings behind the display area to create soft light to enhance your collection day and night.
- 3
  Build up the base of the display area by adding wooden shelving boards or risers, if necessary. Many cabinets have decorative trim attached above the actual cabinet top; to get a good view of your collectibles, you will need to raise them above the edge.
- 4
  Place small plate easels toward the back of the display shelf area. Line them up with an even space between the plates. Set a plate on each easel.
- 5
  Place a teapot in front of each plate. If you cannot see the plates at all from the floor view, move the teapots so that they sit between each plate.
- 6
  View the arrangement from different areas in the kitchen and make adjustments as necessary.

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