How to Display Glasses in a Hutch

Line up water glasses at the center of the shelf. Close the hutch door to check visibility. Organize the rows so the glasses show when the doors are closed. Line up iced tea glasses, or other glasses you use regularly, next to the water glasses, or on another shelf, depending on how many glasses you have and the amount of space in the hutch.

Line up juice glasses at one end of the hutch. Put any less attractive glasses at the far end of one shelf -- in this position they are the least visible. For example, if you have glasses for children that don't match the set, put those at the far end of a shelf, above or below eye level. Keep the glasses in reach if you use them often.

Hang stemware in the hutch, if the hutch includes a rack for wine glasses. Newer hutches may have this feature -- the rack is built under a shelf. Slide the base of each glass between the slats that hold the glasses. Use one type of glass per row, so it's convenient to set the table with one kind of glass without having to move other glasses out of the way. For example, hang red wine glasses in row, white wine glasses separately, champagne flutes separately, and cocktail glasses separately by size and type.

Stand stemware in rows in a hutch without a stemware rack. Line up a row of glasses across the back, with one of each type, to check the spacing before you put all the glasses in the hutch. Place the glasses you use most in easy reach. For example, if you serve red wine often and white wine rarely, set the red wine glasses near the center of the shelf and the white wine glasses at one end or on a higher or lower shelf.

Add wire shelves to increase your display space for glasses, if needed. For example, display a collection of shot glasses or other small glasses on wire racks to double your display space in the hutch.