On Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:26:00 -0000, Janet > wrote:

> I have no above-counter wall cabinets at all. All frequent-use plates
> mugs and glassware are on open shelves within safe easy reach. The
> frequent-use pans are also on open shelves, below counter level.
>
> Because they are all in such frequent use they get washed frequently.
> The shelves get cleaned often (whenever their contents are off the
> shelf, being used or cleaned).

That's her entire point. The open shelving we see on TV take the
place of cabinet storage. There's no way one or even two people are
going to keep a set of 12 in constant rotation and the shelf itself is
never empty, which means taking everything off them just to clean. NO
THANKS.

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