Some tableware is too beautiful to be tucked away. We've all been there – you choose months picking the perfect hand-painted plates for your dream tablescape, and then they end up sequestered behind a cabinet for most of the year. Prue Leith's dining nook holds the secret to ensuring this never happens to you again.
A gorgeous 1999 photograph of the Great British Baking Show host's home in Chastleton, Oxfordshire, features gorgeous wooden cabinets stacked to the top with stunning china, turning the designs into artworks in her home. It's the perfect combination of vertical storage and aesthetic addition. Given that Prue's property is a sprawling 16th-century former rectory and farmhouse, the rustic yet elevated design fits right in. Luckily though, whether you live in a rustic manor or tiny city apartment, her technique can still work.
