| Many people across the United States are | | | | China Repair: |
| embracing the "less is more" philosophy with | | | | There are a few artists who specialize in china |
| popular television shows teaching homeowners to | | | | repair and porcelain restoration. The techniques |
| clean out their closets, purge their attics, get rid | | | | they use are incredible with invisible repair lines |
| of all of the extra stuff in their lives that they | | | | and museum quality restoration. It is important to |
| don't use on a daily basis. This includes | | | | remember that these repairs do not usually allow |
| grandmother's china set that is stored in the | | | | the owners to use the china for meals. It's |
| dusty corner of the basement. | | | | generally discouraged to eat food from a repaired |
| For most, it's generally thought that you don't | | | | plate. |
| want to throw out the set because it was | | | | However, a professional china repair can allow you |
| grandmother's, and you remember as a child | | | | to display grandmother's china set in your hutch |
| having Thanksgiving dinner with one of those | | | | as a whole set. A displayed platter sitting next to |
| plates only after you were old enough to not | | | | several teacups with an entire stack of plates |
| break a piece of the set so carefully cherished | | | | artfully arranged can allow you and your modern |
| for years. | | | | family to always enjoy the nostalgia, history, and |
| But it's chipped and maybe stained, and you don't | | | | family tall tales at every special family event. |
| know what else to do with it, except store it in a | | | | You should also be aware that you need to clean |
| box in the basement. There are a few things you | | | | and your repaired items carefully. If you have |
| can do to move that set from the corner of the | | | | monetarily valuable china pieces - beside |
| basement into your showcase. | | | | sentimental value - you must clean them with |
| Repurpose: | | | | care. A thorough scrubbing can damage and |
| You can repurpose your set into another function. | | | | greatly reduce the value of your item. It can |
| An artfully designed mosaic can be a beautiful use | | | | simply remove the patina of age and indeed its |
| for your broken bits. You may choose the most | | | | antique value or perhaps even its sentimental |
| beautiful part of the piece to create a small piece | | | | value. |
| of jewelry or a put a small piece of the choice | | | | A professional china restoration artist is |
| painted bit on display. | | | | experienced in cleaning pieces with tremendous |
| The drawback is of course that a mosaic only | | | | attention to the value of the piece, with museum |
| uses pieces and parts of the whole.Having | | | | accepted solvents, and professionally standard |
| grandmother's beloved china further broken up | | | | cleaning agents. |
| doesn't quite feel right. And what happens to all of | | | | If you have a set of grandmother's dinnerware |
| the discarded pieces? | | | | that you would like to bring out of the basement |
| For some people this is definitely not the way to | | | | and use in your family's home, china restoration |
| address their nostalgia. It may be chipped maybe, | | | | should be a definite consideration for displaying |
| but at least they'd like to keep it whole. | | | | your set in a beautiful arrangement and setting. |