Category: Storage & Handling

The first time a stem broke in one of my cabinets, I was genuinely confused. I hadn’t dropped anything. I hadn’t slammed a door. I didn’t even remember touching that glass recently. I just...

The first time I transported crystal, I was more nervous than I needed to be. Not because I expected something dramatic to happen, but because breakage during transport feels unpredictable. Once...

I’ve gone back and forth between cabinet storage and open shelving more than once. Sometimes it was a design decision. Other times it was just working with the space I had. Each time, I thought I...

I didn’t think about humidity affecting glassware for a long time because nothing about it feels obvious. Glass doesn’t warp. It doesn’t swell. It doesn’t look damp. So when something felt...

I stored glassware upside down for years without really questioning it. It felt like the careful thing to do. Rims stayed clean, dust stayed out, and everything looked tidy when I opened the...

Most crystal doesn’t get used every day. At least mine doesn’t. It comes out for certain meals, holidays, or when friends are over, and then it goes back into storage for weeks or months at a...