I'm thinking I need to do the best I can and post a photo for comments. I'll do that in a little bit. In the meantime, here's something similar to my entertainment center but mine is smaller and darker. If there are ideas other than putting them on my shelves or in the curio, I'm open to them.

If you were a set decorator for a furniture store, it would be one thing. But this is your home, and that is your stuff. Play with it, and when it makes you happy, there you are! One thing I have noticed about all my do dads is that the whole effect looks better when they are not displayed as a "collection". As someone said above, collections sometimes look cluttered and boring.

That's interesting about not displaying as a collection cause I was going for the odd number thing - like 3 or 5 on a shelf. Maybe that's why I'm not feeling it. I'll try putting a piece here and there and see what happens.

Of course it is, Grandma.

Sylvia's right. It's your home--the one place in this world where you can do what you want.

I collect antique Chinese porcelain and have over a hundred pieces scattered throughout the house, although I also have several spots where they are grouped. I don't mean to sound elitist, but generally items of high quality and/or antiques tend to look better than the less expensive things because they just have a more powerful presence. There's really no way to get around that. Lladro and Beleek don't exactly fall in that category, but the Waterford and silver pieces should do very nicely. Perhaps you could place the latter in more prominent areas and keep the Lladro and Beleek in areas such as hallways, bedrooms etc. However, it's your home and you need to please yourself, and rules can be broken as long as you do it well!

Here's some of my collection, mostly 18th and 19th century.

I have quite few bits and pieces, some inherited, some acquired during a lifetime of travel. Glass, pottery, ceramics , a bit of silver and a few small carvings. Although my taste generally runs towards the contemporary and modern, I still found room in my home for a china cabinet which is neither small nor hidden away - it's the first thing you see as you come in the front door, actually.

jmm1837, that is a gorgeous cabinet!

I think pick a shelf or two for the Lladro....... a cluster of candle sticks on the dining table, and beyond that? Stow it. Bring it out when you entertain as part of fabulous table settings!

I think you will find that once you get a feel going.............you will be searching for some more hidden storage UNTIL the actual use of the items lends itself to their beauty.

Do you have or want any built-ins like a cabinet with glass doors? That's totally "craftsman." It's a style and if you have things you want to display, they add a cozy, personal touch to a house. I have a friend who has a window shelf in her house with a collection of rabbit figurines. It is charming. You could over do it by having stuff on every nook and cranny of the house, but there's also no reason to go with the stark "clean lab" look if you don't like it. You might find someone reasonable on a web site like "Home Advisor" who could create something for you. My husband is a cabinet maker and he's on there. Many folks on this forum have done something similar, had a custom display cabinet or set of cabinets built. It was one of the more common things my husband did for the contractor he worked for before he retired.

I'm not sure where you live, but IKEA and other mass market furniture places often sell pieces that can be put together to have the look of built-ins. I created something for my little "parlor" which is also a reading room. It's not high style, but it's gonna do until we either move or my carpenter husband actually builds something out of nicer wood. It has a mix of sentimental family pieces, books and photos. Keeping such things behind glass is nice for protecting them from dust. You might find something similar that works in your home in a craftsman style. This is so plain is really suites any style as are most of them.

My cousin on the other hand had a tiny house and just one grand antique display case for her collections. Nothing wrong with that either if it fits with your home and furniture and style. There are lots of options out there but seems like one has to order it since such things are rare to find nice in antique places and furniture stores, at least nice ones with any diversity of style. Used to be common but not anymore.

Jmm, that is a stunning display!

Unfortunately the value of most of those items has fallen because no one is collecting it. If you love it and what to display it artfully then go ahead, but if you are storing it because of the value you think it will net, those days are gone.

If you like them, by all means display them! I have items like that for my triangular-shaped breakfront - I'll have to look for photos - and I think they're great on display. I could see putting them out on side tables like the photo above, too (except that I have cats).

I display some of my pitcher collection. Other pieces, I've found an accessible cabinet in my kitchen to keep them so I can easily pull one out for displaying flowers or serving food. If you arrange them carefully, they won't read as "clutter", at least to my eye! I love Lynartist's photo!

Love the dog portrait in ingrid’s Home ... it would make me smile every time I see it.

At times when I'm in someone's home, I will look at their collection... I like seeing what they have, and where they might've traveled....

Take a look at your inspiration picture and the Martha Stewart picture. Do you see organization and pattern? I do.

Try this, organize everything by color or like material. Place them in groups of three. Put them on shelves. No more than three at a time. If you have two shelves, try to mirror the shelves.

What we tend to do is keep adding and creating clutter. If you can keep discipline and avoid clutter, it works. It's hard and you will need to keep refining.

Yes, you can. You may have to play with it for a while -- place it, look at it (and photo it -- to me that helps the most) and then replace it, look at it (and photo) and then re-replace it, . . . . . etc.! After you do the first bit, you'll be able to go quicker with whatever else you do after for you'll get the feel!

Yes to what Homechef said. There are rules of arranging things tastefully. Color theory, odd numbers, similar styles or having colors in common, similar sizes, symmetry or not, balance, etc. Eyes need a path but also resting space. I stopped putting things all around my house and just focused on certain spots. That way I can hit them all at once when dusting. Areas where you are using the space a lot with people moving in and out and around are not good for porcelain. Ask me how I know . . .

Pinkmountain -- I've done the same -- most are in cabinets behind doos (so less dusting) rather than on every tabletop in the house! A few well chosen pieces on coffee table and end tables is a much better solution than to have your house look like a home decor store IMO.

I have china. I use china cabinets to store my china. Function first, form second.

jmm, I love my Welsh dresser for this reason : ) .

Maura Endres's Instagram featuring her own home is a lovely example of how to decorate with porcelain, ceramics, glass, and silver.

I am a bit of a minimalist so find most items I display are also useful I do love pottery from one artist and have them in my LR. As for silver I do use it when I have a fancy party other than that is is packed in boxes. I use my china all the time so not really on display . I do beleive if you love something it really doesn’t matter if it is “in” or not. If you post some pictures of the pieces you love you might get some good ideas about how to display them

A Craftsman house in my area in the 1920's or so would have had a treasured item or three displayed on the dining table. Curtains would have been opened all the way to make the sunlight brighten the room. Try picking three new items per month to rotate on display.

Another Craftsman display feature was a plate rail. And of course, there are many wall mounted curio shelves with glass doors that can be installed at eye level for your LLadro and Beleek. Add battery operated LED lights that are motion activated if you have a dark room.

Some people use their Beleek to hold flowers or as catch-alls on the kitchen window sill. It works for some people who don't have rambunctious sink users. A bit of museum putty may help the stability.