Open shelves are a viable alternative to built-in cabinets. You can build and install them in a weekend from your own workshop. If you have nice looking plates, bowls ...

The mirror above this built-in buffet makes the dining room appear as if it features a pass-through, while really it's just a space-gaining illusion. A soapstone countertop and floating shelves ...

In Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos's dining room, the two pleasures come together on a set of green shelves behind their table. We spotted the dining room storage in the background of an Instagram photo ...

“For instance, the shelving behind the cabinet ... crucial — and probably not a feature that your dining room already has much of. Cosinuke designed her built-ins “based on the dimensions ...