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Coffee mugs and tea cups can be some of the most used and most cherished items in your kitchen, often holding far more sentimental value than other dishware. While you could hide them away in your cabinets out of sight, finding clever and beautiful ways to display them can be a great way to honor your favorites or an entire collection. HGTV’s Erin Napier, host of “Home Town,” has used some stunning different ways to store and display this favored drinkware on the series, including nook shelves, cabinet hooks, and hanging bars, all of which do the job stunningly and compactly while being stylish. Not only can storing mugs out in the open where they are visible add charm and character to your kitchen, but it also allows you to stop letting mugs hog your cabinet space.

One trick Napier exhibits in her own home is displaying mugs in her breakfast nook’s beautiful glass-fronted cabinets on small hooks, which leaves ample room for other dishware and takes advantage of the vertical space. Because they are raised, they are more visible from the room and contribute to the decor scheme. This is a great solution if you love the idea of displaying mugs in the open but still want them safe in a cabinet. Small cup hooks that screw into the underside of cabinets can be found at budget-friendly prices from Amazon, like these Peasug 80 Piece Screw Hooks, available in several different finishes. You can also purchase small racks that hold multiple mugs that attach to the underside, like these Eastbao Six Pack Mug Holders, or slide along the shelf to hang underneath, like these rental-friendly AliCh Mug Hooks.

In a “Home Town” remodel featured on her Instagram, Erin Napier enlisted the help of floating shelves in a nook to store mugs and other decorative items, taking advantage of the space between cabinets and the wall. Small nooks can often be neglected space perfect for adding some slender shelves. You can even add them around a window above the sink to keep your mugs conveniently in reach. Or use the space at the end of a cabinet near a door. Shelves can screw directly into the wall or be supported by L-brackets underneath. If you combine this idea with Napier’s other strategy using cup hooks attached under the shelf above, you can show off your coffee and tea cup collection even more fully. Create a dedicated coffee area with your machine and supplies on a segment of the counter below your nook for easy morning brewing.

In another stylish transformation, Napier makes use of a sleek metal bar hung with S-hooks for mugs. This is a great small-space solution for spots along walls, above backsplashes, under shelves, and beneath cabinets. The DSeap Kitchen Utensil Holder is a bar with attached hooks in various finishes that are perfect for hanging mugs. Or you can repurpose a towel bar for a thrifted coffee and tea mug storage solution that allows you to add your own hooks. Because the hooks are movable, it is easy to accommodate a variety of mugs and cups in different sizes.