If were to ask these elder women in our lives, they never went anywhere.
One of the quintessential pieces of furniture that says “home” is the china cabinet. A while back, Black millennial on Tik Tok bonded over the fact that many of us grew up in houses with China cabinets filled with the most coveted and delicate dishes that were rarely, if ever used. Some even said they were not keeping up with the tradition and were either 1. using those precious dishes, or 2. giving them away because there were just too many. Others chimed in saying they weren’t even going to have them in there home. There seems to be a growing group of women who are embracing the tradition in new fresh ways. Enter Black millennial homemakers.
- Jackie Asamoah
When Jackie launched her home account, Lavishly Jackie, she opened her home to allow her followers in to her day-to-day life. From tasks such as making her bed, steaming sheets, laundry, style posts, and fabulous dinner parties.
This is were we see that, she too, has a china cabinet where she keeps her fine dishes from brands such as Dior housed. It is not the dark mahogany or cherry wood many of us were used to seeing in our homes growing up, but a lighter finished wood that feels more contemporary and matches the neutral tones of her home decor.
In this post where she is styling her china cabinet, she emphasized it is okay to step outside of survival mode and create a beautiful comfortable home.
2. Akilah Releford-Gould
Akilah hit many of our “For You” pages when her videos of her family owning and running the Black owned Bloom Ranch and Casa Loce Winery in California. She continued to capture viewers with her homemaking videos, including the dining room transformation that included, you guessed it it, a china cabinet. Like Jackie, she chose are more contemporary shape and wood finish that she mentioned was vintage and made of faux bamboo by Stanley. It certainly fits her design aesthetic.
Akilah hosts many events and dinner parties in her home, so her having a place to store her lovely dishes makes perfect sense. The light bamboo china cabinet compliments the sunny California vibe where she is from.
3. Shun B.
Alabama based influencer, Shun B of @shunblifestyle, on Instagram recently expressed to her followers her desire to still have a china cabinet in her home.
As the elders say, “what’s old is new again.”
If you’re looking to keep the tradition of keeping a china cabinet in your home, I would strongly suggest looking on Facebook Marketplace or your local thrift and antique shops before full price retailers. The quality is often much better as they are likely vintage and made with quality wood and finishes by reputable, and often now obsolete, furniture companies. In my area, there are always a few in various sizes and wood finishes up for sale. What’s your stance? Will you have a china cabinet in your home?
Southern Diva 
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