My tea center, show me yours

[breakspirit]

Hey guys, I just wanted to show off the tea shelf I built on my kitchen counter. I think it looks pretty sweet. Includes the water heater, steeper, cups, tea, book about tea, and sugar crystals. I don't really have a point to this post, other than to inspire others to do something similar or better. If you've got a cooler setup, I'd like to see it

[Space Samurai]

Nice! That looks like a cozy set up.

[Chip]

Very Adagio-ish.

Nice and contemporary.

Oh, welcome to TeaChat!

[tenuki]

Here's an old pic. I've got a shelf above it now for more teaware, I don't use a zoji anymore and the bottom is stuffed with pu boxes. But it gives you an idea. My wife calls it my 'tea shrine'.

[breakspirit]

thanks for your responses, guys. I think everyone should have a tea shrine =)

[Victoria]

Very nice, I love chrome and glass. Everything for me at home is put away.
But I will repost my newly re-decorated Tea Shrine at work!

[ABx]

Very cool, breakspirit I've been thinking about what I will do when I move. Since I'll be in an apartment I probably won't be able to mount shelves, so I am going to have to get a bookcase or something. I have a lot of tea and teaware - right now the tea takes an entire cupboard and I mounted two 1'x4' shelves for the teaware, which doesn't include the tray, zoji, or collection of samples. So we'll see how it all turns out

[breakspirit]

sounds like you have a lot more tea stuff than I do, ABx. I'm pretty new to the serious tea scene, so my collection is modest for now.

[Wesli]

There she is. You can also spot some pu-erh storage in the back.

[breakspirit]

cluttered but impressive, Wesli =)

[ABx]

sounds like you have a lot more tea stuff than I do, ABx. I'm pretty new to the serious tea scene, so my collection is modest for now.

I have the benefit (or curse, depending on how you look at it) of having a local shop that caters to the Asian community, and so sells basic teaware for cheap. I get all my gaiwans, cups, utensils, and so on, all for under $10 So with even a few months of browsing and experimenting it's easy to build up a big collection without spending much.

[Mich]

this is a short video of my tea setup, http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1460142/tea_setup/

[breakspirit]

I think Mich is the winner here so far...geez

[Deleted User #17777]

right now, I am using the space on the dishwasher, in front of the microwave. It has the benefit of being close to the sink and having an electrical outlet for the kettle.

Soon, I will put my bamboo tea tray in a dedicated place to make it a little more aesthetic.

Function over form at this point....

[scruffmcgruff]

Here's mine. It's not usually quite as cluttered; most often I just keep out a teapot, a plate, a cup, a saucer, a faircup, a waste bowl, a kettle, a vase, and a mat.



You don't want to see my tea storage space.