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How to select the right crockery for your home? Interior designer suggests 5 must-have crockery pieces or sets

Designer Jatin Kapoor shares five essential crockery picks and smart buying tips to build a practical, timeless home collection.

Updated on: Mar 2, 2026, 17:37:53 IST

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Thoughtfully arranged dining table featuring neutral plates, deep bowls and serving platters styled for everyday meals and hosting (canva.com/Jatin Kapoor (Mantra One))

By Neha Ravi Khandelwal

Neha Khandelwal
Content Lead, HT Travel | Travel & Lifestyle Journalist
With over 10 years of content writing experience, Neha Khandelwal is a lifestyle journalist and the Content Lead at HT Travel. She specialises in destinations, hotels, aviation, luggage, travel gear, and practical guides that help readers plan smarter and travel better. Her work combines first-hand experience, expert insights, and extensive research to create stories that are informative, useful, and easy to follow.

Career Journey & Experience
Neha began her writing career as a freelance journalist in 2010 before entering mainstream media with The Times of India in 2022. She later joined Hindustan Times, where she has written extensively across travel, lifestyle, home, and consumer trends. Her professional background extends beyond journalism. Before moving into digital media full-time, she spent nearly a decade in interior design, managing residential projects from concept to execution. She also trained in visual merchandising with Shoppers Stop and Pantaloons and worked with women-led startups across design and operations. These experiences continue to shape her storytelling, especially in how she evaluates hotels, design-led stays, hospitality spaces, and travel experiences.

A naturally curious learner, Neha has completed beginner certifications in pottery, scuba diving, baking, creative writing, and other creative pursuits. She has read more than 2,000 books, trained in Bharatanatyam for 8 years, and ghostwritten a book on Ladakh tourism.

Subject Expertise
Travel is at the heart of Neha's work. She covers destinations, hotels, airlines, luggage, packing strategies, travel accessories, and emerging travel trends through a mix of reporting, product testing, and conversations with industry experts. A frequent traveller herself, she approaches every trip with a journalist's curiosity and a planner's mindset, focusing on experiences that readers can realistically recreate. From choosing the right cabin bag to decoding hotel openings and destination trends, her writing prioritises practical advice over promotional claims. Her background in interior design also gives her a distinct perspective on architecture, hospitality design, boutique hotels, luxury stays, and thoughtfully designed spaces.

Education & Professional Background
Neha holds a Master's degree in Interior Design. Her early experience in interior design, visual merchandising, and design operations gives her a unique understanding of aesthetics, functionality, and user experience, adding depth to her coverage of hotels, resorts, and travel spaces.

Editorial Philosophy
"As an avid, research-driven traveller, my goal is simple. To answer the questions you actually have before booking a trip. I cut through the promotional noise with honest reporting and expert insights. Making travel planning seamless, smart, and reliable so you always know where to go next."

Building your crockery collection at home

When I asked the expert how someone should begin, his answer was refreshingly direct. “Start with what you will use every single day," he said. “Crockery should serve your lifestyle first, and look good while doing it.”

Instead of overwhelming you with a long shopping list, he breaks it down into five core pieces. These are the building blocks of a functional table and a well-organised cupboard.

Dinner plates 10 to 12 inches

Think of these as the main plates used in every meal. Go for solid, microwave-safe plates that survive everyday chaos, from rushed lunches to elaborate Sunday dinners, without looking too jarring or easily outdated. Choose timeless designs or solid colours to make it truly something that you can use forever.

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Quarter plates

The most underrated plates in your cabinet. Breakfast, evening snacks, salads and desserts all land here. You will reach for these more often than you think. That is why stock up on double the quantity and maybe multiple materials like steel for everyday use and glass/crystal/ceramic for when you are entertaining.

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The deep bowl duo

A mix of small Indian style katoris for dals and curries, along with larger cereal or noodle bowls for soups and pasta. Both support different rhythms of dining at home, and both are essential. Especially if you have kids at home, you will agree, these are essentials because sometimes you don’t even need plates. So stock up on melamine for the unbreakable needs as well.

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Beverage ware

Mugs for daily tea or coffee. Cups with saucers for hosting. One signals comfort, the other feels more ceremonial. But beverage ware is the new rage, and you have to run the race! From matcha to kombucha and even fancy teas. The best way to win this is to have at least 3 different sets, simple, everyday, to fancy and multi-purpose.

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Serving bowls and platters

Two or three medium-to-large serving bowls and at least one platter. These move food from the kitchen to the table and define the mood of family-style meals.

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Start here. Build slowly. Add personality once the essentials are in place.

Before you start, understand the material science behind crockery

Material is not a decorative choice. It determines durability, maintenance and longevity. Here is a simplified breakdown based on Jatin’s advice.

Material	Best For	Jatin’s Expert Note
Bone China	Formal dining	Lightweight and refined in feel, yet surprisingly durable.
Porcelain	All-round use	Smooth finish, versatile and dependable.
Stoneware	Everyday dining	Strong with a rustic character and a heavier hand feel.
Ceramic	Decorative pieces	Affordable and widely available in varied designs.
Melamine	Outdoor settings	Lightweight and practical, best kept for casual or outdoor meals.

For Jatin Kapoor, crockery is not a background detail. It is part of how a home expresses itself. He says his high-net-worth clients treat their tableware as an extension of their interiors, not just a utility item tucked behind glass doors.

Your crockery collection, when built right, can make both daily eating and hosting a breeze!

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Crockery for home: FAQs

As a starting point, keep six to eight dinner plates, quarter plates and bowls. Add two or three serving bowls and a platter. The extra pieces save you during hosting or accidental breakage.

Porcelain and stoneware are both dependable for daily use. They balance durability with good looks. Bone china works beautifully for formal settings, while melamine suits outdoor meals.

Not automatically. Always check the label. Gold rims and metallic detailing usually do not belong in the microwave. Dishwasher safety also varies by material and finish.

Start with a cohesive base in neutral tones. Once your essentials are sorted, mix in accent pieces slowly. That way, your table feels layered, not chaotic.

The author of this article holds a Master's Degree in Interior Design and has spent over a decade in research, teaching, and designing homes from scratch.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Neha Khandelwal
Neha Khandelwal Content Lead, HT Travel | Travel & Lifestyle Journalist With over 10 years of content writing experience, Neha Khandelwal is a lifestyle journalist and the Content Lead at HT Travel. She specialises in destinations, hotels, aviation, luggage, travel gear, and practical guides that help readers plan smarter and travel better. Her work combines first-hand experience, expert insights, and extensive research to create stories that are informative, useful, and easy to follow. Career Journey & Experience Neha began her writing career as a freelance journalist in 2010 before entering mainstream media with The Times of India in 2022. She later joined Hindustan Times, where she has written extensively across travel, lifestyle, home, and consumer trends. Her professional background extends beyond journalism. Before moving into digital media full-time, she spent nearly a decade in interior design, managing residential projects from concept to execution. She also trained in visual merchandising with Shoppers Stop and Pantaloons and worked with women-led startups across design and operations. These experiences continue to shape her storytelling, especially in how she evaluates hotels, design-led stays, hospitality spaces, and travel experiences. A naturally curious learner, Neha has completed beginner certifications in pottery, scuba diving, baking, creative writing, and other creative pursuits. She has read more than 2,000 books, trained in Bharatanatyam for 8 years, and ghostwritten a book on Ladakh tourism. Subject Expertise Travel is at the heart of Neha's work. She covers destinations, hotels, airlines, luggage, packing strategies, travel accessories, and emerging travel trends through a mix of reporting, product testing, and conversations with industry experts. A frequent traveller herself, she approaches every trip with a journalist's curiosity and a planner's mindset, focusing on experiences that readers can realistically recreate. From choosing the right cabin bag to decoding hotel openings and destination trends, her writing prioritises practical advice over promotional claims. Her background in interior design also gives her a distinct perspective on architecture, hospitality design, boutique hotels, luxury stays, and thoughtfully designed spaces. Education & Professional Background Neha holds a Master's degree in Interior Design. Her early experience in interior design, visual merchandising, and design operations gives her a unique understanding of aesthetics, functionality, and user experience, adding depth to her coverage of hotels, resorts, and travel spaces. Editorial Philosophy "As an avid, research-driven traveller, my goal is simple. To answer the questions you actually have before booking a trip. I cut through the promotional noise with honest reporting and expert insights. Making travel planning seamless, smart, and reliable so you always know where to go next."Read More

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