Store mugs and glasses without a cabinet traffic jam
Arrange cups around the way hands reach, not just the way shapes line up.
The mug at the back of a cabinet is often the one nobody uses. Reaching for it means moving two others, so the same front pair travels through the dishwasher while the rest remain untouched. A small adjustment to the shelf can make a collection feel less crowded without removing every sentimental cup.
Put the cups used every day in the easiest row to reach. Keep their handles accessible instead of turning them all in one direction for appearance. If you have to rotate a cup against its neighbor to lift it, the row is too tightly packed.
Glasses deserve stable, level support. Stack them only when they are designed for stacking; shapes that happen to nest can wedge together or put pressure on a fragile rim. Stemware usually needs a separate area with enough height to lift each glass cleanly. Never use a shelf riser beyond its stated load limit.
Mugs and drinking glasses need not share a shelf. Keeping mugs near coffee or tea supplies and everyday glasses near the water source can reduce cross-traffic in a busy kitchen. Try the locations during a normal morning, when more than one person may be reaching for something.
A few spare cups can live farther back, but a complete hidden second collection is worth reconsidering. Keep pieces because they are used or valued, not because every cabinet must be filled. A chipped drinking rim is not merely a cosmetic detail; remove damaged pieces from everyday use and decide on an appropriate next step.
Leave room for clean dishes to return from the dishwasher. That is the test most display arrangements forget. When every cup has to be placed at an exact angle, unloading becomes a puzzle. A little space between groups makes the cupboard easier to maintain and reduces accidental knocks.
After a week, see which cups still have not moved. They may be occasional guests' mugs, or they may simply be the wrong size for the drinks you make. Give those two groups different treatment rather than allowing both to block the cups you reach for daily.