Kitchen Love : Open Shelving, Yes or No?

Kitchen cupboards or shelves....

 My kitchens have always had cupboards but increasingly I am loving open shelving.

I love bowls on work surfaces, the windowsill,...my kitchen table,

 a jug or container full of kitchen utensils

a dresser full of pottery or pretty dishes

I like my favourite things where I can see & admire them....enjoy them.

If my ceiling allowed it, I'd have one of those contraptions with copper pans etc hanging from it.

I think it adds colour & interest to a kitchen....it gives it character.

I love all the kitchens I've featured in this piece....

although I'm not sure about the practical side of having open shelves....

would you have to dust all the time? 

I know it would drive my very practical husband crazy....kitchen = cupboards to him ;) 

What would you choose....

do you like everything out of sight or do you prefer it within easy reach and on display?