Seniors, I would like to know any good ideas you may have for storing silver plated silverware.?

Tarnish on silver is mainly caused by traces of sulphur in the air.

Simply keeping then reasonable airtight will slow or prevent tarnish.

Roll in cloth or wrap in tissue / kitchen towel to prevent scratching then store in a box with a close-fitting lid or use large freezer bags to prevent air movement around them.

If they do get tarnished, rather than using polish which abrades the metal, you can 'undo' it with a lot less damage to the surface, by dipping in warm water with washing soda and bits of torn / crumpled aluminium foil in it.

That combination release hydrogen bubbles & the hydrogen reacts with the (silver sulphide) tarnish, removing the sulphur and converting the tarnish back to metallic silver.

The hydrogen released is obviously rather inflammable so use caution & plenty of ventilation.

When dipping heavily-tarnished items, it may also smell rather unpleasant; the Hydrogen sulphide gas produced by the breakdown of the tarnish is the stuff used in 'stink bombs'..

Place larger items into a trash can sized plastic bag, pushing all the air out. tie the end off and it should be good!

I used the baking soda/aluminum/HOT water trick for some small stuff and it worked pretty well; you put the foil on the bottom, (I used a small sheet of it), put the jewelry on the foil; Pour HOT water over the silver, then sprinkle a couple TBSP baking soda over the water. after the water bubbles up, stir it around and make sure the silver is touching the foil. stir IT around too. wait maybe 15 minutes then take it out and wash it off and dry/buff with a soft cloth.

adding sticks of chalk to the container is supposed help also.

They make cutlery chests for cutlery. They are often lined in felt or soft flannel. The bigger pieces my Mom and Dad had we kept in flannel drawstring bags. The really big pieces were wrapped in a sheet and kept in a drawer. None of it mattered because when you brought it out you still had to polish it. It was tradition!

PS The washing soda/tin foil method has never worked for me.

if i remember rightly, you can wrap silver and silver plated cutlery, trays, etc in black tissue paper to prevent tarnishing.