Place dishes in a wire basket or other container, and dip them in a sanitizing solution. Air dry dishes. Do not dry them with a dish towel. If cupboards and food preparation surfaces were in contact with flood water, clean and rinse them with a chlorine bleach solution before storing dishes and utensils. Deciding What Furniture to Salvage Before starting to salvage damaged furniture, decide which pieces are worth restoring.
Antiques are probably worth the time, effort and expense of restoration.
Unless damage is severe, you can probably clean, reglue and refinish antiques at home. Extensive repair or re-veneering work should be done at a reliable furniture repair shop. Solid wood furniture can usually be restored, unless damage is severe. Slightly warped boards may be removed and straightened. Wood veneer furniture is usually not worth the cost and effort fo repair, unless it is very valuable monetarily or sentimentally.