The kitchen is an ongoing battle for me. One would think that with its size (being SUPER small) that it would be easy to maintain, nurture, and love. No, in fact, it's the oposite. It seems that since its so small it clutters easily and every mess stand out like a sore thumb.
I'm thankful that we are doing the kitchen in multiple parts, much like the living room. Today's focus (as suggest because I'm such a good little student) was to go through the food cupboards. For me, this amounts to one main cuboard. Really. My kitchen is THAT small.
To start I took all the food out and wiped down the surfaces. Can you smell the Lysol now? Yum! Once it was squeaky clean, I started gradually adding things back in. Boxed goods neatly on the top shelf. Baking good on the middle. Finally, cans and misc. on the bottom. Viola!
Simple Mom asks today: What do you love about your kitchen? What one thing do you most want to change?
I love that my kitchen has a dishwasher. It didn't start out that way. When we bought our house that was one of the things it was lacking. Thankfully, it was also one of the first things dear hubby and I were able to invest in. I HATE doing dishes by hand, so naturally, I LOVE having a dishwasher.
One thing I most want to change?? Just one? Gust the whole things and build a new one off the back of the house. Does that count as one?
Okay, realistically? I would either A) install an over the range microwave to make more counter space or B) have new countertops installed. I think to make me truly excited about my current kitchen I would need to do A & B in; that order.
How about you? What do you think about your kitchen? Do you love it? What would you change?
Cheers,
Andrea
I too have a very small kitchen, and I didn't have a dishwaher at first either. It was awful! Dishes would always be in the sink and on the counter which made the kitchen look so messy. Thankfully that's not an issue anymore but small makes for constant clean up.
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When we moved into our house, the dishwasher was 35 years old and made a horrible clunking noise every time we turned it on. It broke soon after, and although I like washing by hand, dishwashers are so convenient! We lucked out and found an almost brand new one on Freecycle. Anyway...as a fellow small kitchen owner, I rather like it! Less area makes for easier clean-up! And in a fantasy renovation, I would get rid of the 70's linoleum and the awful yellow countertops...soon! Keep the good work coming!
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ReplyDeleteAndrea, it's nice to meet another Spokane Company Coffee Girl! I've heard wonderful things about you from Melissa. Perhaps we can all get together one day!
ReplyDeleteMy kitchen: my big deep drawers for my baking things (equipment and supplies) LOVE THEM! Something I want to fix: some outlets on the oven side of the kitchen by the baking area.
Have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!