the other night j and n made the trek to the local ikea to pick up a few more supplies to finish organizing the kitchen cabinets ... because the store is so big and we left so late we were there right until they kicked us out ... with our recyclable boxes in hand we came home and set to washing the supplies to ready them for their use the next day ...
n being way too excited and a bit nerdy about organization decided to reorganize the kitchen with j at 10:00 pm (usually n's bedtime but i was just too excited about the organizing that i probably wouldn't have slept anyways)
everything found a perfect place and by taking the time to put food in proper containers and quickly move things around so the kitchen flowed better we actually gained a ton more space in our petite kitchen ... we were debating whether or not we should put in a pantry on this one wall but both of us agreed that it would just make the kitchen feel crowded and squishy ... we've worked really hard to open up the space and make the 600 square feet on the main floor seem bigger and we are happy that we don't have to cram more stuff in for the sake of storage
one side of our kitchen ...
in love with the sunlight streaming in
from the garden doors
... still need to find the tile for the back splash
(i would show you the other side but
the capping on the half wall is too ugly right
now once it's fixed you can peak at the
other side with the dishwasher)
my favorite dishes cupboard ...
organized mugs and new cups :)
the new coffee and tea spot and cookbooks ...
love the frosted glass jars ...
so clean and organized
this corner cupboard was a disaster stuffed with all our food and appliances
... hated going in there to get stuff out
now all the baking supplies and containers have a home in here ...
i feel like i can breath when i open it up now
the new spot for the food
all our baking supplies tucked in the drawer at the bottom of the oven
all the mixing bowls, cutting boards and pasta bowls
cutlery ... all bright and shiny
pots and pans
my absolutely favorite cupboard
(and the whole point of the trek to ikea)
look how beautiful the spice cupboard looks
even though most of the kitchen has been reorganized there are still a few spots that need some major help with being organized
like the utensil drawer
under the sink ... notorious for being disorganized
the new appliance cupboard ...
not quite sure how to help this one?!?
all that tucked away in our little kitchen and with some room to spare :)
cheers ~n
p.s. new dining room table is going to be delivered next wednesday ... can't wait to show it off
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