Details in the Kitchen: Part One

Getting it all Organized: Renovation Breakdown?

 Friends warned me about my kitchen design, 

not enough upper cabinets....are you crazy!!

Our kitchen renovation was something that I had thought about for several years.

I gathered inspiration pics from all my favourite mags, (hundreds I believe!)

I checked out every blog possible for ideas that would work in our home.

I considered our personal needs in a kitchen, how we use the space, what we were missing, what we would love to have,

and I went from there.
It was time to put inspiration into action!

Of course, I realized that I had to deal with some problems that have always been there,

a bad door placement to the bathroom area,

a laundry room that was hidden within that bathroom 

and a favourite "dumping" spot for the family.

Our kitchen was dark and needed natural light.

The ceramic floors were cracking, cupboards were old and beyond repair.

We only had one drawer,

and there was no, and I mean no, organization.
Take a look.....

So, for those of you planning a kitchen reno, here is a bit of thinking that went into mine and
here is a peek at how we did it...... a 10 by 12 kitchen 

and now everything has its place.

Oh....one thing...prior to putting things back from the old kitchen to the new....I adopted the word "purge' as my personal mantra.

I planned stations since our space was so small, I had to be very tight with the organization of space.
The kitchen wash-up station...sink in between, dishwasher to the right and all the dishes and pots and pans in the drawers to the left.  Easy and practical.

I know....not looking too organized? Well, I decided that I would have to have a junk drawer for all those little gadgety things that you can never find. It is amazing how much we appreciate this drawer. A little insanity amongst the sanity....but now we can find all those little bits and pieces...

These are not Ikea cupboards but I did use their kitchen drawer organizers.

Ikea has these great lid organizers...love them! My lids were basically burried somewhere in the old kitchen.

 The utensil drawers sit right next to or rather in front of the dishwasher. Easy access.

I am a bit of a silver nut...and yep, we use it...we do have SS utensils in the drawer above.

The Cooking station had to accommodate all those necessary items that you need while cooking....oils, vinegars, spices, condiments, parchment paper........

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That will be in...... Part Two......(click on the image below to continue...)

A tantôt

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