I needed to take pictures of my kitchen earlier in the week and since I always enjoy seeing where people cook up their magic, or where food bloggers spends an inordinate amount of time, I thought I’d show you where I inevitably spend a large part of my waking hours.
My kitchen is small. Note the width of the sink and dishwasher. My entire kitchen is just slightly wider than those items. The beauty is at least I am not wasting steps or wasting time walking from one end of my massive food prep area to the next. Hardly.
I can stretch my arms out and practically touch both sides of it, at once.
I store all my pots and pans, Vita-Mix, and mixing bowls in this low cupboard which is just to the left of the dishwasher.
And most of my food storage, cooking, and baking supplies are stored in another cupboard on two shelves.
I’ve done a post about what pantry and refrigerator staples I keep on hand.
Here’s my dehydrator that I dusted off which does take up very valuable countertop real estate.
And here’s my living room as viewed from my kitchen.
From my pantry supplies I made Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies and Special K Bars with Chocolate Frosting (No Bake)
Questions:
1. Tell me about your kitchen. Is is big, small, new, old, modern, rustic, neat, messy. How would you describe it? Do you like seeing pictures of other people’s kitchens?
My kitchen is shiny and modern which I really do appreciate. Even though it’s small, it makes me feel good to be in it. I think that the energy of the space you’re in and how you feel when you’re in it will impact your creativity and overall results. Not just with cooking, but with anything. Gotta feel good in your space and surroundings.
I keep my kitchen neat, and it’s always neat; not just for the photos but that’s how it looks. I cannot stand a messy kitchen or having a state of disarray after I am done cooking or baking. So, all the dishes get done right away and everything gets put back into it’s place. I really couldn’t imagine leaving it messy and just leaving it like that. It would drive me batty until I cleaned it. Just my little thing. Some people are messy and that’s cool for them.
And yes, I love seeing pictures of other people’s kitchen’s and spaces.
2. What do you keep on hand for baking and cooking supplies? Do you have ample storage space?
The size (or lack thereof) of my kitchen and food storage area is why I don’t shop at Costco or the big warehouse stores.
One large plastic tub of animal crackers or would take up far too much room in my limited food storage area. So no matter how cheap it is, I can’t do it. No space!
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Your kitchen is on the small side but it’s really nice and that makes up for it! New + modern = better than big and dingy, for sure! I think you manage the space really well. And that is a gorgeous view of the living room overlooking the cookies. :D
I love seeing other people’s kitchens; I am fascinated by them! My kitchen in this house is pretty big with a nice sized island, but even that isn’t enough for me. I’d rather the kitchen be 80% of the living space than a larger anything else, lol. I’m selfish like that. In all seriousness, all of us spend the most time in the kitchen when we aren’t at our computers, so it works out for the best. I need my work space! heh
So true that we all spend our time in our kitchen or at our desk. Well, most people I know. Not even just bloggers…but most people seem to spend tons of time there. Lord knows you and I do!!
In this house, the master closet is larger than the kitchen. I guess they figured the urban inhabitants in this area cared more about fashion than dining in and cooking. lol
I love your kitchen, it maybe small but it looks nice! My kitchen is on the small size, maybe a little bigger then yours. I definitely don’t have enough storage space. I have a pantry that is to small to store cereal size boxes, there sitting on the floor of my pantry. I would love to remodel my kitchen, but the costs are outrageous! I keep my kitchen pretty neat, but it’s not perfect! I have so much crap on my counter! I always try to change it around, but still not enough room. I do have one area of my counter which is a decent size. I sit on a bar stool on one side of my counter and work on my computer. It’s the safest place, my dogs can’t reach it! lol
my pantry is too small to store cereal boxes too! i almost posted pics of it but didnt.
I miss my kitchen in Italy that was ultra modern and beautiful … not huge but wonderfully practical. My kitchen in the US is semi modern, but I really, really, miss my ultra modern stainless steal kitchen. My kitchen is always neat after and before cooking. I have to admit I am messy at the kitchen, but I am also extremely quick at picking up and cleaning … and I love to wash my dishes by hand!
Even if your kitchen is small, it is GORGEOUS!! Mine is smaller and waaaaay less pretty than that. That’s what renting does for ya ;D
We rent too. San Diego cost of living doesn’t make it easy to own!
Your kitchen is gorgeous. Will you come clean mine please?? ;-)
for a pregnant lady? sure, any day :)
Our kitchen is small too. In an perfect world, I’d love a huge kitchen, but I don’t mind our small one for now– we have space for (almost) everything, and it helps me to not keep things that I won’t need or use.
less to hoard, I hear ya :)
I *love* your kitchen! Quality over quantity!!
thanks…I like that: Quality over quantity!!
we are completely renovating our kitchen right now, so soon it will be SO much better than it was. your wood floor is gorgeous- we plan on getting wood floors in the spring and just got them done all upstairs. love it!
kitchen renovations have got to be such pains in the butt BUT once they are done…THE most rewarding, for sure!
You have a beautiful kitchen. I love the warm wood tones and counters.
My last kitchen was similar to yours in style and was actually really large, but it had terrible light and always felt kind of cave-like. My current apartment’s kitchen is smaller and much less modern, but I really love the old, original cabinets, hardware, and pantry. It has almost no counter space, but I put in a long wooden butcher block type shelf along one of the walls, and that helps a lot. My favorite part is the big window – it gets great light during the day, which is perfect for food photography. :)
When I was looking at places before we moved into this one, I looked at a couple that may have been slightly larger overall or different floorplans but lighting and space for photography was a BIG motivator for me! I take all my pics on that island and only have a few hrs in the day that are “good” but wayyy better than our last place.
i coincidentally just posted pictures of our kitchen! i spent hours cleaning it this morning and was proud of the results :)
i would say my storage space is ample. we gutted the kitchen when we moved in and redesigned it to our liking, so i was pretty cognizant of making sure everything has a place. our under counter storage space is amazing. a total lifesaver.
i love your modern sleek kitchen perfect for baking up a storm!! I have always wanted to play around with a dehydrator!! can I just come over :)
Your kitchen is so pretty! It also seems very cozy :)
cozy, yeah as in turn around and bump into something b/c it’s so cozy :)
I love seeing other people’s houses, ESPECIALLY kitchens! :) my kitchen is pretty clean, and I am very thankful that it is spacious (our last place, an apartment in the city, was TINY). I also have a pretty large pantry, so supplies are good. We could (and have, during a massive snow!) survive for a while on that pantry – all we had to do during the snow was order wine and fresh produce. We had it delivered :D
I reallllly wanted to post pics of my cupboards but deleted them b/c I didn’t want to hear about how many baking supplies I have and that it’s too much sugar :)
I love the clean/classic/simple look of your house!
Your kitchen might be small, but I bet it’s super efficient. I think it’s really nice looking. Mine is fairly small too actually. There is an eat-in kitchen area but we keep the table against the wall or it’d look even smaller. I am short and can easily span my arms from counter to counter – think galley style.
I hate the tile floor and tiled counters, but gotta work with that for now.
100% efficient, Yes! Ive had much bigger kitchens but I don’t mind small ones..forces you to streamline and be less of a packrat :)
Your kitchen looks luxuriously massive compared to mine! :P I only have a couple square feet of total counterspace. And lack of storage space is the very reason I don’t have that doughnut pan yet…
I have so little countertop space left after putting the dehyd up and the komboucha that’s brewing, and the coffee pot…I have little left. I do have the island but it’s not by the sink. But not that that’s ‘far’ or anything :)