KITCHEN IDEAS

kitchen island, wood on the bottom.. white slab countertop?

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love the island and table idea!

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splash of wood

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A place for everything equals happiness. Not every kitchen can make storage under the sink work due to plumbing pipes, but if you can figure it out, it's heaven.

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Give drawers air for food storage. Store some vegetables — for example, onions, garlic, uncut pumpkins and potatoes — in ventilated drawers to maintain their flavor and save fridge and bench space. Potatoes particularly hate the cold, as the starch converts to sugar, and the texture and taste suffer. Don’t refrigerate tomatoes, either — they taste better at room temperature. Lemons and oranges also give up more juice when not chilled. A low-level drawer with a mesh screen front is ideal for fruit and veg storage.

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Tip: Pots and pans are usually standard sizes, and often a saucepan comes with a lid that will fit several other pans. Save space by not storing every lid — just a few that multitask.

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Reunite saucepans with their lids. There are many ingenious cabinetry ideas for keeping pots and pans in close proximity to their lids, like a rear or side divider or a shallow internal drawer above the pots.

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Double ovens. If you have the space and budget, get wall-mounted double ovens; they're dreamy for bakers. Consider looking into convection heat as well. Convection ovens work with fans that recirculate heat, which is great for evenly baked cookies and crusts. Even baked goods such as croissants develop a crispy, even texture with convection heat.

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storage for keys, lists, mail!

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island idea -- a T shape

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sink

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sink

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sink

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SINK

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ISLAND

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