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Kitchen: Functional

Ideabook for functional kitchen items, be they appliances, fixtures, storage, etc.
Mama Nomad
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LOVE. Organize garbage: separate containers for garbage, recycling, compost.

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LOVE! What a clever use of space.

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LOVE. Brilliant! Pull-out drying rack, rather than on the counter-top.

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LIKE. A baking drawer w/ canister inserts. Brilliant for organization & access! But could get messy ...

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LIKE. "...slat inserts maintain neat rows. ... It’s worth buying a set of containers you know fit. That way, if you buy a too-big jar you can transfer the contents into your no-fail container."

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LOVE. Hanging racks for tablecloths.

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LOVE. I love that the lining bags are stored right behind the trash bins.

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LOVE. I love the lights embedded in the hood.

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LIKE. A cabinet w/ a laundry basket for wet/dirty dish-towels.

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LOVE!!! The paper towel dispenser over the trash bins! So smart!

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LIKE. A toe-kick pull-out is a great extra storage spot for flat things. Hmm ...

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LOVE. The organization of these drawers is very soothing.

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LOVE. Ferguson: Elkay ELK399A

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Chicago Faucets 625-ABRCF vs. 625-SLOABCP. Difference?

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LOVE. Clever pull-out storage for cooking utensils. Is this better than a flat drawer?

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LIKE. The undercabinet strip lights are from Luminii. (N.B.: I don't like the strong contrast between the light floor & the dark cabinetry)

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Organizing Features: Utensil organizer

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LOVE. "Utensil organizer: Angled slots make it easy to store long-handled cooking utensils and keep them organized." (Martha Stewart Living)

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Organizing Features

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LOVE. Swinging spice rack optimizes cabinet space (Martha Stewart Living)

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Organizing Features

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LOVE. Toekick drawer (Martha Stewart Living)

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Organizing Features: Drawer Dividers

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LOVE. "The unique angle of these drawer dividers makes it easy to store extra-long tools like rolling pins." (Martha Stewart Living)

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Organizing Features: Utensil Divider

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LOVE. "This tiered cutlery divider doubles the storage of flatware and cooking utensils." (Martha Stewart Living)

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LOVE. This is a great design for easy access to baking trays & serving platters.

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HATE. I don't like the outlet set into the waterfall.

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Clean, industrial strip of electrical outlets.

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LOVE!! I would love to have a pedal sink like in the OR. Then we would not make the handles dirty. What a life-saver.

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LOVE. Light the interior of the cabinets to make it easy to see what's inside. Especially since many of our cabinets will be low down.

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LOVE. This drawer w/I a drawer is brilliant!

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LIKE. A tip-out "drawer" for outlets & chargers. This could be at the end of an island, so we could read an on-line recipe.

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LOVE. Outlets turned sideways!! Other outlet ideas: under-cabinet outlets, pop-up outlets.

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LOVE. This double drawer is brilliant. Flatware on top & serving pieces + cooking instruments on the bottom.

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Pullout cabinets should be only 9, 12 or 15" wide o/w gets too heavy.

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LOVE! Double-decker cutlery drawers. This allows for flatware on top and matching utensils below, keeping the counters clear. I love it!

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LIKE. Dropped ceiling over the island to bring the flush-mounted hood closer to the range.

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LIKE. Nice deep drawers for pots & pans & lids.

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LOVE. "A storage drawer under the sink from Boffi"

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BRILLIANT!!

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LIKE. These would have to be perforated canisters to allow drying.

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LOVE. Clever storage near the range -- vertical for cutting boards, drawer w/ tilted racks for spices.

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LIKE. A clever vertical divider to make a space for lids.

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LIKE. Task lighting. "Always install the task light toward the front of the cabinet" so it illuminates the work space not the backsplash.

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LIKE. A hidden charging station.

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LIKE. Outlets under the cabinets.

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LOVE!!! The Galley Sink workstation

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LOVE!!! Brilliant!!!

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LIKE. I like hanging a towel over these drawer pulls. "Oil-rubbed bronze, satin bronze, polished nickel, brushed nickel & white hardware are the cream of the crop as far as easy maintenance goes."

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LOVE. Super-smart to have a little First Aid station.

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LIKE. "It’s vital that high-traffic, commercial floors are nonslip and easy to clean. In domestic kitchens, cork and linoleum check these boxes and also absorb some impact underfoot."

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LIKE. "A tall, restaurant-style, high-pressure faucet with a long, flexible hose is worth its weight in chrome. It rinses food from dishes, cleans sinks, and can be extended past the sink to fill large containers such as stockpots & buckets."

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LIKE. This pull-out towel rack is clever. But would folding & hanging the towels be too much work for our lazy family?

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LOVE. I love this big double-sided sink.

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LOVE. Handcrafted Metal from Austin, TX. I love the big double-sided sink w/ small, central veggie-sink.

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LOVE. A baking station w/ extendable stand-mixer shelf & marble counter.

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LOVE. I love all these pull-outs, they make accessing the contents so much easier!

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LOVE! A column of Lazy Susans in the pantry corner make Qthing easily accessible. We have a 2-level Lazy Susan up in Mammoth & it rocks!

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LOVE the SS hood & the SS range w/ red knobs. "This hood is a 36" Ge Monogram vent hood."

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LOVE! I have this set-up in Walden. It is great for baking & cooling trays and for serving platters.

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LOVE. Range on legs so you can clean underneath -- would casters be a good idea?

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LOVE. Pull-out shelves, yes!

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LOVE. It would be so nice to have a baking area w/ the fundamentals at my fingertips. Must be close to the refrigerator for butter, eggs, & GF flour.

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Richelieu makes 2 sizes of this: 20-3/4"W & 11-3/4"W x 18"H

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LIKE. Great way to store pots & pans for easy access. But how are the lids hung on the pots?

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LIKE. The articulated faucet is interesting -- or is it a pot-filler set into the sink? I also like how the dirxn of the wood grain is different on different cabinet doors.

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LIKE. Articulated faucet would be able to reach all corners of the sink. But the other one is prettier.

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LIKE. Cool gooseneck faucet w/ a pull-out spray head.

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LIKE. So smart! Great way to stay organized & teach conversions to the kids.

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LIKE. Linens hung over dowels fitted into a pull-out cabinet.

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LIKE. Clever hidden organizer for shopping lists, weekly menus.

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LIKE. Brilliant! A narrow tilt-out drawer for sponges so they don't sit all ugly on the counter. The shelf must allow for drainage.

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