10.02.2013

Kitchen Organizing

This is our kitchen. It's kind of an awkward space, with all the angles, but it works. 

Kitchen Sept 2013

The door next to the refrigerator goes to the laundry room. On top of the fridge, we store our cake stand, fondue pots, and a beverage dispenser. In front of all that, there are two canvas bins - one for cleaning supplies and another for random household items like extra laundry soap, tissues, and a lighter.

Kitchen Sept 2013

The freezer is jam-packed with meals at the moment. 

Kitchen Sept 2013

While the fridge is way emptier than usual. All these extra prenatal appointments have thrown off my usual grocery shopping routine!

Kitchen Sept 2013

On the counter between the refrigerator and the stove, we keep the stand mixer, a kitchen radio, and two utensil crocks. The turquoise flour and sugar canisters {from an antique store} actually hold tea-making supplies. 

Kitchen Sept 2013

In the upper cabinet, we keep all of our dishware. 

Kitchen Sept 2013

One of the drawers below is devoted to cutlery. The other stores potholders and more utensils. 

Kitchen Sept 2013

On the left side of the lower cabinet, we keep all pots and pans, as well as our colander and vegetable steamer. The top shelf of the right side of the cabinet holds baking sheets, pizza pans, cooling racks, Corningware, muffin tins, and all the lids to the Pyrex bakeware. The bottom shelf on the right holds cutting boards and Pyrex stuff {which is all currently in the freezer.}

Kitchen Sept 2013

On the awkward counter between the stove and the sink, we keep the knife block, spice rack, and electric can opener.

Kitchen Sept 2013

The cabinet above the microwave isn't that useful because it's really just there to disguise the vent. So, it's become our junk drawer of sorts, where we throw random things like ice cube trays and popsicle molds.

Kitchen Sept 2013

The other set of upper cabinets is kind of hard to reach, especially when you're nine months pregnant. We keep cake pans, pie plates, mixing bowls, measuring cups/spoons, and the cheese grater in here.

Kitchen Sept 2013

On the counter by the sink, we keep the paper towel holder, a serving bowl that doubles as a fruit bowl, another serving bowl holding cloth napkins, and the toaster. 

Kitchen Sept 2013

 We keep cleaning rags, the iron, and the hand-vac under the sink. The rarely-used compost bin also hangs out under here. It's hard to muster the enthusiasm for composting when you live in an apartment and don't actually get to use the compost in your garden, you know?

Kitchen Sept 2013

We keep dishcloths and dishtowels in the first two drawers between the sink and the dishwasher.

Kitchen Sept 2013

And we keep food storage containers in the bottom two drawers.

Kitchen Sept 2013

I've gotten really bad at updating our little weekly menu chalkboard. Probably goes hand-in-hand with the whole never grocery shopping thing?

Kitchen Sept 2013

We've been really lucky to have a pantry in both of our apartments. I know, I know, we have a lot of storage containers in here. But once you get weevils, you never go back. We keep appliances on the top shelf, cans on the bottom, and a recycling bin on the floor. Don't worry, there's plenty of processed food sneakily hiding behind all the pretty containers!

Kitchen Sept 2013

1 comment:

  1. I made my first freezer meal yesterday, and as I took it to the freezer downstairs (we have a second refrigerator in the basement!!) I found myself thinking about all the meals you made and wondering how they fit! :) Beautiful organization as always!

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You are awesome.