Our New Kitchen – Getting Settled

Our New Kitchen – Getting Settled

We are still figuring out where everything goes, but I’ve been asked a few questions about the kitchen.

The coffee maker may not stay there... - Our New Kitchen - Getting Settled – Project Small House
The coffee maker may not stay there…

This is what it looks like as you walk in from the front door. The island sure turned out big. I can’t reach the middle from anywhere without standing on a bar stool rung. I’ve cracked my head on the pendants a couple of times coming back up. I’ll figure it out.

I notice a lot of clutter on the back counter. - Our New Kitchen - Getting Settled – Project Small House
I notice a lot of clutter on the back counter.

In this picture there is sure a lot of clutter on that counter… But there is a lot of counter space!

The sink, fridge and stove make a perfect work triangle. - Our New Kitchen - Getting Settled – Project Small House
The sink, fridge and stove make a perfect work triangle.

It really is a convenient kitchen to work in. And there is a lot of storage. I don’t know what is exactly going where yet, but it’s all stashed behind doors.

The sink is big enough for even my biggest pan. - Our New Kitchen - Getting Settled – Project Small House
The sink is big enough for even my biggest pan.

I ended up getting the Corian Simplicity 881P. It is 9 1/4″ deep.

Blue Willow Mat I bought it for the bathroom, but it is small. - Our New Kitchen - Getting Settled – Project Small House
Blue Willow Mat
I bought it for the bathroom, but it is small.

I love the little mat. It is memory foam, very soft. I don’t know how it will stand up, but it was inexpensive.

The baskets over the fridge are full of little bags of chips. - Our New Kitchen - Getting Settled – Project Small House
The baskets over the fridge are full of little bags of chips.

The cabinets over the fridge leave enough room for our chip baskets from the cabin.

Still getting settled. We don't know where anything is going to end up yet. - Our New Kitchen - Getting Settled – Project Small House
Still getting settled. We don’t know where anything is going to end up yet.

My sister-in-law bought us the bull cookie jar as a housewarming gift. It’s still taped closed… The dog cookies are in the Ikea cookie jar by Alexa.

So, this is the kitchen... - Our New Kitchen - Getting Settled – Project Small House
So, this is the kitchen…

So, this is it! Getting moved in. We still feel like we are in a hotel or something.

We haven't installed the under-cabinet lighting by the stove yet. - Our New Kitchen - Getting Settled – Project Small House
We haven’t installed the under-cabinet lighting by the stove yet.

We have under-cabinet lighting to put in yet, but the three recessed lights give plenty of lighting.