When we bought our home a few yeas ago it was advertised with an 'eat in kitchen' with breakfast bar and a formal dining room. Well after setting up the kitchen with a small table and chairs, we soon discovered we most often used the breakfast bar and the table was going unused and fast becoming a catch all space as we walked through the door.
We also discovered that we both hated 'digging' for appliances ~ so we solved two problems with the purchase of one cabinet. It holds a lot of the appliances and being at fingertip level, no more digging. It even has two deep drawers for all the cake and pie pans.
Having several cookbooks we found it appropriate to add a small bookshelf in that same area. The cabinet to the left holds the dishes used on a daily basis. I'm short and hate reaching for dishes, so these too are at a very accessible height.
and I love, love, love having my cookware within my sight and grasp. Most used utinsels hang alongside. In case you didn't know ~ I love to cook and bake and I love my kitchen.
Thanks for letting me share my 'kitchen solutions!'
