So hard to choose! After 6 years, I still open a door or pull out a drawer and exclaim "This is my favorite thing in the new kitchen!" Favorite things include easy-reach uppers (I despised my angled corner cabinets); super susan; knife drawer; cake/pie pan drawer.
I got rid of a desk, but built in file drawers.
Since my cabinets were custom made by a local cabinet maker, I could specify the depths of these drawers, so they were deep enough for canisters.
I thought I was doing something original when I asked my cabinet maker to build pullouts above the fridge. Nope - he'd done it before. They are perfect for bulky, lightweight things like cereal boxes and paper towels, and big enough for my canning pot in the back (harder to get to, but I take it out at the start of canning season and leave it out until the garden is done).
We love our pull-out cutting board
I ordered extra shelves for all the upper cabinets, to maximize storage and minimize wasted space. This photo was taken as we were moving into the kitchen - I soon figured out to put items of like height on the same shelf. Short things are on lower shelves, so I can reach more shelves!
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Obstruction becomes a design opportunity
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