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  1. Good afternoon! I love your small kitchen. I have small kitchen too and still love it anyway. I knew that you have no dryer and I am curious how do you dry your bed-sheets? I have no dryer and even no stove too. I hung my clothes on shower rail (?) and hang towels on dry rack outside when the weather permits. I am curious about yours. Lovely kitchen!

  2. Your kitchen is so charming, Brenda, and I absolutely love that face utensil holder. Can I ask where you got it from? I am admiring all the red in your kitchen. I used to have that as well until I changed to the blues. Thanks for sharing your storage ideas. I have a small kitchen too, so I appreciated your post.

    ~Sheri

    ps…I smiled when you said that Daisy Cottage was the first blog you visited. : ) It was the best.

    1. I sure wish she'd stayed with that blog and was continuing to post there. I loved her blog! I know she has a photography blog, but just isn't the same.

  3. Brenda~

    I love the way you put things together! I also like to have, like items put in one spot for easy organization. Your colors are just so pretty, and I love the wooden spoons on the cupboards, so pretty! Thank you for showing us your kitchen, it sure did give me some great ideas!

    Hugs,
    Barb

  4. You've made such great use of your small space… love it and it has given me a few ideas too. I have to use all of my wall space too and I haven't used it as effectively as you have! I do hang up alot of things and like little shelves. I too like a little lamp in the kitchen.. it looks so cozy.. I had one that I found at a thrift store, but it only lasted there a couple of weeks when I decided I needed it instead in my craft room! so I need to find another small one. Love the warm look at night. I have an almost empty wall so I need to get to work putting up some more shelves, hook, etc. I like the idea of a cart too, with a tub to hold pet food (right now our bag just sits out in plain sight – ugly)…..and like the paper towells in the basket. Another great idea as I keep mine in the garage and have to trek out there every time I need a new roll. Thanks for some organizing inspiration.. and your kitchen is so sweet looking and so homey. Marilyn

  5. Well, having everything out in the open for me would be a disaster! I do manage a little decor in my small kitchen, but there's no way I could have pots and pans and dishes out in the open. I don't know why, but I just know that the more things on my counters the more things end up on my counters that belong elsewhere! I do have quite a bit of cupboard space for the small size of my kitchen. But not a lot of counter space if you can imagine that. My cupboards go all the way to the ceiling and virtually every wall in the room has cupboards on it. Sometimes I find it frustrating that I don't have more wall space to hang interesting or artful things on.

    You do a beautiful job of organizing and decorating your kitchen, Brenda. And you don't use any of your cupboards? Amazing! One thing I think every time I see photos of your apartment, though, is that I'd like a map of your spaces because I just can't quite see how they sit in relationship to each other. Like the hall you mentioned today–where exactly is that?? So, could you please draw me a map and photograph it? I can hear your response: "Ahh, NO! Not a chance, I've got a lot of other stuff to do! But I appreciate your level of interest."

    Just so you know for sure, I do enjoy these organizing posts. I need all the encouragement I can get in this area of my life, believe me!

  6. Your kitchen looks beautiful.. I love organazation.. My kids tease me about it.. I look at organizing you tube and blogs to learn more secrets.. ha thank you for sharing.. SO helpful.. I Love the red rack and what you did with it..

  7. I agree ORGANIZATION is key especially when your home is small. I detest having to go on what I call SEARCH AND SEIZURE MISSIONS to locate anything that has NOT been put back where it belongs, before I can complete a task I've begun.
    Don't WASTE PRECIOUS time that could be better spent doing something you enjoy.
    Take the time to organize and make the effort to keep it that way.
    I really like the way you corral things in containers, it's a BIG help if like you say there's a spill. I will be looking for ways to CORRAL things in my kitchen. Thank you for enlightening me.
    SNUGGLES to the pupsters.

  8. I love the way you took us through each spot in your kitchen! It truly does help to see how others handle these everyday organizing problems. You really do maximize your space and it looks beautiful as well!

    I have a decorating question. I always see how other people decorate their bathrooms and I have coordinating curtains, rugs, towels, etc. but I never went much beyond that and the soap container and such. When I grew up the bathroom was very basic and utilitarian so I never thought much about decorating it. Do you have any hints for decorative storage, wall art, etc. for such a small space? Thanks Brenda!

    1. Maybe I should have a day when everyone asks questions. I grew up in the same environment you did. Nothing in our home was what you'd call decorated. Let me see…baskets, cake pedestals for soaps on the counter if there is room. Shelves if you have the wall space, which is what I'd love.

  9. I love how organized your kitchen is. My kitchen is very small with limited counter space and I keep trying to make it more organized. Time to try again!

  10. I never noticed that scroll work on the front of your cabinet, below the sink before. I love it. I went right to the kitchen to see what space I have there. Guess what, mine looks like two small drawers. You know what I am looking for the next time I am at Menard's or the resale shop. You made my day, thanks….

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