Addressing our demand for dish and hospitality storage is one of the most critical space issues for me in our kitchen redesign. Our house isn’t enormous (but is it little! ), so I have to be careful about how we use it. I don’t like clutter, but I do appreciate having lovely things to look at and utilize for entertaining.
Clutter, in my opinion, is something you don’t use or like.
If you don’t make space for the things you love, they become misplaced or become clutter, and you don’t utilise them! If you adore something, don’t allow it become a blight!
Our movers dubbed us “book and décor” people when we moved into our last home. Ha! Some individuals, it appears, are decorators. Some people are bookworms. And we are the unique individuals that adore BOTH! I’m not aware of it! If he had peeked in our boxes, he could have labelled me as a DISHES person! 🙂 I don’t have as many as others, but I do enjoy having a few sets of mix-and-match dishes and serving pieces such as cake plates, vases, platters, pitchers, and so on.
Consider a little place as liberating rather than confining!
If I had a bigger house, I would probably keep a lot more:). With a smaller area, I have to accept the reality that I won’t be able to fit everything I *might* like. Those ideas may seem confining, yet I find that having less room can be liberating. One of the reasons I like a smaller home is because it allows me to have less.
Perhaps you now live in a tiny house with a small kitchen or are considering downsizing. I’ll admit that dwelling on the fact that you don’t have “enough” space for everything might feel confining, but it’s also incredibly liberating to set some boundaries and priorities for how you’ll spend your time, money, and space.
Don’t get me wrong: I’ve always wished for larger homes for many reasons. Love and appreciate whatever house you have! Having less room allows you to live in a different way, which isn’t always for the better! What you create of it and how you use the space you have has a big impact on how you feel about it.
With a smaller area, you may come up with inventive ways to make the most of it. And if you set your mind to it, you’ll be able to preserve only the things you truly require and like, rather than everything that appears to be fun or “extra.”
I believe that a smaller area provides me with useful limits that allow me to focus on what I like the most. That’s precisely what I’m doing as I plan my kitchen renovation! I’ll never have everything I desire, and I’m okay with that. Having less provides me comfort.
Allow your surroundings to assist you in deciding what to keep!
I believe that we sometimes view “stuff,” “clutter,” and “things that bring us joy” in a way that hinders our ability to declutter our surroundings. Many things make me happy. This is an issue:). It might help me pick what to keep by first identifying the space I have available for certain hobbies or items. You can’t keep anything if there’s no place for it! If you want to avoid clutter, it’s as simple as that.
Sometimes it’s difficult to get rid of things you like until you accept the truth that you don’t have enough space and don’t want to clutter what you do have. The more room we have, the more likely we are to cling on to it, even if we don’t utilize it frequently. As a result, having extra room isn’t always a good thing. Use that approach to help you focus on what you truly like and require.
I’ve given a lot away in the last year, but we still have more than our new house can handle with the storage we have now. As a result, I’ll definitely need to downsize, especially once we’ve finished remodeling! The renovation will help us define our storage areas, allowing me to put limits on what I can retain. Either I’ll be able to accommodate it or I won’t. I don’t want to keep stuff we don’t like or use on a regular basis, and I also don’t want clutter. Knowing how much room we have will help me decide what can stay and what must go.
The phrase “out of sight, out of mind” might lead to additional clutter.
Make storage that is both helpful and convenient. That way, you may keep organized without becoming overwhelmed by what you have, losing it, or forgetting it! Having a basement, garage, or storage space may be both a blessing and a curse, depending on how much stuff is stored there and how well it is managed! I don’t utilize things because I forget I have them or don’t want to go on a quest for them, even if I adore them, since I have too many stuff.
Of course, you can’t have everything accessible or out in the open in a tiny area; otherwise, your home would feel congested and dirty. So the challenge is to figure out how much storage you actually need or have. Make an honest assessment of how much you can use and keep track of.
As I previously stated, I still have a lot of items in storage boxes from the relocation. It’s too much, so I’m overwhelmed right now, and I know I won’t utilize anything since I can’t get to it readily. We’ll have to get rid of the contents of the boxes if we can’t find a beneficial, easy-to-find spot for them throughout our makeover!
Consider a combination of open and closed storage options.
Knowing how important it is for me to have easy access to my dishes, I’m hoping to include a number of dish drawers, as well as glass top cabinets and/or open shelves in or near my new kitchen so I may display some of my favorites as décor. It’s vital to have a combination of open and closed storage in your house so that your rooms don’t seem congested, but you still have some “designated areas” to exhibit the gorgeous items you love!
Make the most of the space you have!
I’m also hoping to improve the organization and use of our present mudroom, as well as provide storage in our new dining room. We won’t be able to fit everything I want to keep in our kitchen, but we can store it somewhere close so it’s still accessible. I can’t wait to show you some of the concepts we’re working on!
For more storage and a stunning presentation, use freestanding cabinets.
We are now using white freestanding glass cabinets, which are quite useful. I’ve used them a lot in our house to keep things accessible without adding to the clutter. Freestanding cabinets may be really useful if you don’t have adequate storage or built-ins. A recent post on freestanding cabinets and comparable sources may be found here.
For more storage and a stunning presentation, use freestanding cabinets.
We are now using white freestanding glass cabinets, which are quite useful. I’ve used them a lot in our house to keep things accessible without adding to the clutter. Freestanding cabinets may be really useful if you don’t have adequate storage or built-ins. There’s a recent post on freestanding cabinets, as well as other sources.
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