Cooking itself was a bit of a challenge in my tiny kitchen. Strangely, it made me feel quite excited, as though I was cooking in the Smitten Kitchen. As an aside, I LOVE that website. Nick and I have both been following it for years, and the new cookbook is fantastic! As we dodged each other and struggled to get all of the dishes done on time, I definitely felt proud that we were able to turn out such a lovely meal.
Anyway, since Nick and I spent the day dancing around in my tiny kitchen, I thought perhaps it is time to share pictures of my kitchen. The kitchen is definitely in its "good enough for now" stage. I still have some things that I'd love to do, but they aren't going to happen immediately. Mostly, there isn't much space, so there isn't much that you can do to it!
The rugs were cut down from a 5'x7' rug that Nick and I purchased for another space and never really liked. The posters are from the Beijing conferences (one is Beijing at 5, and the other Beijing at 15). I used to display them at my office at DePaul, and they work fine to bring some color into the kitchen for now.
I put the knife rack up when I first moved in, and I don't love it. Primarily because I have so few "real" knives here, and the steak knives are just messy. I might change it up with some magnetic spice containers (I think that I would also like to put some on the fridge).
Remaining Projects for the Kitchen:
- Paint rugs
- Fix knife rack
- Perhaps cafe curtains of some type for the windows
- Find a way to get the awful tile applique off the wall!
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