Open shelving in kitchen and where!?
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Comments (11)Is your house so dusty because of construction projects? I was totally dead-set against the idea of open shelves due to potential dust and grime until we decided to add some as a temporary test to see how well they work. The reason why we did it is that the wall cabinets crowded a window and I wanted to see if it looked better without them but we still needed some food storage. We put up shelves only about 5" deep, just the right size for mason jars with various foods. I LOVE them. Once every few weeks I do a quick wipe along the inch or so in front of the jars to remove dust so that isn't a big deal. The food in the jars are used often enough where the jars themselves haven't gotten dusty or grimy. I like a clean house but dislike cleaning so, if I found them more work, I wouldn't plan on keeping them. I now think that open shelves are fine in most kitchens with one major caveat: the items stored on them should be items used regularly or you will have to continually clean the items on them before using them. But if your house is unusually dusty on a regular basis, maybe they wouldn't work for you at all?...See MoreStyling kitchen open shelves. Help!
Comments (32)For the first time in my life I finally have enough cabinet space in my kitchen that I can hide everything behind doors, meaning this space doesn't have to be functional but thanks to those mentioning that it would be helpful to be functional made me consider another option all together, so I've included 2 options with photos. One photo I took several items off my counters all white thanks to the awesome suggestions here (fruit bowl, utensil holder, onion & garlic holder) so that actually ended up being really useful and follows the concept of clean counters ala the concept found in "The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up" (I should mention I don't mind the added few seconds it takes to pull these items down as it will make cleaning my counters that much easier). This feels like the shelves are really full but when I took the photo and posted it doesn't look as full as I thought. The other option pictured is a more decorative approach (I still need to add something on the middle shelf). I think if I used this second decorative approach then I would fill that space with some beautiful handpainted teacups I saw that would make me smile. Sorry everyone I can't seem to shake that frame it's eye level and makes me happy, just need to put a photo in it. Not sure if I even arranged things right in these photos according to design principles, but here goes. Thinking of redoing the counters, backsplash, and paint but that's another post!...See MoreWhere to stop kitchen backsplash on 2 walls (windows & open shelves)
Comments (4)Well, 3/3 comments to keep it at the same height. I clearly bought too much tile! ;) Thanks very much. As for lighting, although the pics looks like it's insufficient, there is actually a lot of lighting (most of it just not on in the photos); pot lights in the ceiling plus large pendants over the nearby island. But I do feel that the light just gets 'sucked in' to the dark backsplash so would like something brighter and more reflective, especially given NE exposure. Thanks again for your thoughts, appreciate the input!...See Moreopen shelving kitchen help!
Comments (1)Hi Sofia! It would be a great space-saver to get kitchen cabinets put up on the left and to have the microwave installed above the stove. I think 2 to 3 floating shelves would only make sense to the right of the window as they wouldn't be very accessible on the left. Best of luck!...See MoreNHBabs z4b-5a NH
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