Creating a Kitchen that Works

We have been here over three months and I have been amazed at how quickly we have gotten the house in order. It looks amazing.
However, the one room that has continued to be a challenge is the kitchen. Compared to our last one it is HUGE, plus Michael made me an island for Christmas - more on that tomorrow.
Yet in spite of all this space my kitchen was in continual chaos and I couldn't fit everything in.
Today a friend came over and we started pulling the cupboards apart and rearranging them in a way that made more sense.
It was AMAZING how much room we actually had! In fact we had so much room that the crockpot and rice cooker are both off the counter. My new 18 quart roaster has its own designated cupboard. Amanda's Easybake oven even got its own shelf in a cupboard!
After we got the dish and cookware organized we tackled the pantries. By the time we were done they looked fabulous, items were grouped in a way that made sense, and there is even an empty shelf. Oh, and that empty shelf is AFTER making another entire shelf into a chocolate shelf (because it only contains the chocolate chips and the leftover Christmas chocolate!)
Thank the Lord for a roomy and organized kitchen. We are blessed to have space and blessed to have organization!
Now my next mission will be to make my organized kitchen into a beautiful kitchen!