01/31/2025
small changes we made to our kitchen to feel not as stressful ๐ค
๐ย put our most commonly used recipes and reference on our fridge, inside cabinets, and framed on the wall.
๐ฅย put like items on trays while cooking โ spices, produce, baking ingredients, anything thatโll help us get items together (and put them away) easier.
โ๏ธ move the shelves regularly in our fridge when things arenโt fitting really well.
๐ย used other spaces in our house to store dishes, out-of-season cookware, cleaning supplies, or bowls of fresh fruit. (anything that doesnโt NEED to be in the kitchen proper can go.)
๐ย got a rolling kitchen cart where we store all our spices and do like 90% of our cooking.
๐ฑย always having a charger for our phone/tablet so we can watch/listen to something while cooking.
๐ย โdecoratedโ with produce, homemade ingredients, a few cookbooks at a time from our collection, meal planners, and pages cut out from the mag. it's inspiring AND functional.
๐งบย used S-hooks, hanging baskets, and hanging shelves to add extra storage space.
๐ฏ๏ธย added a few low lamps so our only lighting at night wasnโt the bright overhead hospital lighting. ๐
๐ซย fit storage into every tight space (including renter-friendly over-the-door hanging shelves) so that it can be shallow and easy to access, saving money and waste and making it look like a store pantry. ๐ฅฐ
๐ดย stored alike items together for easier cooking and baking. (baking tools together, baking pans together, etc.)
โฒ๏ธย utilize a โclosing shiftโ (or opening shift, depending on the day) to clear the dishes and counters regularly. a clean kitchen makes it exciting to cook, not a burden.
๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ โ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐บ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏโ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ โ๏ธ๐โ๏ธ
what do you do to make your kitchen feel like home....but less stressful?
