cycollege's Profile

How easy would it be to clean? Always seems to be a problem with my past juicers

Unless you are personally attached to something I'd recommend starting fresh. I recently downsized from a 2 bedroom to a 480 sq ft studio, moved in a boy friend and we have 2 large shepherds and a cat. Define spaces and look for added uses. We are lucky to have high ceilings so before everything got moved we framed most walls and hallways with shelving and gloss white doors. They hold our clothing, doors move and pop up for desk space with files underneath. We put two consoles back to back with curtains between to separate the bedroom from dining area. We don't use our cabinets for kitchen items often, we have very few dishes and cookware so thats placed in one console and we use the cabinets for storage. We made a kitchen island that covered the two kennels.

I live in a cold climate, my style doesn't change much but to get through the weather I'm normally dresses in: yoga tights, tank top and sweater, tall fuzzy socks. When I need to take the dog out for walks or bathroom breaks I throw on my wool cape coat and sorel boots. I stay warm, its fast and everything is normally covered from the boots and coat except my knees. During the summer I do the same but have rain boots and a nice long trench coat that breaks mid thigh.

My first employers, they have a great bed and breakfast, cooked using CSA produce and had such an ease in the kitchen while cooking. They could just look at the sparse fridge and make an amazing meal, always had little tricks that I still use. Those two taught me all the basics and more on cooking for two to one hundred people.

I dislike the nesting sets of storage containers. Always having to remove the lid and the smaller ones to get the one you want. Most of the largers sizes are too large and even if you buy multiple sets the same size can never stack inside eachother nicely. Its just a pain to restack everytime.

I do love buying all my spices locally at a boutique spice store, the containers are great and you can by tiny bags to refill the glass jars when you run out. I had a very thin cabiner, deep enough for a bottle of pop. I put magnets on the bottom of the spices, metal on the inside of the cabinet and the door. My spices are out of the way, much easier than a fridge as it is a small space and they would fall off my hitting something or my dog would knock them down.

With the lack of counter space a cookbook rack and cookbooks were out of the picture, barely enough counter room for an 8"X12" cutting board. Above one of my stoves I placed a wood shelf with an edge for my tablet to see my recipes. I do have two but one doesnt work, but I use it to place hot trays to cool or to keep food warm in the oven as I finish up without burning.

I do splurge with my Eva Solo oil and vinegar bottles, placing them on little shelves with lips on the inside of my cabinets. I also do this with a magnetic knife bar too.

My major problem is my bulk food storage containers. I can see everything, dated and organized, but have a hard time grabbing what I need without moving every jar in front of them. Wine storage is also harder, definitely dont want Fido breaking anything.

I've collected wooden chairs from garage sales and painted them all the same color with matching cushions. I also have ottomans that I use. To store the extra chairs I've used a simple bike rack hook and hang them on the wall to hold a lamp, plant, picture or even books in my kitchen entry

Any recommendations for a shower caddy that is good with large bottles and also bottles with pumps?

I made something that could help, you can get poles at ikea that you can run floor to ceiling that use tension. I placed larger picture frames connected with a some wire and screw to the pole. If you stack the photos on top of each other and connect them, you can rotate them like a door, swinging open and shut.

I have a similar layout and the curtain behind the bed works great, but I live in a cold climate so I opted for an insulated curtain that helps with drafts. I have it in a matte satin that helps contrast but not remove from the other fabrics and patterns in the room. It blends but doesnt stand out too much.
I am curious as to where you got that gorgeous area rug?