Project Counter Space!!

We like our apartment a lot, but there are a few things about it that are less than ideal, particularly the kitchen. It severally lacks counter space and isn't laid out very well. Until this weekend it looked like this:

The only counter space was to the right of the sink:

This small area of counter was constantly getting filled up, especially since we don't have a dish washer. Also it made having two people working in the kitchen next to impossible.

Now I really hate to show this picture because this is the area of the kitchen that I hated. This shot was taken on a particularly cluttery day, but lets be honest...it never looked much better than this. This was the area to the left of the door and across from the refrigerator:

Yikes! (and yes that is a nasty brown banana) :)

Aaron had the brilliant idea to move the refrigerator to the above corner and get something to extend the counter top. I put my research skills to work and found a great piece from Ikea with dimensions that fit the area. I also decided that some open shelving would complete the project. So on Friday we headed to Ikea in Atlanta and came home with a Stenstorp cart and some Ekby Jarpen shelves. We love the result!!!

The kitchen seems much more spacious and it just works so much better now. Yay for more counter top!