Today's post will be short and to the point.  This is one of the things I always wanted in our home: to make dishes (and therefore eating) easily accessible.  How do we do this?

Well I think it starts with having dishes exposed, rather than behind doors.  For a while, during our mini kitchen transformation we had no doors at all and it felt really nice to simply reach for a plate or a cup without having to swing open any doors.  It might sound silly, but that kind of accessibility meant that anyone who walked into our kitchen could feel a little more at ease also.

The little bucket there serves to hold scrubbers and such for washing dishes.  I was hoping for some fresh herbs in there in the future though, to add a fresh scent to the room too!

My favourite part is the mugs - there's something so great about being able to just reach for a cup and fill it with coffee or tea!

It's very much a work in progress in our kitchen, but I think the dishes and mugs are a great start.  On top of that,we have a smaller hanging rack above the oven that I think need some serious work!  The spaghetti measure can stay (I love it!  Another Home Sense find), but the measuring cups can probably stand to be hidden an replaced with other prettier things, am I right?

Well I said short right?  So that's it.  This post is definitely about the kitchen becoming the vision in my mind.  Here's one last peek at that lovely olive wood spaghetti measure, for good measure! :)

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