You know that quote that you see on some people's blogs — the one from William Morris: “Have nothing in your houses that you do know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”
Well, I can see why so many quote him thus. There are some things that are just beautiful and not particularly useful, and vice versa; both have a place in the home. I try to do both; aesthetically pleasing useful objects can often be almost as satisfying as actual straight-up art. I'm a philistine that way.
Sometimes useful things are just useful. But order brings its own sense of peace, doesn't it? Here are my kitchen drawers — I don't have too many, because this kitchen was put together back when people didn't have a ton of stuff, and that's probably a good thing.
First I will show you these drawers:
Starting from the left:
Long ago, the Chief reworked this knife holder to fit in a narrow drawer (I don't have enough counter space for a knife block). Neither of us can remember what it was originally. I think it was meant to go the other (perpendicular) way, but it didn't work for me. Please don't jumble your knives in a drawer. It's dangerous and you will never have a sharp knife. Get a few good knives and store them properly and safely. This drawer is for anything “knifey” including butter knives, spreaders, can opener, etc.
This drawer is for miscellaneous spoons and “non-knifey” things. As I'm cooking I'm grabbing for a small spoon, a fork, a baster…here they all are. I bought these white organizers real cheap somewhere and they are really useful and flexible, as they come apart and sort of hook together.
Now these:
On top is the one with the “non-knifey” things, of course. The middle one:
And lastly, when you turn around to the island, you may open those drawers and see:
Silverware on the right (including serving pieces) and more silverware (soup spoons, extra knives, rarely used utensils that should be somewhere when the urge to make pot-stickers or such strikes, etc), and, of course, what every household simply must have, a supply of corks. (Wow, someone needs to somehow clean off the crud on the sides, leftover from evil loose cutting-board days.)
And that is truly all the drawers I have in my kitchen!
Now, please, girls, post something about your latest quilt, or hairdo, or something, so I can take a break from posting (note I don't say stop) about the kitchen. Please.
Pippajo says
Oh, I'm gnashing my teeth with envy.I CANNOT keep my kitchen drawers tidy because I am not the only one who has access to them and my family refuses to be neat when it comes to drawers.I'm tempted to take and post pics of my kitchen drawers now. Why is that?I don't even want to talk about my dresser drawers. They are always a mess and I can't blame anybody but myself for that.I am so stealing your empty baggie box idea. So simple, yet I never would have thought of it.