tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post1154808485868763362..comments2023-10-25T01:28:45.644-07:00Comments on Sunny Simple Life: Organize Kitchen Counters Into Work ZonesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-62171459066334963412012-08-01T16:46:34.912-07:002012-08-01T16:46:34.912-07:00"A place for everything and everthing in it&#..."A place for everything and everthing in it's place."<br />You have so thoughtfully arranged your work centers...such a great idea!<br />Have a sunny day, my sweet friend!<br />Carolynn :)Chenille Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02431398899341721439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-65371396975180365662012-01-14T19:10:02.321-08:002012-01-14T19:10:02.321-08:00Wow, what a great post! I love your tips.
I woul...Wow, what a great post! I love your tips. <br /><br />I would love for you to share this on my link party this week. I know my readers will love this too! http://thriftmeblog.com/lets-organize-2012-kitchen-countertops-recap-link-party/Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00440137893280210000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-67481882297687378942012-01-13T17:54:26.904-08:002012-01-13T17:54:26.904-08:00What a beautiful kitchen! I love your stations. I ...What a beautiful kitchen! I love your stations. I have much less room than yours but I try to keep like things together as much as possible.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129372114193004027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-8438260233950965402012-01-10T18:07:19.634-08:002012-01-10T18:07:19.634-08:00This is a FABULOUS kitchen! I have stations to.......This is a FABULOUS kitchen! I have stations to.... the coffee station and the toast station! LOL! :)<br /><br />~Liz<br /><br />P.S.I LOVE your ovens!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972097935004547969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-57169984017074999252012-01-10T12:17:43.976-08:002012-01-10T12:17:43.976-08:00I Love clear counters with just a few cutsies to m...I Love clear counters with just a few cutsies to make me smile! I have a small L shaped kitchen and need all the space I can get! Having a kitchen that "works" saves so much time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-5542410267850598982012-01-10T09:41:26.111-08:002012-01-10T09:41:26.111-08:00I know what I am doing today! Thanks for this grea...I know what I am doing today! Thanks for this great organization idea! My hubby & I both love our time in the kitchen and we tend to work into each other's spaces because of a lack of organization - I am sooo doing this and tonight dinner will be a breeze. Thanks!<br /><br />Found you on the Not Just a Housewife linky party!<br /><br />xo Kristle<br />http://www.willblogforbeauty.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227782818264164197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-68727882749543898912012-01-10T09:17:13.156-08:002012-01-10T09:17:13.156-08:00Great organizing ideas for your small kitchen spac...Great organizing ideas for your small kitchen space. I have mine organized to a great extent, like yours, but I am wanting or need to move some things around. I'm trying to find a basket of some sort to house the napkins, salt and pepper shakers to a more centralized area but I haven't found anything yet that pops out at me. ;)❁Velma ~Down Our Country Road❁https://www.blogger.com/profile/00688975970842662227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-15126941058021005302012-01-10T05:50:31.826-08:002012-01-10T05:50:31.826-08:00I love your kitchen, and that vintage oven is just...I love your kitchen, and that vintage oven is just to die for. Great ideas and tips for organizing work zones. I love it. Seems I do everything on the island. I do have a coffee station though. Thanks for joining TTT. Hugs, MartyMarty@A Stroll Thru Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12405504522777964549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-82778778383276988652012-01-09T21:42:46.059-08:002012-01-09T21:42:46.059-08:00You have inspired me! In the morning I am going t...You have inspired me! In the morning I am going to take another look. Organizing is good for the soul.Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681743103386838795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-56919253954509198992012-01-09T10:19:35.676-08:002012-01-09T10:19:35.676-08:00Great ideas, Elaine! I tried to do this when we mo...Great ideas, Elaine! I tried to do this when we moved a few months ago, trying to have things on the counter make sense with what was in the cabinets around it. So far, so good!Kathy @ Creative Home Expressionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341667486449125153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-22801831035510422452012-01-09T09:16:58.902-08:002012-01-09T09:16:58.902-08:00Elaine
These are great tips for timesaving. You...Elaine<br />These are great tips for timesaving. You've got me thinking about how I can do some re-arrangeing now too. I probably need to lose some of the decorations on my counters!camp and cottage livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09493023859271366201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-13781600740925528062012-01-09T05:50:27.956-08:002012-01-09T05:50:27.956-08:00Your kitchen is so pretty and efficient too! I hav...Your kitchen is so pretty and efficient too! I have tried to do the work areas and I think it works, at least for me. It's fun to see how others arrange things.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12804612373258679031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-14355527302200569912012-01-09T05:44:48.050-08:002012-01-09T05:44:48.050-08:00Love this idea, your stations look great! In the p...Love this idea, your stations look great! In the past few months I made a "baking center" and a "hot cocoa center" (would be coffee for most but we're not coffee drinkers). Not only does it make life easier, but it looks really great, too. Love the way you've organized, and when I come by, I'll be first in line to grab a plate at the butcher block :) Hugs ~ MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-22964602203228175732012-01-09T05:01:54.822-08:002012-01-09T05:01:54.822-08:00Great tips Elaine. I am now thinking of some ways...Great tips Elaine. I am now thinking of some ways I can improve my workspaces and accessibility to different things while preparing meals!<br />NadinePrimHeartedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956580443669072587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-63931092699280273972012-01-09T04:04:27.209-08:002012-01-09T04:04:27.209-08:00Great organizational ideas! I really love the bak...Great organizational ideas! I really love the baking area you've set up. I need to work on this!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979113683683598684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-19836530215804789862012-01-08T20:55:39.090-08:002012-01-08T20:55:39.090-08:00Elaine-
I'm looking at organizing my work are...Elaine- <br />I'm looking at organizing my work areas too and making my kitchen more functional. <br />After reading this post...I followed a couple of your links on organizing the laundry and that lead me to the CHALKBOARD PAINT *painters tape* labels... <br /><br />How have those held up? I was thinking of making some, but all I have is the quart size. Are you able to erase and write again? Are you labels holding up for you? <br /><br />Thanks. PatPatricia @ 9th and Denverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786692442689958889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-21929156656108624442012-01-08T20:14:32.738-08:002012-01-08T20:14:32.738-08:00Hi Elaine! Oh, I love your organizing! You've ...Hi Elaine! Oh, I love your organizing! You've thought of everything and makes such sense to keep these things together! :) You have a great kitchen!<br />Be a sweetie,<br />Shelia ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-45336859726407192462012-01-08T19:36:21.974-08:002012-01-08T19:36:21.974-08:00Great post. I love your kitchen Elaine! My kitch...Great post. I love your kitchen Elaine! My kitchen is set up very similarly. VERY little counter space, less than you have. So I have a rolling butcher block that I could not live without!!!!Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15578853096888320012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-52661109644107793832012-01-08T19:18:28.131-08:002012-01-08T19:18:28.131-08:00HI Elaine, Love your kitchen it is beautiful. I ha...HI Elaine, Love your kitchen it is beautiful. I have good counter space but the counters are usually covered with egg baskets. We get so many eggs every day and they have to be washed before we carton them....oh my...but on a good day...I have good counter space! Love your decor.<br />Blessings,<br />DebbieRibbonwood Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13730379879622818409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-42483943738330302212012-01-08T19:05:54.969-08:002012-01-08T19:05:54.969-08:00You are so right about the need to have work stati...You are so right about the need to have work stations. I like all of your ideas, I like your vintage kitchen so much, it's always nice to see it.<br />Hugs, CindyCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984727854409721822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-15569077285051658162012-01-08T18:03:46.578-08:002012-01-08T18:03:46.578-08:00This is smart planning and I need to do more of it...This is smart planning and I need to do more of it myself...Looks like you have a well planned out kitchen and this is what is most important...<br />Thanks for sharingShughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287830519297050445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-64880336090672042422012-01-08T17:44:49.826-08:002012-01-08T17:44:49.826-08:00i love the design & colors of your kitchen. ve...i love the design & colors of your kitchen. very pretty. i love moving things around. yet to figure out the best way. but change is fun for me. not sure if the hubby thinks so, though? (:Elizabeth Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646711693473956020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-56200371397495708492012-01-08T17:13:44.782-08:002012-01-08T17:13:44.782-08:00Beautiful kitchen and wonderful tips. We have a c...Beautiful kitchen and wonderful tips. We have a coffee station on the other side of the island, away from the stove. Although I have to walk water to set it up (usually at night)...it's worked out great!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860213134940989096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-9279747919207859652012-01-08T17:08:17.498-08:002012-01-08T17:08:17.498-08:00Your kitchen is so organized and just adorable. M...Your kitchen is so organized and just adorable. My DH was always on his own for breakfast when he worked. I have always had the breakfast and baking areas. I also keep a wet area around the sink where i keep potato peelers, can openers, jar openers, colanders and strainers. I also have all of my dish towels and microfiber cloths also.American Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091457436415496408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504547252988171727.post-73909379878114542782012-01-08T16:26:06.352-08:002012-01-08T16:26:06.352-08:00Great tips, Elaine. I do have a beverage zone, bu...Great tips, Elaine. I do have a beverage zone, but it is in the infamous corner....most kitchens have them. You know what I mean: the corner where the cook needs to be most of the time and everyone else needs to keep out of??? I really need to move mine, I think, to the end of the counter.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder about the nicknacks. I need to get rid of all of mine!<br /><br />I love the tile in your kitchen, and I want to replace our granite with tile on the sink portion of the kitchen and keep the granite on our cooktop island. <br /><br />You are so organized!<br /><br />xoxoxoxo,<br />RJRicki Treleavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363865916909018452noreply@blogger.com