ingenious

we milled around ikea for quite some time on friday night, with mom, dena and eleanor…having fun just shopping and getting ideas. mom had a great idea…that evolved from what to do with our trash recycling area… (but no longer pertains to that whatsoever!)

our kitchen is somewhat of a galley kitchen, that is only 7 feet wide…galley because it has cabinets on opposite walls that don’t connect…but not entirely a true galley, since i guess the stove and fridge make up a third wall. whatever…not important.

with working counter space as valuable real estate, and the floorspace under the window unusable by housing the trash and recycle, it seemed so logical to buy butcherblock counter to extend across both counters. we had to make some phone calls on how we would cut down the presized piece, but a generous helper at ace hardware did the cutting, and we now have added a very functional workspace!

it may look makeshift to an outsider, but i personally think it looks pretty cool…especially the juxtaposition of materials…warm wood, glossy gray, smooth stainless. i oiled it up and then quickly dirtied it for some yummy gourmet mac and cheese wil had in mind. thanks mom!