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Blog: Organizing Small Spaces
 Small Wonders
This studio kitchen in New York was featured on HGTV's Small Space Big Style last year. Giesen was able to create a gourmet kitchen in just 95 inches of space. A 24-inch stove and 18-inch dishwasher fit beneath the counter. Wood panels disguise the appliances to create a seamless, elegant look.
Since she lost drawer space for utensils under the counter, she had drawers built into the bottom of her upper cabinets. She uses her dining table as an extra work surface for food preparation. The table also folds open to accommodate more guests. This design is a true wonder.
This kitchen from their show, "Magic in Small Spaces" is another great example of a small but organized kitchen. The addition of open shelving under the cabinets provides easy access to everyday items. The lower cabinet to the left is actually the dishwasher. In fact, the whole kitchen disappears, thanks to the pocket doors. I love this idea. You can leave the mess and go enjoy dinner with your guests!
I think these are both amazing examples of what can be done in a small kitchen so I share these "small magical wonders" to inspire you.
posted on: 1/8/2008 8:00:00 AM by Joan Kosmachuk
category: Clutter
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Organizing Small Spaces
by Joan Kosmachuk
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About Joan:
Joan Kosmachuk is a professional organizer and personal life coach. Born in Toronto, Canada, Joan moved to Boston in 2005 and lives in a less than 800 square foot apartment in an old brownstone with her husband, Jerry, and their papillon dog, Duke. In addition to organizing, Joan loves to read, write, garden, travel and spend quality time with her family and friends. Check out her website for additional articles and tips on making room in your home, head and heart for the things you value most.
Joan's Website:
www.simpleeffects.com
TV Shows I enjoy
- Small Space, Big Style on HGTV
This show makes me dream of living in an even smaller apartment just to see how creative I could be.
- Mission Organization, HGTV
We all know it doesn't happen in a half-hour, but this show does do a great job of showing just what can happen when a professional organizer works with a willing client. Magic!!
- NEAT, HGTV
Sadly you can only catch repeats of this one, but Helen was my first on-camera organizing coach and as I told her when I met her at the POC in Toronto last year, she was an inspiration!!
Books and Authors I recommend
- Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
timeless inspiration
- Freedom of Simplicity by Richard J. Foster
one of the best books I've read on finding harmony in our complex world
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
Finally a time/task management system for those of us without "regularly scheduled" lives
- Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
a beautiful novel on every level
- Leaven of Malice by Robertson Davies
because it makes me laugh everytime I read it (and he was a fellow Canadian)
- 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
if you love books and you love reading other people's correspondence, you'll love this book
- Lewis, Tolkien and MacDonald
three fantasy writers who make life magical for me
- John Piper, Oswald Chambers, Richard Foster
for spiritual exhortation
BLOGS I LIKE
- Home Goods OpenHouse
Such personable interior designers with affordable ideas!
- Small Space Style
wonderful ideas for decorating small spaces
- organizing LA
nothing like seeing the world of organization through the eyes of Hollywood -- John does a great job of keeping us East-coasters up-to-date on the West Coasters.
Poets who speak to me
- Jane Kenyon
- Anne Lindbergh
- Jeanne Murray Walker
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