You didn’t really think I would go on vacation for a whole month and NOT find some organizational project to tackle, did you?
I can’t help it….it’s just the way my brain works!
So while eating breakfast in my parent’s kitchen one morning…it came upon me that I could tweak the ‘breakfast station’ to make it more functional & organized.
Here is the breakfast area before…
Take note there is no toaster or coffee maker.
BEFORE:
Now this is better…the toaster & coffee maker can finally attend the breakfast meeting.
AFTER:
Observe the cereal cupboard. There are no bowls or spoons for cereal located here.
Or bread plates or butter for toast. Or bread for that matter.
BEFORE:
We added a second shelf to the cupboard on the left which made room for cereal bowls, bread plates, egg cups, fruit nappies, toppings for oatmeal and toast. The butter dish is on the counter for easy access; and the bread now lives in a drawer below too. Much better!
AFTER:
Before the toaster oven and a catch-all drawer took up valuable real estate.
BEFORE:
Now behold the coffee area with mugs above and pods for the Tassimo coffee maker organized in a newly installed cutlery/coffee drawer below.
AFTER:
Now this breakfast area works beautifully.
One visit here can bring you a bowl of cereal, a plate of toast and a mug of coffee.
And for the amount of overnight guests that my parents host on a regular basis,
this re-organization of the breakfast station makes perfect sense!
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Janette - The2Seasons says
I love this.
Wendy@Once upon a rose haven says
Excellent! Your Mom must be very happy.
Have a wonderful week!
~Wendy
Greenearth says
What a great breakfast station.
notyet100 says
U have inspired me to do the same 🙂
Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says
Much more convenient, Angie! I love how you really thought out what would be needed to organize this area.
Cannary Family says
very nicely done!
Allison Shops says
That's a great space! We have a coffee station, but the cupboards above have glass – so no cereal there. It's always nice to be organized!
Dropping by from Met Monday.
Allison
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alimoll says
Looks great Angie! You always do such a fantastic job!
Tanya says
Ha ha, we've lived in our house for more than five years now and my husband can barely find the cereal in see through containers at his eye level in the pantry. Poor man would probably starve if I moved anything now!
Sarah, Three Boys says
What a great idea! Once the boys get older, I may have to do the same!
Libby says
Love it. Now I want a breakfast station of my own 🙂
Dream Mom says
You did a nice job. It's very functional and pretty. I am sure a lot of people would love a breakfast area like that!
Christine says
What an outstanding use of space! Nice job by you…
To The Moon and Back says
Wonderful! Love this idea.
AlexisAnne says
Fabulous! I love to have everything organized together in a neat little space just like that- and not having to think very hard to find everything before that first cup of coffee is very important!
Vivienne @ the V Spot says
Genius!
Heather at Willow Cottage says
This is really a great idea. I think I could do this in my kitchen. Thank you for the inspiration. I can't wait to give this a try. 🙂
Nancy says
You are so good at what you do! Great job.