This is our kitchen in our new apartment. Our last apartment had upgraded appliances and a hanging microwave above the stove. Now that we had to buy a microwave, we even have less space on our counter. Which means, I need to find creative ways to find space.
Over the door paper towel holder, BB&B
Over the door pantry storage, BB&B
Cork Board Mail Center, BB&B
Since we don't have an entryway closet, this would be perfect to put our keys, wallet and mail for the day. I'm really bugged by how much mail we get. It gets really annoying at some points. One way to get rid of mail is to start going paperless with bills, and go online to enter your address on a no-mail list. This is a great site to do so: https://www.catalogchoice.org. It's free, and I just signed up a week ago and already see a difference.
If you find that your space constrained, you might need to decide to get rid of something- whether it's that mixer you got for your wedding that you've used once, or some Tupperware that's getting dingy.
One strategy that I try to do is go through each room every 3-4 months, and go through every.single.item. Ask yourself, "Is this something that's necessary/needed for my family/ me?", "Have I used this item in the last 6 months?" If you answer no to those questions, then it's time to toss, donate or sell.
