Sorry for the delay... I took it easy Friday but it sure looks like I did a lot.

I focused on clearing off the counter tops and sorting through the small appliances. When we moved 4 months ago we cleared out many unnecessary appliances. The only thing I decided to get rid of was our cappuccino machine (used only 3 times!) and our broken blender.

I did move some appliances into the basement. These were items that we don't use very often. If I find that we haven't used them much by this time next year they will be sold!

I spent most of my time reorganizing the cabinets and moving things around. I decided to remove my beloved Kitchen Aid Mixer off of the counter and storing it in a cabinet. I haven't wanted to do this because it is so darn heavy and I use it multiple times a week. I'll try it out for a week or two and see how it works. I have to admit that I love how the counter looks now. So clean and empty!

I think we'll get a magnetic knife strip to put somewhere for all of our knives, the knife block is just so awkward on the counter. <strong>Has anyone out there used one of these magnetic strips?</strong> Are they a good idea? Are they safe?
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I'm not nearly done in the kitchen. I still have to clean out the fridge and tackle cleaning the oven (our used gas stove, I'm afraid!!!). I also have 4 drawers that I want to sort through and re-organize. I'll see if I can get those done this weekend! I didn't take before and after photos of the appliance cabinets but I wanted to share how the kitchen looks overall!

On to the photos:

[caption id="attachment_545" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="Kitchen Before"]<img class="size-full wp-image-545" title="kitchen-before-11" src="http://anothernewseason.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/kitchen-before-11.jpg" alt="Kitchen Before" width="200" height="150" />[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_546" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="Kitchen Before"]<img class="size-full wp-image-546" title="kitchen-before-21" src="http://anothernewseason.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/kitchen-before-21.jpg" alt="Kitchen Before" width="200" height="150" />[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_538" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="Kitchen After"]<img class="size-full wp-image-538" title="kitchen-after-1" src="http://anothernewseason.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/kitchen-after-1.jpg" alt="Kitchen After" width="200" height="150" />[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_539" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="Kitchen After"]<img class="size-full wp-image-539" title="kitchen-after-2" src="http://anothernewseason.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/kitchen-after-2.jpg" alt="Kitchen After" width="200" height="150" />[/caption]

Here is a picture of my "coffee center" it's just a lazy susan on top of the fridge with all my coffee stuff! It's like a mini Starbucks in my kitchen!

[caption id="attachment_536" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="Coffee Center"]<img class="size-full wp-image-536" title="coffee-center" src="http://anothernewseason.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/coffee-center.jpg" alt="Coffee Center" width="200" height="150" />[/caption]