Need to see more of the kitchen

Hi ccryer,
Maybe it was used as a medicine/vitamin cabinet. I do like your idea though.

small appliances maybe....like a hand mixer or a small blender?

These are the realtors photos. The kitchen is currently covered in moving boxes!

Oh- medicine and vitamins are a good idea!

I'm donating most of the really small appliances since I haven't been using them. My blender and kitchenaid mixer are out- so easy to use!

We have something similar, and it sort of collect small oddments from the kitchen -- the vitamins, the couple of shot glasses for evening tippling, a heating pad we use for chest congestion, a rack of napkins we can pull out when we have informal company, the tupperware of special food for that one cat...

I'd wait and see what else occurs to you -- for example, depending on how you use the various counters, this might end up being handy for most-used baking stuff (salt, baking soda), or for small pesky sink accessories like drain fresheners or that scrubbie that only comes out for burned-on stuff, or your favorite set of family-only souvenir mugs. Or you could fill one shelf with plastic shopping bags, if you don't have a magical place to stow those, or plastic ware that's just for when the grandkids visit... etc. Storage spaces attract uses! :)

Oh trust me. You'll find something to put in there! Give it a minute. Save the space until you discover what you need it for. Congrats on the new home! Lovely.

In one house, I used a similar cabinet for kids (and pets) vitamines, aspirin, themometer, etc... as the kids usually found me in the kitchen or den to tell me they did not feel well; having those things close was convenient. In our current house (empty nesters), we use it for coffee mugs and water bottles. You'll figure out something and make good use of it. Congrats on the new house!

What about rolled or folded kitchen towels? I also think the cutting board storage is a good idea.

I have the same size cabinet in my butler pantry area. I put shot glasses etc. on there. Maybe you could put a glass cabinet door instead of solid, and put little decorative items in there??

Do you use Costco size spice containers? They could go there. Or remove or adjust a shelf and make it the cereal cabinet, or keep your vases there. Cookbooks? Cutting boards storage is a good idea if they fit vertically. The goodies stash? You'll think of something. It's a pretty kitchen.

Band-aids, vitamins, hand soap refills or hand lotion

Since we usually buy big containers of dishwasher tablets at Costco, I keep a smaller plastic container of them in the upper cabinet next to the sink. I'm old enough to appreciate not having to bend over to get them from under the sink once, sometimes twice a day.

Dry cereal boxes?..

Cookies?...crackers?...much depends on the depth of the cabinets...if they are regular depth small items will not be as accessible...if deep enough cutting boards are an excellent idea...anything that is big and light weight will make the best use of the space...you can manage a box of oatmeal from the top shelf...not so much a bunch of little items

I have something similar, but worse because it's a triangle shaped cabinet on the end. I have a holder with vinegar, oil, salt and pepper, as well as a small spice rack that I used to keep on the counter. Salt and Pepper shakers, a little sugar dish and some butter dishes in there.

Since it is next to the sink, I would use it for my tea towels and dish cloths.

I have always found, that when moving in to a new kitchen, it takes about a year for the kitchen to tell me how it wants to be used.