The long counter left of the sink free from base cabinets to make a laundry sorting center with room for 3 hamper baskets, labeled according to laundry load type: Light, Dark, and Gentle. After much online searching for perfectly-sized hampers, the homeowner ran an errand at WalMart and found...

When there's no ironing to be done, the ironing center becomes a bathroom counter — note the toothbrushes and other sundries lined up against the wall.

Recessing these cabinets into the wall stud space created just enough depth to store tissues and other bathroom items.