Island Dreams Kitchen Remodel in Afton, MNTraditional Kitchen, Minneapolis

Can you use your hands? Cooking is a hands-on process, and that’s the way it should be. For most of us, it’s relaxing and therapeutic. There’s a subtle joy in chopping vegetables, measuring ingredients and working with your hands and simple tools. Once you take that out of the equation and surrender that control to a hulking, electric, ear-splitting gadget, you’ve relinquished the soul that goes into making good food. And face it: You’re not ever likely to cook a meal for a hundred on a Friday night. That means you probably won’t get much use out of large appliances and gadgets meant to do a simple task at a high volume.

7. Appliance garage. Just about all of us could use a clutter-free countertop, which is why appliance garages are popular. More than 160,000 users like this design, which keeps a blender, toaster and mixer nearby but out of sight.

With an outlet or two in the back wall, the appliances will be ready to use when needed and hidden from sight when not.

I like having an appliance garage with an outlet in the back for four appliances

Idea to turn utility cupboard on side like this under MW cabinet. For Clean countertops It’s a trade-off, you either clutter the kitchen counters with your daily-use appliances, or you store them away in inaccessible cabinets. But what if you could have your cake and eat it too?What if you could keep your gadgets handy, yet hide them away when not in use? A simple solution to your problem is the ‘appliance garage’. All you need is a tiny nook of counter space and a collapsible door.