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Kitchen Nook

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I have a little kitchen nook that’s my favorite spot in our whole house. 

It happens to be the spot where I spend a large chunk of time, too, at the kitchen sink because there is no dishwasher in our rental house.

I ran across a cute little post from Miss Mustard Seed called gaining space & resourcefulness in mid-January. This was right around the time we were moving into the rental, and there was just something about the way she draped a string of artwork hanging under cubbies that I found charming (Image credit: Miss Mustard Seed). 

Kitchen Nook www.sarahkayhoffman.com Miss Mustard Seed gaining space resourcefulness

I looked at my kitchen nook and thought how similar the shape (of the area directly above the faucet) resembled her cubbies.

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I hit “save” on the blog post, and kept coming back to it.

Kitchen Nook

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I wanted to attach a string like she did, but wasn’t sure what I’d hang on my string that would look cute and make sense.

One day when my mom was over, I showed her the blog post, and she said, “You could hang Samarah’s school artwork there.”

Perfect. It was the best idea because a 4-year-olds artwork is enough to steal my heart during the dreaded dishwashing time.

I also had to fill the space right above it. I didn’t want cubbies like she had because it was already blocked off in one large box, but I wanted something that felt simple, farm-ish, and true to our family home style.

Kitchen Nook www.sarahkayhoffman.com decorating in small spaces DIY

So I did what came most naturally – jars filled with food. Functional and practical just like the DIY Mason Jar Table Centerpieces (that we still have on our table).

I had gotten those jars a long time ago in the dollar section at Target. I filled them with:

  • multi-colored quinoa
  • chia seeds
  • Jade Pearl rice (Lotus Foods, by far the best out there)
  • oats

I also set out the little espresso pot Ceci got for us, and a huge jar of local honey – Hannah’s Honey (if you’re in the area, buy your honey from her). I grabbed one of my wire baskets and filled it with other food items we eat on a weekly basis. Things like sweet potatoes, baby red potatoes, avocado, and squashes (pictured here is spaghetti squash, but I always typically have a kabocha in there as well). Sitting right in front of it all is a little, baby succulent because I find them adorable and the perfect match for my other favorite plant, the orchid.

And last, but not least, one of the best parts of my kitchen nook is the lamp. The shade broke on it, so I don’t currently have one, but this was a lamp (I actually have two) that came straight from my Grandma Josephine (where Samarah gets her middle name). Every single time I look at the lamp, I think of her. 

That, my friends, is our kitchen nook, my favorite space in the whole house. 

Kitchen Nook www.sarahkayhoffman.com

When we move, I will not miss the fact that I don’t have room to do the things I want in the kitchen, but I will absolutely miss this nook. 

What my kitchen nook has taught me about change is that, when given time and a vision beyond cosmetic appearances, something endearing is possible to emerge.

p.s. I’m no decorator – that would be my mother – she’s amazing at it. But I do like to make spaces unique and custom to Ryan, the kids and I and our (oftentimes “different”) style. Do you like when I share posts like this about how I decorate? If so, in the coming year I can share much more because I’m going to be doing it 24/7.

Xox,
SKH

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These posts will all live under “Wellness+Lifestyle” and also tagged with “101 Days of Blogging.” The 101-day series runs from Monday, January 8, 2018, through Wednesday, April 18, 2018.

If there is a topic surrounding change that you would love for me to include in this series, please just CONTACT ME.

Previous 101-Day Change Series Posts

  1. Beginnings are Scary
  2. Change Pain Point
  3. Making Sense of Change
  4. Gratitude Journal
  5. Love Your Baby Girl
  6. Little Things Add Up
  7. House and Home
  8. Sunday Reflections
  9. Two
  10. Chocolate Shake
  11. 3-Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Shake
  12. Chaos is a Temporary State
  13. Thirsty Thursday
  14. Month One
  15. The Nudge to Connect
  16. 11 Favorites from 11 Years in California
  17. One Box at a Time
  18. Good Enough is Enough
  19. There is No Dishwasher
  20. WWDW Number 8
  21. Move Initiated
  22. Sharing My Journey
  23. Back with the Tribe
  24. Small Town Grocery Shopping Part One
  25. January 2018 Catch Up Over Bone Broth
  26. Patsy Clairmont is My Spirit Animal
  27. Let There Be Light
  28. Forgot About Rae
  29. Smiles
  30. Coconut Oil Makeup Remover How To
  31. 9 Ways to Embrace Winter
  32. Escaping People
  33. Coming Home
  34. 105 in 1,095
  35. 40 Before 40
  36. When Change Was Coming
  37. Behavior Correction
  38. Embracing Motherhood
  39. Two Things for Lent
  40. Gluten Free Recipe Roundup Six
  41. Breakdown to Breakthrough
  42. 18 Things About Me
  43. Still Hope
  44. Month Two
  45. Pain is Not Weakness Leaving the Body
  46. Too Much Stuff
  47. Small Changes
  48. Can Wait
  49. Seven
  50. Halfway Mark
  51. Squad Goals
  52. Do We Really Change?
  53. February Catch Up Over Bone Broth
  54. Unplanned
  55. 2018 Natural Products Expo West
  56. New Spaces
  57. Fight Like Hell
  58. 24 Low-FODMAP Items from Thrive Market
  59. Firsts
  60. Flower Girls and Ring Bearer