Storage and working space

Time for another peek at the inside of our little farmhouse :)

When we originally started building on our farm, it was going to be a weekend place.  An escape from the rat race for a couple of days every so often.

Then the eco-friendly, self-sustainable bug hit me.  And RMan.  And the farm became a lifestyle choice.

So, my kitchen was planned to handle short visits.  With very limited storage.

This is what my kitchen storage
consisted of:
undercounter open shelves,
the island on wheels, and a
couple of wall mounted shelves.
Now who could store what in that?

I, therefore, had to make a plan.

And, in explaining my plan to RMan, I was assisted by this photo...

http://homesteadsurvival.blogspot.com/2012/08/
nice-office-out-of-wasted-space.html

Oh, doesn't that look nice!  It makes the orderly person inside me glow with delight.

In our situation it translates into...

Wasted space under the stairs, just crying out
to be used...

As you all know, we installed a staircase, to gain access to the upstairs bedrooms.  So, naturally, I'm using the space under the stairs as part of my bulk dry goods larder :)

Cramped, but better than nothing

It not as fancy as the first sample picture from 'homesteadsurvival' as we didn't have the floor space to have a long(er) staircase, and thus deeper understair cupboard (at a much sharper angle), but, well, we are on a farm.  And, with a bit of wood work, I think it's acceptable.

TaaDaa!  The staircase (with cupboard
area inside) as it looks today.
And our antique cupboard looks
perfect in front of it :)

I'm not complaining - at all :)