Kitchen worktop

My kitchen also has a split personality.

On one run of work surface (sort of like a dresser

A bowl of fruit
a bowl of grapes
a bowl of lemons
lots of a few bottles of cooking alcohol
a cake plate
a radio
2 tablets

Run next to the cooker

Bread bin
Kenwood mixer
Kenwood liquidiser attachment
toaster
large utensil pot
olive oil
salt pig
salt and pepper grinders
spoon rest

between the cooker and the sink

kettle
coffee machine
tea, sugar, coffee containers
teabag container
tea pot
tea strainer
washing up liquid
hand wash
glass egg cup for holding rings etc
2 biscuit containers (one gf)
kitchen roll holder
dog door stop

Bet you hadn't realised I was a minimalist

Kenwood Chef
Kenwood blender attachment
Sugar jar
Kettle
Microwave
Toaster
Three tier electric steamer
Bread maker (which I'm trying to sell)
Bag of kitchen waste for compost bin
Large box of washing powder, too big to fit in cupboard
Pasta jar
2 x Utensil holders (one for wooden spoons, the other for plastic, non-stick things)
Fruit bowl
Telephone
Pile of random paperwork tucked in behind fruit bowl
Small box containing GS's broken dinosaur puzzle which I've promised to glue.
GD's broken high chair toy, which I've also promised to glue.

My son is another one who likes to keep all surfaces clear. He even has a silver roll top cupboard with a plug point inside where the kettle lives. He just slides the roll top up halfway to use the kettle! Although he does now have a coffee machine on one worktop, because it is in constant use and wouldn't fit next to the kettle.

I tidied my coffee maker , food processor and bread maker away . When I went to make bread there was no room to put the machine down ! The " stuff " had multiplied and migrated

Oops! Forgot the kitchen roll holder!

On my L shaped worktop:
A glass worktop saver
Coffee jar
Tea canister
Kettle
Toaster
A box of pastels (for drawing, not for eating!)
A food processor in the corner
A piece of frozen beef
A jelly DH is preparing for tomorrow
A bag of cookies that DH just brought back from the supermarket (they won't be around long!)
Three silicone pot stands
The charger for the iPad.

Strange as it may seem, despite all this "stuff" it doesn't seem all that cluttered ?!

I used to tell my mum it's a kitchen, not an operating theatre. I like a house to be lived in, not a show house. That's my excuse!

Nomorechickens Ah, the mantra of lazy people.

Lots of the above essentials, plus post, papers, pens and pencils in a tub, steamer, breadmaker, specs (3 pairs?) etc etc etc
Oh dear
Tomorrow I am going to have a purge.

Our kitchen has a split personality. The modern fitted end has kettle, toaster, coffee machine, chopping board and utensil jar on the worktop.

Down in my 'what I call vintage/bootroom' end the pine worktop is cluttered up with fruit bowl(full of junk), microwave, radio, bread bin, tin of dog treats and wire basket for eggs.

A kitchen is for using not for being a show home.

Essentials which can't be put away - bread bin, bread board, toaster, coffee machine, compost bin, fruit bowl, sea monkeys, kitchen roll, dead tea bag tray
Things which should and will be put away - peanut butter, butter, bread knife, eggs, tomatoes, child's toothbrush and toothpaste, coffee, bunny's waistcoat, sunglasses, bills, phone charger, tea bags, spray cleaner, small paint scraper, opened packet of sunflower seeds.
Oh dear.

Far too much! (On mine that is) which I was houseproud......

On my worktop are the following:-
Canisters with tea, coffee and sugar
3 boxes of assorted green tea
toaster,
Kettle,
Knives in stand,
Halogen oven
Dolce Gusto coffee machine,
Microwave oven,
Weighing scale
Kitchen Ninja food processor.
Roll of kitchen paper.

Oh dear, what a lot. In my defence I use every one of them! ?

Pretty much the same.
One side, kettle, coffee machine, tea, coffee, sugar jars and dish for wet teabags.
Other side. Pot stand, breadbin, breadboard, toaster, scales, utensil pot, covered pot for food waste, kitchen roll holder, timer in form of a ladybird and a currently empty fruit bowl.

Kettle, toaster, coffee jar, tea bags, coffee maker, coffee pods, 2 mugs filled with biros and pens, kitchen cutting board and a cooling casserole!