Our Kitchen Mission Statement

We got this idea of creating a Kitchen Mission Statement from Gardenweb.com.

Here's ours, written on May 23, 2012 (you read that right: 2012, not 2013):

We want out kitchen to:
(1) be a place of joyful congregation, cooking and casual eating for our family of four (dog included)
(2) be efficient, organized, easy to find things when prepping meal 2-3x/day for 6 days per week
(3) be light, clean, bright, charming, happy, wonderful place to be in, every time we walk in
(4) have sufficient and clever storage ideas for food (including dog food, rice, fruits, wine), cooking equipments, cookbooks
(5) spacious and function well-enough that two people can prepare meals together without constantly asking each other to move
(6) have hidden recycle/trash/compost
(7) have upgraded/updated electrical and plumbing
(8) have appliances that work well for us and are well-made (can last for at least 20 years!)
(9) be easy to maintain and clean, with space


 We want it to look like it belongs to our house, upscale vintage.  It is simple and clean with beautiful touches.

 We want to feel at ease, light-hearted, peaceful when we walk into it, eager to prepare delicious and nutritious meals to nourish ourselves and friends/families. We want to feel proud of our kitchen and the decisions we made to create it.

 We work with talented people who are delightfully easy and joyful to work with in renovating the kitchen. We are patient with each other and everyone in the family during the renovation process. All issues that come up are easily resolved. We have a great time in renovating the kitchen and absolutely love the end result!