turning lemons into lemonade?

as posted earlier, we were really at a loss at to what to do with our kitchen when we first moved in. right now we have islands/store in the living area (which is what we're going to tackle next... hopefully we can find a great vintage loveseat!) which is really what makes our kitchen tolerable. a lot of the refurbished apartments in the building have an bar area with a lot more storage/counter space and its definitely enviable, but i'm proud to say we have made it work.

here are some photos i took earlier of the kitchen... in all of its glory, complete with dishes in the sink...


as you can see, our actual kitchen has pretty limited counter space... this is redeemed by buttercup, my kitchenaid stand mixer.

we also have the displeasure of having a single, unnaturally small sink. needless to say, a day's worth of dishes doesn't stand a chance...

we have UNICORNS! and spices. i also have a whole drawer with more spices.

this island is pretty awesome... we keep most of our appliances in it, including the electric knife that ryan brought home from work around thanksgiving!

the second island has measuring/mixing things and some vintage pyrex. ryan got me the hello kitty toaster for christmas, and the utensil holder was one of the first things we bought for the apartment!

i do like our apartment... and even how the "kitchen" is... so here's a glimpse into the panda life!