Beautiful raw kitchen... let's share some pics!

[Aleesha Sattva]

We just painted our kitchen. We love colour... so be warned. This is not a kitchen for people who love beige. *giggling*

I have a juicing station. Nothing cooked ever touches this area. This is for raw live (vegan) food only!

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x87/recyclinggoddess/misc/juicingcounter.jpg

I have my cutting board, my knives and all my spices here. My mason jars and clothes to soak up spills are in the drawers as well. Notice all my tea! mmm my Love tea! (((Yogi tea)))

Next is my juicing fridge. This fridge only has things for juicing in it and trust me when I say it is FULL! Between cantaloupes, apples, young coconuts and greens... it's full!

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x87/recyclinggoddess/misc/juicingfridge.jpg

As we move counter-clockwise around the room... this is the sink area. I painted the cabinets and drawers purple yesterday. I love the colour in this room. So vibrant and alive!

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x87/recyclinggoddess/misc/kitchen.jpg

[Aleesha Sattva]

This is our 135 gallon fish tank. We have another one the same size and another that 210 gallons in the living room. Yup... we love fish! You can see the two fridges beside it. This is the area normal people would have a table... but we are far from normal.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x87/recyclinggoddess/misc/135gallontankandfridges.jpg

And... my new fridge! The black one was delivered yesterday which allowed me to make a fridge for juicing. Everything that was raw for the family moved from my juicing fridge into this new black fridge yesterday. The white fridge is for cooked food. You can't see it but my dehydrator is beside the white fridge.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x87/recyclinggoddess/misc/twoofthreefridges.jpg

And that's a little tour of my kitchen.

Wanna show me yours?

[RawKnitster]

I love your sunny kitchen! Nice work! :D

[streetsurfer]

Very nice! Good lighting too. Looks like a place where lots of love and good conversation is also shared, with the food. I envy your counter space. Cute door handles!

I also dig that you like fish tanks. Salt and fresh water?

(giggling as I notice we have the same waste can)

our kitchen colors-butter, corn husk, toasted apricot, pale smoke.

[Aleesha Sattva]

any pics street?

we had salt water but honestly... the critters just die and i felt like i was raping the ocean. so all our tanks are fresh water. many of the fish we have are over 5 years and many over 10 years old. ;)

i'll have even more counter space when my hubby adds the cutting boards inside those two large drawers on my juicing station. it'll double my space!

[streetsurfer]

any pics street?

I might take more after I straighten up a bit. Kitchen really needs to be reconfigured, but here is an example of the colors. Ooops, I could've closed the cabinet doors, I guess. The laundy room to the right is in carolina parakeet I think.

[GlimR]

Vibrant and FULL of life..beautiful Aleesha~:D

[Aleesha Sattva]

thanks GlimR.

Street I love your colour choices. Did you pick them or your wife?

[streetsurfer]

Thank you. I picked the butter and pale smoke (it's a light gray in the blue tones) and Lisa brought in the corn husk. She later added the apricot over one wall as a test. I think she wants that on more wall area. It's just been a cover up of the previous owner's colors so far. I'd like to make one bank of cabinets into an L base and add more counter prep space.

[Aleesha Sattva]

I really like those colours a lot. You two have great taste!

We've decided to add two more cupboard doors to the purples. The two above the stove will be painted purple in the next few days. ;) It was my son's suggestion and I think it'll be perrrrrrfect. It'll balance the room nicely!

AND I picked up some black marble tiles today. Placed them on the counter where the coffee pot it... so the entire back foot of cupboard space is all black marble. It looks amazing!

[streetsurfer]

I know lisa would love your purple too. Do I see it on the ceiling fan blades over the tank? Clever! Oh, and I like the tile idea.

[Aleesha Sattva]

those fan blades do look purple in the pic... but they are a wood grain. ;)

ya the tiles are a cheapo way to have a marble counter top.

[RawHealthyBeauty]

I'm really digging the kitchen tour! Cool! :cool:

I really like your kitchen alot!! So much fun vibes!!! :)

I'm so in love with every fish tank I see!!! That's an awesome size of a tank!!! I wish I could come over and hang with ya!! My family used to have a really big one when I was a child and would just stare into it for hours!! It's one of my favorite things in life!! :D

Here's a a little tour of where I eat and create raw goodies!!!

Recycling Station! Dehydrator Corner! Juicer, VitaMix, And Food Processor! Spices and cutting board!
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[Aleesha Sattva]

*giggling* you mixed up your last two pics. i was looking at your spice centre and thinking "where's she hiding her vita-mix?" :D

i love you black cupboards!!!

[RawHealthyBeauty]

Oh! Aleesha and Street, I love your choices of color!

Someone once said this to me and it's a beautiful thing!!

"Color your world beautiful!!!"

[DebB]

Hi Aleesha ~ What a JOY it must be to work in your kitchen! Or should I say, play? And look at all your loooovely counter space
~ sigh ~ Just great!

[RawHealthyBeauty]

I could camaflouge my VitaMix, it's a very special talent I have. ;)

The cupboard appears black in the pics, it's a very dark brown "pretend" wood grain. It's a brand new built apartment complex I live in, I didn't decorate any of it. I do love the cupboards too! :D

No kidding about all the counter space you've got, heaven space!!! :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

It's so funny that you are both talking about counter space... cause I have so little. At least it seems like too little in my world. That's why I'm having my hubby add the huge cutting boards into the drawers on my juicing station. That way I don't have to put my juicers away when we have a big meal. I can just pull them both out and VOILA I'll have extra counter space!

I suppose some of the reason I feel like I have so little counter space is because I won't use some areas as they are often used for preparing meat and I'm not interested in having any of my food or utensils near those areas. *ewwww* I clean them well but still... this Mama likes to have her raw food away from there.

[RawHealthyBeauty]

Hmmm.....?

How about some kind of a mini island in the kitchen, or like like one of those culinary tables in the middle of the kitchen for more space.

The cutting board drawers sounds really cool!! Great idea! :)

[sport]

I have a new house and therefore a new kitchen.
One addition that I made was to put in a second set of sinks. Now I do not have to wash my veg and greens in the sink that is used for dirtier things like plates that have had pizza and nasty things on them.

[GlimR]

It's so cool seeing everyone's kitchens. Mine is pretty small but I love it and take so much pleasure in it. Bear in mind DH is NOT raw or anywhere near it~

[lovenlife]

I have a tiny kitchen, no where near enough room for all I do there. My counter is prob a total of five feet long and that includes a flat top stove as part....eeeekazoids....

Actually am toying with idea to move maybe. Not because of that. Just to move....hahaha yeah right!

[Aleesha Sattva]

Glimr, we have the same salad spinner only mine is orange! :D


Hmmm.....?

How about some kind of a mini island in the kitchen, or like like one of those culinary tables in the middle of the kitchen for more space.

The cutting board drawers sounds really cool!! Great idea! :)

we don't have room for an island, or i'd have one already. that's why i'm doing this cutting board idea... it's a hidden island! if i ever get to design my own kitchen, no matter how big it is, i'll have them put cutting boards all the way around the room. double the counter space is never a bad idea IMO.


I have a new house and therefore a new kitchen.
One addition that I made was to put in a second set of sinks. Now I do not have to wash my veg and greens in the sink that is used for dirtier things like plates that have had pizza and nasty things on them.

i would LOVE that. you have no idea how much i scrub mine to make sure nothing is touching my food. we also feed our dogs raw... so you imagine how much energy i waste thinking about the raw dog food getting near my stuff. :eek:

[AllergyGirl]

I don't know if it's beautiful, but it's my raw kitchen. :P

This is a shot of the left side of my kitchen...
http://i1038.photobucket.com/albums/a461/SuzanneDeJong/006.jpg

And the right side...
http://i1038.photobucket.com/albums/a461/SuzanneDeJong/007.jpg

Moving around the room in a clockwise manner, first we have my prep area - juicer, food processor, counter space...
http://i1038.photobucket.com/albums/a461/SuzanneDeJong/001-1.jpg

Ripening fruit, and yes...even the kitchen sink...
http://i1038.photobucket.com/albums/a461/SuzanneDeJong/002-1.jpg

[AllergyGirl]

Dish area, and a smaller prep area - vita mix lives here, with some nice ripe tomatoes...
http://i1038.photobucket.com/albums/a461/SuzanneDeJong/003.jpg

The brand-spanking-new dehydrator! Notice my stove has been converted into an extra "counter" top. My sweetheart got me a nice sheet of plywood, cut it into the correct size, and painted it white (it's already got spots on it from brightly colored fruit juices) so I could use this space too!
http://i1038.photobucket.com/albums/a461/SuzanneDeJong/004.jpg

And finally this tiny spot next to the stove/dehydrator is just used for books when I need a recipe, or fruit storage (no room in the fridge for the apples)...
http://i1038.photobucket.com/albums/a461/SuzanneDeJong/005.jpg

I sure wish I knew how to make the pictures small and clickable the way everyone else does them - maybe someone will tell me now! :)

[Shels]

Looks good AllergyGirl. =] Wow you have a big kitchen, lol. We have the same food processor!
How fast do your tomatoes go bad on the counter? I've always kept mine in the fridge.

[AllergyGirl]

Oh yeah - it's huge. I have to go into the living room to open the fridge...LOL

They don't really go bad on the counter because I use them fairly quickly. I can't stand the mealy texture of tomatoes once they've been in the fridge, so I don't store them in there unless I absolutely have to.

[Aleesha Sattva]

you shouldn't keep tomatoes in the fridge. they become more acidic that way. (at least i think i'm remembering that correctly). i keep my 15 pound flat of tomatoes on the counter and even though they are ripe when i buy them... they never go bd before i use them.

thanks for sharing your home with us allergy!

[drolemil]

My kitchen is far from raw, as I share with family. :o Though I have a part of the counter reserved for myself where I chop/vitamix/food process/etc, and I also get the two large produce drawers in the fridge just for my stuff, as well as the drawers in the more spacious garage fridge. I have 1 1/2 shelves in the cabinet to myself where I keep my dry goods, and 2 rows of the dining room's food shelves for room temp produce and my knicknacks. :D

On the tomato topic, just wanna add that refrigerated tomatoes aren't as flavorful than when they are room temp. ;) If you are worried about them going bad (like I often do) I keep some out and some in the fridge, and as I use the room temp tomatoes I take out the refrigerated ones.

[RawHealthyBeauty]

Aleesha. yeah I figured you would have one in the kitchen by now if there was room, just thinking of those really slim rectangle kinds that wouldn't take up too much space and yet more counter space.
Is your hubby done with building these cool cutting board drawers? Either way it'll be cool to see pics on how this gives you more room. It's really a great idea. I've already said that! Just love to say it again!! :)

I agree with GlimR, it is so cool to see other's people kitchen on here!!

[Aleesha Sattva]

we took the day off today... he'll be making them tomorrow. i promise to post pics when they are done!!! :)

[streetsurfer]

Everybody is so organized! Thanks for the kind words about color choices, but the credit goes to Fiesta for our dishes color scheme and Lisa's wanting to try and coordinate with that.

This shows the greatest part of our counterspace. There's a fair amount of floor space to turn around in, but it's a rearrangement process to begin a new food project most of the time. There's probably enough floor space for us to have a narrow island. We're lacking storage space...we have a shelving unit of food in the living room even, dehydrator stores in laundry room, etc. (:o). I ought not complain though, we are blessed to have a dry place to lay our heads.

To the right is the micro and the kitchen wraps around to the stove and not much storage. Left is the table, and a wire rack with foods, the juicer, bowls and strainer and such, is next to the cat....meet Precious, eating as usual. I told her to wave her tail but she's too interested in her breakfast. A small fan for airflow over the sprouts is mounted at the top of the rack.

[Aleesha Sattva]

as you know i'm a huge fan of yellow in the kitchen... verrrrrry nice street! and give precious a squeeze for me please!

[streetsurfer]

Kitty liked your hug and is now purring.;) She says "mmmrrrhh".

The opposite sides cabinets have the base and top row (in place of what is soffit on the other side) in the corn husk, with the middle ones in the butter.

I think someone once commented it was looking like a Rubik's cube.....:D

Did you use a cabinet and trim paint on your doors? I did not and while the yellow's finish is easy to clean, it seems like it marks easily.

[Aleesha Sattva]

the yellow shows every bit of everything. which is why i've added some purple to my kitchen. the cabinets below the sink were hard to keep looking nice. this way, the purple is semi-gloss and will clean up easier and not stain as much.

that's also why my juicing count is now purple. LOL beet juice stains!

i dont' have doors in my kitchen... so no door frames to do. ;)

[xPIXIEx]

Lovely colors, Aleesha! In our old house, I painted the walls BRIGHT yellow. It was great. I love color.

[Aleesha Sattva]

Ya yellow is so bright and cheerful... I love it love it love it!

[green jeanie]

I love my kitchen but i had guests over again this weekend and they were on their own when i was outside in the woods with the kids.

the same thing always happens!!!!

i come back in and i spend the next hour getting teased about how they can't find any POTS AND PANS in my house......and dramatic teasing such as "do you have a spoon"........"i would ask you for a bowl but"..........

i live alone, i eat raw, this year i bought myself a 400.00 blender....i think i'll pass on the pots and pans budget

[Aleesha Sattva]

i agree! who needs em!!!

[seRAWnity]

I love everyone's kitchens!! I don't post a lot I don't always have something to share, I am still very green ;) in my rawness, BUT I do have a raw kitchen I can share!!!

So here are some pics of my kitchen and my fabulous pull out built in recycling bins!

[Aleesha Sattva]

sooooooooooooooooooooooooo nice!!! i love love love your kitchen!!! esp the moose head wine holder! love that!

[GlimR]

Wow...gorgeous kitchen!!! Love all the counters and cabinet space.

[rawmoose]

Beautiful kitchens everyone, I love seeing these pictures! Aleesha I adore the colors in yours.

seRAWnity! LOVE your kitchen.. aleesha thanks for pointing out the moose wine holder, I hadn't noticed it the first time I looked. That is too cool, I love moose :D

My kitchen isn't much but I'll try to get some pictures to share!

[Mindy Sue]

seRAWnity - BEAUTIFUL kitchen. Tons of counter space - it must be fun creating raw in your kitchen. I love your wine rack ;) I am not a fan of bright colors unless it's in a kids room, so yours is my kind of kitchen!

[seRAWnity]

Thank you everyone for the compliments! :) Who ever designed my kitchen was a genius, the cupboards are amazing and the space is so functional.

The color is the same all through the ground floor, the house is very open, the only rooms that are divided are the beds and baths so it would be hard to change the coloring but it's warm and with the right accents the color is actually very very nice and goes well with just about everything!

Thanks again, wish I could invite you all over for a raw-tasting party!

[sport]

http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad233/sport7866/Kitchen/IMG_0726.jpg
http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad233/sport7866/Kitchen/IMG_0724.jpg

How do I make my pictures smaller.

[Aleesha Sattva]

you need to make your pics smaller before you upload them...

i love your little tents!!!

i rearranged more of my kitchen this morning...i now have a *drum roll please* tomato drawer!!! yup... all it holds is lovely vine ripened tomatoes. *beaming*

off to get more paint... guess what i'm doing this weekend? yup... freshening up the yellow in my kitchen!

[sport]

you need to make your pics smaller before you upload them...

i love your little tents!!!

i rearranged more of my kitchen this morning...i now have a *drum roll please* tomato drawer!!! yup... all it holds is lovely vine ripened tomatoes. *beaming*

off to get more paint... guess what i'm doing this weekend? yup... freshening up the yellow in my kitchen!

I uploaded from photo-bucket. I will have to experiment but of course if I learn what to do I will have forgotten it by the next time I want to do it.
My tents are from bed, bath and beyond.
I love yellow on anything. So bright and sunny.

[snoops]

I love the coloured pots on your windowsill!

[sport]

I love the coloured pots on your windowsill!

Thank you but you know that you are supposed to be admiring my lovely selection of fruit.

[ferb]

Aleesha, amazing colors for your kitchen. sadly I can't paint only color I can do is small appliances, curtains table cloths, and your color pallette is the same one my dd's school used to brighten up their class room they now have scooby doo, fred and wilma, smurfs, and a few more that I can't recall off hand decorating the walls of the study center.

[AllergyGirl]

I love your little tents, Sport, but if you'd like I'll admire your fruit instead. :P

[Aleesha Sattva]

i just freshened up the yellow in my kitchen and... *drum roll please*... we bought a new black sink today! it's granite and gorrrrrrgeous. our sink is so stained and about 30+ years old... it needed to be changed.

hubby is doing the exchange tomorrow morning... i'm salivating thinking about it!

*giddy*

[snoops]

LOL Sport!! Of course the fruit looks delicious:D

[sport]

i just freshened up the yellow in my kitchen and... *drum roll please*... we bought a new black sink today! it's granite and gorrrrrrgeous. our sink is so stained and about 30+ years old... it needed to be changed.

hubby is doing the exchange tomorrow morning... i'm salivating thinking about it!

*giddy*

Another photo due.

[sport]

I love your little tents, Sport, but if you'd like I'll admire your fruit instead. :P

The tents are great. I am amazed at the fact that the fruit flies have not found a way to get in there. It also means that they sit on top and I can use the mini dyson to pick them up and remove them. It is a great system.

[drolemil]

The tents are great. I am amazed at the fact that the fruit flies have not found a way to get in there. It also means that they sit on top and I can use the mini dyson to pick them up and remove them. It is a great system.

Where do you get your tents? I have a bit of fruit flies lurking around my produce as well.

[sport]

Where do you get your tents? I have a bit of fruit flies lurking around my produce as well.

Bed Bath and Beyond. They come in a pack of 2 and are not expensive.

[drolemil]

Bed Bath and Beyond. They come in a pack of 2 and are not expensive.

Thanks! :D

[PunkRotten]

This is our 135 gallon fish tank. We have another one the same size and another that 210 gallons in the living room. Yup... we love fish! You can see the two fridges beside it. This is the area normal people would have a table... but we are far from normal.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x87/recyclinggoddess/misc/135gallontankandfridges.jpg


What kind of fish do you keep? I keep fish too, I like cichlids, puffers, catfish etc

[Aleesha Sattva]

in that tank... you are seeing a school of bismarck frontosas, daffodil pulchers and some alto. comp. there are also some cats and plecos in there as well.

in our 125 gallon we have a variety of malawi cichlids, in our 210 gallon we have a collection of plecos (many of them rare/hard to find), eels, bicher, rope fish, cats, botias, rainbows... all community fish. in the 46 gallon in my bedroom, i have fancy goldfish and in our son's room he has a pet blue crayfish. we've really scaled down... we had 13 tanks set up at one time... but i needed more room for living. LOL

[PunkRotten]

Sounds like you guys are alot like me. I love fish tanks. At the moment though all I have is a big puffer, and I have a planted aquarium. I decided to go that route and see if I could possibly keep a planted tank, they are kind of tricky. You ever heard of monsterfishkeepers.com ?

Its a fish website with people just like this. Big tanks with big fish, predators, exotic/rare and everything in between really.

[Aleesha Sattva]

i was a member there a few years ago... i was also an admin for a cichlid forum but this forum takes most of my free time now.

[Aleesha Sattva]

okay so... at last... i've taken some pics of my kitchen which is finally finished. i took these right before i did the oiling of the cutting boards (one was done and one wasn't) so they are both done now.

you can see my new sink - which i love!!! my new space in my kitchen with my cutting boards which can be hidden under my cupboard if needed. it may be a smallish kitchen but these cutting boards are used every day by me and i love how much they've increased my space! i usually stand with one drawer and board closed... and one open with stuff on it while i juice.

so here it is... the finished job! you can see i got the purple upper cupboard doors done (above the stove) and the yellow cupboards have all been repainted as well.

so i feel like i have a whole new kitchen!

(oh and the third fridge is a dream... a total dream. everyone should have three IMO)

[RawHealthyBeauty]

I sooooo soooo sooooo looooove your cutting boards!!! Very Brilliant!!!
And painting your kitchen turned out really nice with your cool new sink!! :)
You did an awesome job!! :cool:

[Aleesha Sattva]

thanks. i came up with the idea for the cutting boards and i'm very pleased with myself for thinking of it. my hubby used his skills to make it a reality and he did a beautiful job of it. it cost about $40 in total... wood and the little 'rails' that the board goes in and out.

[RawHealthyBeauty]

That's really a nice deal! Your hubby did a nice job with your idea.
Well, your kitchen turned out really cool!!!
Looks like you're gonna have tons of fun in your new kitchen!!!
I'm suppose to take a break from the computer and just had to tell you that I admire your cutting boards and your kitchen! :cool:

Peace and Love!!! :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

thanks whoa! nice avatar change btw ;)

[RawHealthyBeauty]

Thanks Aleesha!! :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

wow that's the third avatar i've seen for you tonight LOL ;) i love the colour one of this current one best. ;)

[RawHealthyBeauty]

Me too, like this one the best!! Because I'm all smiles!!!! :) Thanks!!

[monkapotapus]

I have been re-setting up my Raw Food Kitchen today & thought I'd share a couple pictures.......

This one shows my 9 tray Excalibur, food processor, ancient Vita-Mix & Cuisinart Blenders......

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/monkapotapus/kitchen9-5-10004.jpg

This one shows my spice/condiment cupboard.....

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/monkapotapus/kitchen9-5-10002-1.jpg

The cut outs on the spice cupboard actually have a frosted look with a design in them, but you can't tell from the pictures.....

The other side of my sink is full of drying dishes right now.......lol - didn't figure you needed to see that......

[DebB]

I have been re-setting up my Raw Food Kitchen today & thought I'd share a couple pictures.......

This one shows my 9 tray Excalibur, food processor, ancient Vita-Mix & Cuisinart Blenders......

This one shows my spice/condiment cupboard.....

The cut outs on the spice cupboard actually have a frosted look with a design in them, but you can't tell from the pictures.....

The other side of my sink is full of drying dishes right now.......lol - didn't figure you needed to see that......

Ooooh - what year is your home? I could see right away that your cupboard doors were frosted. I love your neat kitchen! I love any/everything vintage (including your Vita-Mix!).

Even though our house was built in the 70s, it's vintage style. I guess I'm trying to bring back a bit of our turn-of-the-century homes we had back in Illinois (sigh). *Ü*

[monkapotapus]

Thanks Deb!
I think the house was built in the 60's....
We did that to the cupboard doors when we remodeled the kitchen 6 yrs ago. They were solid.
My boyfriend also installed the stone counter top - he has some talent! :cool:
I am grateful for that - he is a jack of all trades!!

Here's a picture of the bare countertop:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/monkapotapus/kitchen9-5-10001.jpg

[Aleesha Sattva]

beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeautiful clean kitchen you have there Monk!!! I loooooove your spice cupboard!

[DebB]

Thanks Deb!
I think the house was built in the 60's....
We did that to the cupboard doors when we remodeled the kitchen 6 yrs ago. They were solid.
My boyfriend also installed the stone counter top - he has some talent! :cool:
I am grateful for that - he is a jack of all trades!!



He did a beautiful job on the stone countertops - ooooooh! And what a difference I bet it made to open up the upper cabinet doors like that, great idea :)

I'm looking forward to a kitchen remodel in a few years, until then I'll dream about it - what fun! *Ü*

[DawnD]

Cool counter tops Monk! My husband wants me to consider tile on my island. My kitchen is demolished right now and I have just enough room to prep food on the counters that are left. I haven't had a stove for 2 weeks and it is so funny not to even realize that they are gone. I just don't think about it! My plans are to have an island with open shelves and baskets to hold the smaller items. I will have shelves on one wall to hold all the every day dishes and most used items. I'm so excited. I will try to post my pictures when its done.

[monkapotapus]

Thanks Ladies!! :D

Aleesha~I LOVE the colors & new sink/cutting boards you & your hubby did a wonderful job!!! So vibrant & full of life~:o

Can't wait to see pics of your new kitchen Dawn! :D

.....yours too....in a couple years Deb! :p

[drolemil]

I have some wonderful news~!

I've recently moved with my mum (I'm currently 15) to Cali, while my great aunt and great grandfather remain in our old home. Ya see, their food used to be everywhere, while I got 2 drawers in the fridge. My aunt would always tsk-tsk when she saw me in the kitchen and hover around me when I was there while she was microwaving or cleaning. Very unpleasant.

But now, my mum has granted me complete authroity of the kitchen! :D She's a vegetarian herself, and she's fine with eating raw food if I make the meals for her. (She wouldn't mind dropping some pounds, either ;)) So now I have all the space and freedom I want within the kitchen, and I have the entire refrigerator to myself!! :D (Though she gets a drawer for non-raw vegan stuff, which for her is soda and walmart juice.) Having the kitchen is such an amazing freedom I've been dreaming of; I've never felt so liberated. :o Just gotta share my joy to the world~

[Aleesha Sattva]

that IS truly great news. just think... you are shining your light so brightly... how many people will be inspired by YOU!

[DawnD]

Drolemil that is great to hear and sounds like you have a great mum. So happy for you. Take care of her. You'll want to keep her around for a long time!

Well for me...I got home today to a kitchen and DR coverd in plastic and sheet rock mud. I mean plastic hanging from the walls, light fixtures etc. They sprayed my ceilings today to do a "knock down" texture. Sure stinks. And where the heck is my Vitamix. I put the final 2 cents worth on the design of my island and it will be built tomorrow. It will have open storage and come complete with recycle bin storage. Woot Woot! I cant wait to send pictures.

[Aleesha Sattva]

Dawn, what a treat... I can't wait for pics!

[January Noir]

My Little Kitchen - I plan to purchase a range cover so I can have more counter space when I'm not using the stove. I still cook/entertain for my family and friends (hence the coffee maker) whenever they come over.

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[Aleesha Sattva]

nice kitchen!!!

[January Noir]

Thanks Aleesha! My boyfriend says it looks like "Dexter's Laboratory." :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

hahahahahaha

[ArcturusXIV]

Gah! You guys make me jealous... I have always wanted a raw kitchen with produce sitting in baskets on the counters & sink.

[k8sl8]

I have some wonderful news~!

I've recently moved with my mum (I'm currently 15) to Cali, while my great aunt and great grandfather remain in our old home. Ya see, their food used to be everywhere, while I got 2 drawers in the fridge. My aunt would always tsk-tsk when she saw me in the kitchen and hover around me when I was there while she was microwaving or cleaning. Very unpleasant.

But now, my mum has granted me complete authroity of the kitchen! :D She's a vegetarian herself, and she's fine with eating raw food if I make the meals for her. (She wouldn't mind dropping some pounds, either ;)) So now I have all the space and freedom I want within the kitchen, and I have the entire refrigerator to myself!! :D (Though she gets a drawer for non-raw vegan stuff, which for her is soda and walmart juice.) Having the kitchen is such an amazing freedom I've been dreaming of; I've never felt so liberated. :o Just gotta share my joy to the world~

WOW, WOW, wow! Good for you. Make lots of good stuff!!!!! and enjoy your kitchen!

[Mary Kay]

I am reading this thread with interest because we are going to be moving our kitchen to a larger room. It is teeny tiny 7 ft x 9 feet!

I have some questions for you folks: Aleesha, is your sink a composite? do you worry about it outgassing? That is what is holding me back from a composite...All that hot water hitting it, with me standing above it.....

And Monk, I love the stone look ---your boyfriend did a great job! But do you find the seams in the counters to be a pain in the butt to wipe? How are you liking the tile so far?

And who knew those great little tents are from Bed, Bath and Beyond?

Thanks everyone,

Mary Kay

[Aleesha Sattva]

it's a resin granite sink - there is no outgassing. ;)

[monkapotapus]

I am reading this thread with interest because we are going to be moving our kitchen to a larger room. It is teeny tiny 7 ft x 9 feet!

I have some questions for you folks:

And Monk, I love the stone look ---your boyfriend did a great job! But do you find the seams in the counters to be a pain in the butt to wipe? How are you liking the tile so far?

Thanks everyone,

Mary Kay

Thanks Mary Kay - Yes, he did a great job! :D
The seams can be a little of a pain to wipe sometimes, but I try to do it right away, so nothing stains them. I love the tile!
Thanks for asking~:)

[k8sl8]

I probably win the prize for the smallest kitchen. We live full-time in a Motorhome (up north) in the summer and a park model in FL in the winter.

There are cupboards on the opposite side above the dinette and sofa, so there really is a quite a bit of storage. I'm a happy camper. Note there is no oven. A raw fooders heaven - more storage.

[Aleesha Sattva]

nice!!! compact but functional!!!

[Conscious Midwife]

Coll. the beauty of RAW, no stove required. Compact is cool:)

[Mary Kay]

k8sl8 --yep, you def win the prize! But you actually have more counterspace than I....sigh.

Monk, thanks for the comeback.

Aleesha --a composite granite sink is only 80% granite and 20% acrylic resin. A while back while looking it up, I came across a site that talked about how the workers who made these needed extra exhaust due to all the formaldehyde outgassing....and then the exhaust was getting into the neighborhoods ...etc. So I am wary. Still no time to finalize my research. I hope though that you are right and I am wrong, because I do like the composite sinks and their price....Just don't like that resin..... I'm also not liking the "green countertops" etc too --"green" because they use recycled aluminum etc -- because of all the unnatural resin used, which doesn't seem very "green" to me.....

I hope to someday be able to post a nice-looking pic here....because right now, you'd never know I was as much into food prep as I am, due to my crappy little kitchen. I do have quite a few "food-prep" appliances/toys though --scattered around the house...

Mary Kay

[Aleesha Sattva]

oh wow I didn't know. :O