- Hey everyone, it's Natasha from natashaskitchen.com
and today we're doin' something completely different.
We've had so many requests for a kitchen tour
and that's exactly what we're gonna do today.
We're gonna go through everything
and this really is our dream kitchen.
Enjoy.
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When we designed our house we really wanted an open concept.
So it goes from the kitchen to
the dining room and on into the living room.
Everything just flows together which
is really great for entertaining
and lighting was really important to us
because our first house was really dark
so we wanted to have huge windows with great daylight
and tons of lights in the kitchen.
You can never have too many light bulbs in the kitchen
'cause a bright space is a happy place (laughs).
Alright, let's take a look at our island.
And as you can see it is huge (laughs).
I think it's like 10 feet by five feet.
Massive and it takes up a huge footprint
in the house so we wanted to make
sure that it was super useful.
We made good use of every bit of this island.
So on this back side where I would normally
have bar stool and let me know if
you have some recommendations 'cause it
is so hard to find bar stools (laughs).
Alright.
So we've got cabinets on this side all along this side
starting from here and we've got,
we keep our camera gear and things like that in here.
Once I get bar stools I'll probably
have some art supplies for this kids in here.
So cabinets all along this side
and then we have camera gear in here along
with some of our photography surfaces
and all kinds of stuff (laughs).
And then another cabinet here
where we keep tripods and such.
And then everything is soft close which is amazing.
It makes for a quiet kitchen.
I love that (laughs).
Alright, let's get to the fun part of the island.
When we organized the kitchen we thought
about how we would be using it.
So, we made sure to put in drawers everywhere
we could so that you don't have
to open cabinets and then dive into
your cabinets to find something.
Drawers are so much more useful.
So, down here at the bottom,
we have our casserole dishes and bake ware.
Things we don't use quite as often.
Then in the next drawer we have, some more bake ware.
We've got our salad spinner, salad bowls,
food chopper, just minor tools.
And then in the top drawer here we have
our tools that are useful but we don't use quite as often.
So mostly bake ware type things.
This is where we keep things like our Thermapen.
This is really handy for meats.
And then our jar opener, safety gloves.
You can see those have gotten a lot of good use,
and this little doodad that the kids love,
so they're always lookin' for that one.
Rolling pins and then just general bake ware type things.
And I do love this rolling pin though.
I can't tell you but, it's my favorite.
Alright.
Alright and this top drawer has my most used tools.
So these our my go to favorites that get used over and over
and it's really nice to have these when we're filming
or if I need to have something to get to the stove.
These are my all time favorites.
I've got tons of measuring cups, measuring spoons,
and these ones are the best.
They're magnetic so they stay together really well.
And then we have our fruit scoops.
We use this for mango, this one for avocado or kiwi.
More fruit scoops and our lemon squeezer.
This one's our favorite brand so far.
My husband has broken two different ones
and this one is still goin' strong so, that is good.
And then we've got our cookie scoops and ice cream scoop.
I love these trigger release ones.
We use them for everything.
And then all of our spatulas and tongs,
ladles, more spatulas, the cheese grater gets a lotta use.
And of course, a digital kitchen scale.
And I'll leave links to all of these things in the notes.
And then the next drawer down,
we have pots, pans, skillets, sauce pans (laughs).
Lots of them.
And then also in the following drawers more pots
and pans and skillets because you can never have too many.
And now, my very favorite part of the island
because I work right here, I do all of my prep here,
we film here, I love having this prep sink.
It is amazingly useful.
I can drain my pasta coming off the stove,
I can fill up anything (laughs).
And then having this water filter on the sink is awesome
because it's so much more handy to fill up
a coffee pot right here then from a refrigerator.
And it's filtered water.
The kids love it too.
And of course it has the disposal button.
So I can just sweep off my mess and dispose of it (laughs).
Okay, and there is a garbage can right here.
So if you've ever wondered where
I just sweep my garbage it's not going on the floor.
It's going into the garbage can (laughs).
Alright.
Here it is.
Garbage and recycling.
So handy.
And then we also have a paper towel dispenser right here.
Right where I'm working.
It's awesome (laughs).
Alright so...
And then under the sink we've got stuff, you know.
Sink stuff.
Nothing terribly exciting.
Little step stool for my little one
who loves to help me in the kitchen.
Oh!
And a fire extinguisher.
I guess that's exciting if you ever have to use it (laughs).
Hopefully we'll never have to use it.
Alright and then up on top we've got
our medicine cabinet over here and that's
the one that didn't get tidied up.
So we're not opening it (laughs).
And then over here we have our big ol' honkin' bottles
of spices because with these you really
want the big ol' honkin' bottles (laughs).
Very well used.
Okay, and then we're still moving in.
There's not, there's a lot of cabinets
and we're not used to this many cabinets
so it's gonna take us awhile to fill them up.
Okay and then over here,
I love this drawer right next to the stove.
This is, oh I love having my spices in a drawer
and these racks that they're on are from Amazon.
I'll leave a link.
They are so handy.
It's nice to see all of your spices.
Easy to find.
Makes cooking so much nicer.
As you can tell, I'm a spice hoarder (laughs).
But I also like to use them and as
you can tell McCormick is a favorite.
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Alright, next drawer.
Here we have bake ware.
Cupcake, bake pans, pie pans.
All that jazz.
And then, whoa.
That's empty (laughs).
Work in progress (laughs).
Alright and then we have cabinets built in
on both sides of the stove which
we use for cutting boards, drying racks, hot pads.
All that good stuff.
We've got our huge cutting boards in this one
and plastic wrap, foil, things that are used all the time.
And now (giggles), the moment we've been waiting for.
I wanna talk to you guys about my range.
It is a beast.
It is a fabulous beast (laughs).
I love it, I love it, I love it.
Alright, is a Thermador and it's a 48 inch.
Huge.
It has six burners and a griddle
which I've never had a griddle before but it's just so good.
It's like a giant skillet that fits all of the things.
And then each burner is super strong
and I love that they're spaced out so you can fit,
you can fit six huge pots on this stove
and they're not crowding each other.
That is the best (laughs).
Alright and then this little panel light is so cool.
It's just, I turn it on just so
I can look at it and enjoy it (laughs).
Okay, I'm gonna try to calm down.
And this gigantor oven down here fits any size baking sheet
and multiple baking sheets next to each other.
And I also love that the racks come out like this
so that you can pull out the rack
and then lift up your casserole dish
so you're not diving into the hot oven for it.
Alright and then it also has this little oven
here on the side for smaller things like chicken nuggets.
(laughs)
'Cause I'm a mom that makes chicken nuggets (laughs).
I know you're judging me, it's fine.
I don't care (laughs).
Alright and then the hood above the range is just a dream.
It sucks up everything.
Like sometimes I feel like it's gonna suck me in there
because it's so strong and we actually had
to create a vent that pulls air
from the outside because the suction is just so strong.
Like, I'm not even kidding.
It is fabulous and it's not loud either.
Listen.
(hood whirring)
That's full strength and it's like, you can feel it.
It's good (laughs).
It has great lighting.
I just love this thing.
Okay and then also this is something
that I have always dreamed of having
'cause it looks cool and it's actually really useful.
So this is a pot filler.
So when you've to a big heavy pot,
like these cast iron ones that I love so much,
you can just fill them right on the stove.
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(laughs) (water splashing)
Okay.
I get excited about these things.
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Alright, moving on.
To the left of the stove we have
some more really useful things.
We've got the salt, the pepper,
oils, vinegars, vanilla extract.
Things that we use all the time.
And then over here we keep our Tupperware,
measuring cups and our breakfast bar.
So this is our homemade granola and
I have a recipe for it on my blog.
It is so good and we always stock it at home
because we love yogurt parfaits in the morning.
One of our favorite breakfasts.
Alright.
Kind of a hodgepodge but, we know where stuff it (laughs).
And then down here is the practical life stuff.
We have our silverware.
Easy to grab, easy to reach for the kids.
And then we keep all of our dishes in here
because the kids can easily put it in here.
Our son unloads the dishwasher for us and these plates,
I mean they are inexpensive.
The Corelle ones but I just love them.
They are so handy.
They're lightweight.
They don't seem to break and
I don't know why I'm obsessed with them (laughs).
And then down here we have all of our mixin' bowls.
Our stainless steel ones and then
this set I really like by OXO because
each one is a bowl and a colander
so you can strain things or use it as a mixing bowl
and we'll have these in our shop too.
Super handy and then of course,
our collection of glass bowls.
(bowls clinking)
And tucked back in here across
from the pantry we have an extension
of the kitchen called the butlers pantry.
I don't know why.
We don't have a butler (laughs).
But this is where I keep all of my photography props
in the cabinets above and below and where
we keep all of our small appliances.
So tons of outlets on this wall.
Also on this wall we have a second oven
and this is so handy during the holidays
or if you're a food blogger and you
do a lot of test baking (laughs).
So, very useful.
And we have a built in microwave right on top of that.
We don't use this as often but it has it's place (laughs).
And then cabinets up here, just random house stuff
and we keep our more small appliances down here.
We've got the instant pot, slow cooker, hand mixer and such.
Then over here we have our baking sheets
conveniently located next to the oven
and then we also have some silicone liners
for those baking sheets.
And now we move on to the sink.
My second favorite thing about this kitchen.
We went with a farmhouse sink because it was dreamy (laughs)
and I love these racks inside because
they protect the sink and if you're drying something
like a big pot it's not sitting on the bottom.
They're really convenient.
Highly recommend.
And then we have the (water splashing)
motion sensor faucet which is,
I have a love, hate relationship because like,
sometimes I reach over and I'm like ah!
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That happens a lot.
Shoot (laughs).
Okay, anyways we designed this with function in mind.
So this is super functional.
We have another set of garbage cans right over here.
Garbage and recycling bin which is so handy and functional.
Alright so, imagine this.
I've got my dirty dish, I scrape it off in here,
I rinse it or wash it in the sink
and then I put it in the dishwasher
which is currently packed with dirty dishes.
We're not gonna open that (laughs).
And then we have our glasses in this cabinet.
Also super handy because the dishes go
from the dishwasher right up here.
And from the dishwasher right over
to that drawer where we keep the dishes.
Function.
See?
Very well thought out.
Movin' on.
Under the sink we have our under the sink stuff
just like everybody has under the sink stuff.
Garbage bags, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser alright?
Somebody really swore by these so we bought them.
So far so good actually.
And then this is our favorite dish soap.
It smells really good.
Is it safe to sniff dish soap?
I hope so (laughs).
Okay, sorry 'bout that.
Alright.
And then we have the shelves.
I've always wanted a window above
the kitchen sink and it didn't happen in this house
but this is the next next thing.
It's so nice.
And then we had Irene of Minton Pine Design
do our decorating in the kitchen
and she did such a nice job.
Looks so pretty.
Such a sweet thing to look at.
We did tile all the way up to the ceiling
which I love and we did the subway tile.
Classic, see?
It's the sink (laughs).
But it didn't get me that time.
Up here we have all of our coffee stuff.
Our to go cups, our beans, our cleaners
and teas and this is our station.
And down here we have the junk drawer
and I call it the organized drawer
because my husband does not allow it
to become a junk drawer which is great.
Oh look, our old business card.
(laughs)
It's cute.
Alright.
And then we have our coffee glass cups.
These are so fun to use for coffee
and I'll show you why in a bit.
We're gonna take one out for now.
(glass thuds)
And then down here we have our plastic bags.
We reuse them.
Of course we do.
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Alright I know I said I have favorites but (sighs),
(laughs)
this is my best friend (laughs).
I look forward to this every single morning
and every time I go to bed I think
about my mornings with my friend.
This is a Jura S8 and it is a wonderful,
wonderful machine for making all the coffees.
It's like having a barista at home.
So this is our coffee station and I'm gonna show
you how to make the most amazing cup of coffee with this.
And these mugs are so neat.
They're by Zwilling J.A. Henckels
and they are double insulated so they don't get hot
and they just make the coffee so beautiful
and that much more enjoyable.
So I'm gonna make you a cup of coffee
but before we do we need to get the milk
so let's head on over to the fridge.
And this is also Thermador.
We've got a 48 inch fridge and I love this thing
and you let me know if you would love to see a fridge tour.
Okay.
The milk.
So watch how easy this is.
Plug in the milk.
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Put down your cup.
And then you choose the one that you want
and we've got these pre programmed the way we like them.
Like you can choose latte and adjust
how much coffee and how much milk
that you want based on how strong you like it
and then just push the button and it goes.
So easy.
Alright so, let's make a cappuccino.
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That's all there is to it.
Look how pretty this is.
Look at that thick foam.
It is just fabulous.
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Mm.
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(laughs)
That is a good cup of coffee (laughs).
Just the way I like it.
Hope you guys enjoyed this dream kitchen tour.
If you guys wanna see a tour of
our refrigerator or our pantry let
me know in the comments and thanks so much for watching.
We'll see you next time.
Hey before you go, in case you missed it
check out our moving day video right over there
and the very first video we filmed
in this new kitchen right down there.
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