I really do.  I hate washing dishes.  Which is what I found myself doing this weekend.  Instead of enjoying a nice weekend off, I was stuck doing the dishes.  “Not fair!” I thought.  “We’re in the 21^st century.  Shouldn’t we have a technology capable of washing our dishes for us?!”  Of course most people have this new fangled device known as a dishwasher.  I have one as well.  But th

e machine is only (and I am not making this up) wide enough to fit about 5 plates.  On top of its incredibly small size it also has the added feature of not working very well.  So even when I wash the dishes in there, I need to re-wash them because they came out dirty. 

Somewhere there is a sp0nge laughing at me. 

Normally I can man up and just get through it.  But I had let all the pots and pans gather.  Before you judge me, I know that you leave the pots and pans until last too!  Who doesn’t?  No one likes washing those by hand.  They are always the dirtiest, stickiest, and grossest of the dishes. 

That’s when I started thinking about this website, and the post on What Makes a Room Great? 

What I really needed was something to keep my attention.  Not to be stuck in a small room with only fluorescent light to keep me company.  That’s why I love this kitchen so much.  It has personality (it’s got a great view of the outside) and it’s worth living in.  While I’ll never enjoy doing the dishes, at least this way I could look at something interesting.

Of course I live in an apartment and having a window above my sink wouldn’t work.  Especially because it would just open up a view into the bathroom.  But some day I would love a window to the outside world.  Or at least a dishwasher that works.

Most of us have grown up playing board games.  I know I personally started playing Risk when I was 7 or 8.  I still remember sitting outside on the porch playing with some friends.  Eventually Risk gave way to games like Monopoly, Clue and Trivial Pursuit.  But there is something special about playing board games.  Something that reminds us of a different era.  It brings us back to our childhood.

Of course, there are those of us who still love our board games (or maybe we just have kids that do).  So we find ourselves playing Monopoly or Sorry on a regular basis.

The problem is, board games take up a lot of space.  There is no easy place to put them.  If you stick them in a closet they are quickly forgotten.  If you put them on a shelf, they are hard to get to and awkward to put away.

So what do we do?

Well one solution is to hang them on your walls.  That’s exactly what Infarrantly Creative did.  What was once a cluttered mess has become a neat feature!  

I don’t know about you, but this makes me want to run to my nearest home good store and pick  up a few supplies!

For more pictures, and step-by-step instructions for how to create your own game board storage art, head on over to Infarrantly Creative.

Our kitchens aren't just about where we eat. They are also the places we entertain. For most families they form the hub of the house. Usually this involves kids rotating in and out and making dinner after a long day of work. Or hurriedly preparing breakfast as you run out the door.