The Kitchen is, without a doubt, where I spend the most time in this house. A good kitchen was a crucial part in our home search. We need a lot of counter space. And this kitchen is fantastic. We could still use a little more counter space (sometimes I seriously miss my gigantic island from our house in NC!) but we've been able to make this work nicely so far.

After we moved in we quickly realized that the owner of this home chose high-quality items throughout the home when it was built. We have very nice floors, counters, stovetop, washing machine, etc. I never knew that the "nice" stuff was really that much better than the standard - but now I do. Not sure if it's always worth it to upgrade, but as a renter in this house, I feel very lucky to have such incredible appliances and surroundings for the time we live here. 

I love the counters. They are a beautiful dark brown wood. No idea what kind of wood it is or anything, but I did have to learn how to polish wood (never done it before!) and it's actually pretty simple. Because the surfaces and items in this house are so nice, I am doing my best to KEEP them in good condition! Gotta be a good renter!!!

This stove is amazing for cooking. AMAZING! When we first saw it, we assumed it was a basic flat-top. Which, honestly, we have NEVER wanted. We loved cooking with our gas range back In the states... but the flat top stove alone was not going to keep us from renting this house. But when I came for the home inspection, the landlord explained to me that this is an INDUCTION range. I had no idea what that meant... but it is INCREDIBLE. [read about induction cooking here!]

Here's what it does. It works by magnetic transfer of heat. Meaning that the pot alone gets hot, not the surface. It's so safe for kids! Plus, it gets so hot so fast, that a huge pot of water can boil in less than a minute. Really, this is the most incredible cooktop I have ever used. And I'd never even heard about induction before! The only downside is that you have to use solid metal pots & pans (since it's magnetic) and all our cookware was partial aluminum. So, we have 2 boxes of pots and pans in the attic that we can't even use, and we just bought a few simple stainless steel pots for now.

The kitchen has this large window sill for items & decor. I have already rearranged what I have on this surface a few times. Rearranging is a bit of an obsession... and I really can't move much else in this house, so the small kitchen surface is probably going to be my constant project! 

Under the kitchen sink is the trash can. Which is really a small metal frame for a tiny little bag. This is normal in Denmark. It took a while to adjust to the idea... and we were overflowing every single bag we had. Ok, honestly, we still do overfill quite often... but I'm getting use to this new trash system. A benefit is that it forces us to take out the smelly trash more often, so we keep the house a bit more fresh than we probably would otherwise.

Just inside the door is this wall of storage cabinets. Only the first one is an actual closet for coats though, so it's a bit of an illusion that we have more storage space than we actually do. But still, I like that it's sleek and clean. And the tiny storage space is still enough for what we need. 

So what do you think? I like our kitchen. Hope you enjoyed this part of my little tour! Next time I'll show you the rest of the downstairs!