My own kitchen has a large pantry off to the side, with a large sink and lots of counter space (pictured above). When we renovated my intention was to use this as additional food prep space for formal dinners and as a self service beverage center for casual entertaining. The reality is we use it most often for the children to work on school projects--they have built volcanoes, mummies, plant and animal cells, this yucky goo stuff and more! I banish them to this space for their baking!

Do I dare let my husband in? I know the blog was talking about men tinkering with cooking but do we even let them entertain the idea of a workspace in the kitchen? Not in my house! I will have power tools and peg board in the blink of an eye. My husband does not read my blog thank goodness! He won't get the idea here!