Mirka D.G.: Mirka's knives
Quote: "Six times I wanted to cancel. But then I thought: when exactly is LATER going to be?"
Category: Kitchen and food organisation
Duration: 3 × 3 hours
Project vibe: "May the Force be with you." (Star Wars, 1977), especially when opening the knife drawer.
A friend from our BC era (as in: Before Children) called us. "I have a problem in the kitchen. The knives are going to kill me one day, and I'd like the spice jars to look nicer. I have no time to google and measure what fits where. Can prieSTORY sort it?"
So we came.
And truly, the knife drawer was a small thriller. Blade on blade, a handle under a wooden spoon, and every time the drawer opened your throat tightened a little. That space was no longer safe, practically or mentally.
We started with a question we ask often when organising:
How many knives does one family actually need?
This is where our little know-how came in. Not a minimum as punishment, but a minimalist above-standard. Knives with a clear job and their own person. One for vegetables, one for bread, two chef's knives, his favourite, her favourite, a child-safe one, and a special one for grandad, who likes to cook here. Suddenly it wasn't a knife drawer. It was a family portrait, sharp edition.
Then came the containers. Or rather, the divorce proceedings between lids and bottoms. "I do a review once a year. And when I see it, a pile with no lid here, a pile with no bottom there, I look everywhere, even in the fridge, and nothing. I'm offended!"
Who wouldn't be? Containers are treacherous. So once again we created an above-standard container system: who, what and exactly what for, plus a small reserve.
The secret dream of spice jars became a system that holds up in everyday life with children, visitors and time that's never quite enough. The dry goods found a beautiful home in containers, exactly to Mirka's taste.
For the vitamin section we used a transparent rotating organiser. The children enjoyed the carousel so much that it reminded us: sometimes even a complete "silly thing" can change the atmosphere of a whole space.
After our visit came the stress test: 17 people for the weekend.
The kitchen held. And that's the moment you know a system doesn't just live in a photo, but in real life.
