okay.

Places that need attention:

• space in between cabinet and fridge
• hall closet
• garbage can situation
• front of kitchen sink situation
• bottom of thing under microwave
• side table
• my closet

Now we need solutions: 

• standalone storage compartments with shelves (for the blender? coffee pot? cereal? teas?) and space for a bin to hold recycling bottles underneath. Oh yeah. Top shelf is definitely getting a fake plant. One of the expensive ones. 
• coats only on one side, other side holds toolboxes. Install shelves along one side of back wall and side wall. vacuum cleaner gets stored in there, along with toiletries and cat litter bag. That's where garbage bags and stuff will be stored too. Oh yeah, we'll also keep cleaning solutions in there. laundry detergent and the like. Wouldn't it be great if we could fit two hampers in there for our laundry? Guess we'll see.
• bout to drop $200 on a simplyhuman two part stainless steel garbage can which will take up way less space by the sink. 
• get rid of that rack in front of the sink. We never use anything that's stored on it anyway. All it does is take up space. Get rid of the little side table too. And the tablecloths that are on it. 
• either set up or get rid of the game consoles and put a cat bed there?
• put the books from the side table in the space underneath it.
• get rid of ninety percent of what's in my closet, clear out top shelves, store off season clothes up there (in baskets - will they fit? they'd better)

Okay.