Kitchen Accessories to Make
The apartment I moved into almost a year ago had a number of differences from the old one, and I decided it needed a few things to help it out. I had made potholders and hot pads a few years ago, along with a phone prop, so I had some scraps leftover to work with. I also love Robert Kaufman’s Essex Linen line (I probably have it in every room), so I used that in “flax” on these projects. The first thing was that my sink no longer has any kind of wall behind it - the faucet is just inserted into the counter that runs to the sitting area. The higher faucet it came with has a bigger tendency to splash, and there is nothing to stop the water that spills, so I decided it needed a drip catcher. I drafted my own pattern, made it reversible, and put 1/4” foam in it for padding. Now no more water running all over! I have a drying mat for the dishes I was by hand, but it was getting quite dirty (not sure how, since only clean dishes go on it…), so I made a cover for it - it’s e...
