Island Paradise...the rest of my drawers

This is some of the copper sauce pans...

most are unpolished or not used since they have been re-tinned...

My knives, 4 sets of 24.  I wanted these for years and have several other sets.

These, of course, are my favorites

It is interesting to think that a kitchen of this size can work without any upper cabinets.  Thank goodness we had many months to work on it's storage needs. 

Inch by inch I remember measuring everything I had and making sure there would be room.

Our next "project" will be a 14ft iron rack which will hang above the island centered beneath the copper skylight.

I am jazzed.

Martha Stewart has often had 

huge racks over her islands.  I want one too! 

With all of the extra copper sets or pots, pans, colanders and other various cookware. I think it will make the kitchen more finished.  There are a dozen or so boxes of unused kitchen collectible that have not seen the light of day in years...

I think it will add a visual balance to the kitchen.  The pantry and the china room both have a since of order, I would like to add that to THIS kitchen, not just the hidden parts  

then again there are times it looks just fine with me...

Next stop...My pass-thru fridge and a game called what's behind that door?