Obviously, ...
Okay, perhaps not too obviously, you have too many dishes.
Really! You said, “by the time you get dishes put in the cupboards”, and I said, “Whoa!” Anything more than a place setting or two, in your kitchen, is wasted space.
Am I right?
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Speaking of. I have to wash dishes.
I have dishes in a set for four, four glasses, some serving dishes, four champagne flutes (match the dishes) and mixing bowls. Period. The little cupboard to the right of the stove has spices, the cupboard over the stove has hot cereals, and the lower cupboards have cookware and bakeware, and just the bare necessities of those.
There is no counter space to speak of.
My entire apartment will fit into Tax-chick’s dining room.