My kids would plan a meal around the vegetables, and then be upset when they found cookies. But the owner's manual for the car? They would never look in that!
When I bought my current house, I found a small section in the kitchen where the counter was lower, like chair height, with no cabinet below. It had a bookshelf above, a cable outlet, and a phone outlet (the only one I found in the house). The previous owner said that was a desk for the computer and/or TV. I just rolled my eyes. I put the coffeemaker there, so spills can go to the floor instead of to the other counters or the lower cabinet.
That was my last apartment before becoming a homeowner, about thirty years ago. I traded one set of problems for another, but with my own house they were MY problems and I could do something about them ...or not.
I put the coffeemaker there, so spills can go to the floor instead of to the other counters or the lower cabinet.