I had initially floated the idea of open shelving, followed by a retreat to glass doors. Either would have forced a minimal level of tidyness and possibly forced us to get better looking tableware. Sneaky said no way, I suspect she has Onyx-like plans for my eventual demise under a hail of pfaltzgraf. I'm going to make the frame of the doors of cherry wood with with a bead board center probably milkpainted slate blue.
I'm looking for pulls and do like the idea of making them out of the ordinary, maybe the skulls of departed pets?
Perths mention of the tip out drawer under the sink really is a good idea, it'd keep the dishrag off the faucet. I think, I have an old Coca-Cola bottle opener somewhere maybe I'll put the trash can on a slider (under the counter) with the opener also attached.