"It makes a lot of sense to add open shelves when the kitchen already feels small and maybe dark but there is not enough storage," Kemper says. "This way you don't have full cabinets filling up ...

One of my favorite ways to spend my free time is scrolling through Zillow and StreetEasy to ogle apartments. I can't afford to rent most of the places I look at it, but it's still fun to daydream ...