Necessity is the mother of interior decoration
Last night I thought about trying to do “against my nature”: not have the apartment completely furnished the day I move in, or even the next day. I’d like to move in with just the bare necessities and then add as I notice I need or, more likely, miss having something around (be it coffee or hooks for the bathroom). Just because something has been a certain way at home doesn’t mean it has to be like that at my home.
The other day as I was listing things I should get at one point or another, I thought of a stand or a wall holder for the roll of kitchen towels — that’s what we’ve always had at home. Then I thought, why do I need one? Paper rolls tend to stand on their own.
Why get all kinds of pots and pans if I’m never going to use them? Of course, if the guests are due in an hour, it may not be the best time to go shopping for a pie pan… I’d survive with just one coffee mug that I’d use for everything from orange juice to coffee and wash it every now and then, but I assure you, I’ll keep a few spare mugs and other tableware for guests.
(See, I’m trying to be optimistic and not think I’m going to become a hermit. 
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Congratulations!!!! For sure you’re going to need more than one of everything – if you only have one, you have to wash everything out before you can eat or drink again. Maybe you’re like that, I’m more of the ‘done, let’s put it in the dishwasher’ type.
And as far as paper towel holders go, the best reason to get one is that it frees up your counter space. We’re fairly limited with that, so the more we can hook up to the bottom of the cupboards, the better.
I may have to be like that because I may not have a dishwasher… I’m not sure yet. The drawings suggest I don’t have one, but the material (etc.) catalogue says I do have one. Who knows!
I also noticed one other thing about paper towel holders: they allow one-handed operation. I think tearing a sheet off of a free-rolling paper roll you’d have to do tricks (wedge it between your hand and wall or something) to succeed. It’s much easier from a holder!
Having only one mug etc. was a bit of a joke, but you know — now I know I do have a dishwasher! I may not use it, but at least it’s there for the horrible-to-clean pots and pans.