Some countertop eyesores are unavoidable, like the toaster you use twice a day or the crockpot that won't fit in your cabinet ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

A clean kitchen counter can make cooking more inviting—maybe even easier. Unfortunately, kitchen counters have a way of becoming cluttered and chaotic extremely quickly. "Walking into a tidy kitchen ...