I have one of the worlds smallest kitchens and even less counter top space.  I realized that my microwave was far too big for what I need and it ate up a lot of the counter.  Since my girlfriend and I enjoy cooking together so much I knew I had to come up with something better.  I picked out some cherry and really nice curly maple to make a new wine rack.  The wine rack is modeled after the kitchen table I made a couple of years ago.  I also got a smaller microwave.  It was a nice surprise for her and what an improvement!  I'm still thinking that one of the most important classes I took in school was woodworking.  
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Brian Mero