OH,me too! We moved most of our stuff over to the new house already and i tried something new. I put all my cookbooks on the countertop. Once all the stuff is put away i'll decide if they stay or if they get put away. Problem is bookshelves are upstairs this time and i want them to be more accessible. Usually only the coffee pot and toaster stay out on my counter tops. Hidden somewhat, but they're there.
I don’t mind appliances so much, but I hate packages of food, chips etc... all over counter to the point you have to move things to have a workspace—I hate that.
Mu ex would put his shaving cream, razor, deodorant etc on a window ledge in the bathroom—even with a large medicine cabinet RIGHT NEXT TO THE WINDOW. I solved that problem by emptying a whole box of tampons and lining them up standing on end on the window ledge—he got the message. (otherwise known as decorating with tampons)