Transformation Stories

Transformation
Stories

Real results from people who applied the RIA method. Different kitchens, different starting points, the same outcome: a kitchen that finally works.

Modular kitchen cabinets after RIA transformation
Story 01 — Copenhagen, Denmark

From Accumulated
to Considered

Before

A kitchen inherited from a previous occupant and added to over twelve years. Four cabinets full of duplicate tools, appliances in every available space, and a pantry so full that items were being lost at the back. Anna spent on average 8 minutes per meal just locating what she needed.

After

Following a two-hour audit using the RIA method, 67 items were removed. The modular cabinets were restructured with one category per shelf, a magnetic knife strip replaced a block of eight knives, and the counter was reduced to a single kettle and the knife strip.

67 Items removed
8 min Saved per meal
2h Process time
"I hadn't opened three of those cabinets in a year. The kitchen I have now is the kitchen I always wanted."

Anna K. — Copenhagen

Minimal kitchen with clean backsplash after transformation
Story 02 — Lisbon, Portugal

A Rental Kitchen,
Completely Transformed

Before

A compact rental kitchen in Lisbon with limited cabinet space, a permanently cluttered counter, and a drawer that required two hands to close. Tomás and his partner owned four sets of plates, three can openers, and six spatulas between them.

After

Applying the RIA method revealed that nearly half their kitchen inventory was unused duplicates or single-function items. 52 items were donated. The remaining items fit comfortably in the existing cabinets with room to spare. The counter is now kept clear except for the kettle.

52 Items donated
4× Faster to clean
0 Items they miss
"The rental kitchen we complained about for two years turns out to be exactly the right size. We just had too much stuff."

Tomás F. — Lisbon

Story 03 — Berlin, Germany

The Deliberate
Renovation

When Ingrid renovated her Berlin apartment, she decided to apply the RIA method before purchasing anything new for the kitchen. For three months, she tracked exactly which tools she used, which appliances earned counter space, and which items she reached for out of habit versus genuine need.

The result was a kitchen designed entirely around actual behaviour rather than anticipated behaviour. She purchased fourteen items for the new kitchen. She previously owned ninety-three.

"I spent three months understanding what I actually cook. The kitchen I built serves exactly that — nothing more, nothing less."

Ingrid M. — Berlin

14 Items in new kitchen
93 Items previously owned
5 min Daily maintenance
0 Regrets

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