Great idea. You can probably tell after as little as a week whether or not you really like it, whether it functions well for you, both practically and aesthetically.
The downside, I find, is that when I remove all the distracting items, I then see that the worktops themselves are marked and shabby! I can either choose to view this as wabi sabi - a kind of respected used look (smacks a bit of that previously worn look in clothes that I don't like!) or I could do the work necessary to repair and refurbish them....
Or I could just carry on as I am.
I like thinking about these things more than doing them sometimes!
Hey ho. And still no phone....they are trying to set up temporary connections for the hundred or so people in the village still without....
A good time to try out simple living ideas.