Neat and tidy for the most part. We have a coffee maker out (not a keurig), a glass cutting board, Paper towel holder, Fruit basket, and kitchen tool holder. It sounds like a lot but it really amounts to one thing per each section of counter. Then on the island we might have a vase of fresh flowers. All other small appliances are kept hidden.
Just for the record, having your appliances out doesn’t mean you’re a slob - maybe you just give them a lot of use! Some people like their things around them, some prefer them not in sight!
Just fun to see how different homes “work”. 
@livinginLA: Finally someone mentioned the paper towel holder!
The only appliances I have out are the toaster oven and the coffee pot. We use them every day.
BUT, I also have a container of hand lotion, the paper towel holder, whatever bottle of wine I’m working on, and the Bose music player thing-ie. And around the cooktop, I have a glass jar of Milk Bones, a small jar of olive oil, and a can of Pam. And a basket holding potatoes.
On another counter, across the room, is the fruit bowl and a box of Kleenex. On another counter are my cookbooks.
Do we have to fess up about what’s on the windowsill above the sink? 'Cause there’s a lot of stuff, including tomatoes, there.
Toaster over & paper towel holder near sink area. Dish drainer on counter above D/W. Fruit basket across the room near refrigerator. All appliances stored in Lazy Susan or in pantry. Knives, spatulas, measuring cups, etc are all stored in drawers. Apparently I am the only one in the house who knows where any of those are stored! The kitchen is very open so I just keep the appliances away. The knives and cutting boards are pulled in and out multiple times some days. Oh, and a desk in the very corner, never used as a desk, stores homework, textbooks, phones.
The top of the island is cluttered with mail that is eventually either tossed or moved to the office to join other clutter.
Oh I forgot about the paper towel holder. And in the garden window, two woven baskets so the kitties can take naps in the sun.
Keurig, KitchenAid mixer, and Vitamix are out. I’m not about to lug them back and forth!
What’s a paper towel? 
I stopped using them long time ago after buying a large pack of kitchen towels at Costsco. I have a couple hanging in the kitchen, and I replace them quite often. Wash the load once a week.
I have an appliance garage, but it does not take usable counter space. It sits under the corner cabinet (Mr. cut it so there is plenty of counter space in front of it) and hides trays with oil bottles, PB jar, and other cluttery foodstuffs.
Big espresso machine, little coffee maker, blender, mixer, toaster/convection oven, televison (rarely watched -it and associated cable box should go), can opener that’s all the appliances I can think of. Plus - paper towel holder, knife block, Utinsel holder, spoon rest, couple of cutting boards, and random paper stuff that collects on one corner until I go through it. Should I mention my husband does not like clutter?
Does a microwave count? It is my biggest counter clutter item.
@BunsenBurner I do have a bunch of cloth towels for drying hands etc. do you use cloth towels if you are spraying cleaner on your counter or wiping up a spill?
I can’t quite imagine giving up paper towels altogether.
Not BB, but yes, I use cloth towels for spraying or wiping up the counter. I have a roll of paper towels under my sink, but it will easily last several months. My H is quite passionate about being green with stuff like that so I indulge him. We also use only cloth napkins, not paper.
Love my cheapo version of a bullet, but it lives in the cupboard. You all seem to have much more space than I do. Old house, built when people here had maids living in the attic and not much working space needed. when we re-did it, i maximized the layout, but still. So, my toaster is a small toaster oven. Multi-purpose, use it all the time.
Yes! Everything gets cleaned up with a cloth towel. Then it goes in the wash pile. If diapers can be made of cloth, why can’t be kitchen towels?
What kind of things do you folks use toaster ovens for? I haven’t used one since my college years. It wouldn’t occur to me to have one, maybe because I didn’t grow up with one. Is it just because you have something small to bake or broil and don’t want to heat up the oven? Just curious as to others’ cooking style.
@BunsenBurner I, too, use dish towels and rags for 95% of my cleaning. For some tasks, though, paper towels come in handy but I can make a roll last at least a month plus.
We have the Kitchenaid thing and the toaster on the counter 24/7 – my wife eats a lot of toast and the mixer is cumbersome.
I’ve just reminded myself that I haven’t made many of the things I wanted to with it. I’ve made two cakes. And frosting.
Almost everything. Bake small cakes (I have small springform pans) or small loaves of bread, reheat crispy things, cook potatoes, make casseroles, quiche, etc. You just have to have the right sized pans and watch the top heating element. Yes, this old house can get hot in summer and I try not to run the big oven. The toaster oven doesn’t broil so well, but I like the GForeman or use the panini press to “grill” some meats. Or some veggies.
@doschicos – use toaster oven to melt cheese on open face sandwiches for lunch, using meat or fish leftover from prior night’s dinner. Have also used it to reheat pizza, instead of waiting for oven to heat up.
I use tea towels as much as possible (one may call my collection a bit obsessive…even buy them when I travel), but too much paper towel is still used also.
BB–I have the M/W mounted beneath a cabinet, freeing the space below it for fruit bowl. I am still unnecessarily wary of M/W cooking, so just use it for 30 second reheating.
I hauled my ice cream maker and panini press to Goodwill.
The MW is too tall for anything meaningful to be placed on or under it.
Love my tea towels, but squeal when the kids pull one of the good ones to use. (A few are out for display- this is a quirk of mine. Little did you know.) I have the Ikea super pack for real use.
Toaster oven, used at least once per day, a knife block, cutting board for bread only, butter dish, paper towel holder, jar o’ utensils, trivet with salt/pepper grinders and oils, salt pig.
My big nespresso machine is in a special cabinet between the oven and fridge. Glass cabinet above and two deep drawers below. There is a roll door that keeps it hidden when not in use.
Our appliance garage is used to store bread. Cookbook shelves are above that and to the left is a tall, narrow cabinet with unrefrigerated condiments, paper napkins, note pads, and meds.
Other things not used so often are stored in cabinets, the pantry, or the laundry room.
I have the canal place’s nespresso on the counter waiting for me to descale it.