Seeing Red

I did it!
Kitchen is now dark red and looks fabulous!!!
I was going to paint the cabinets a dark brown, but now with the red on the walls - I think I'll keep the cabinets the way they are. Otherwise it'll be too dark in there. The kitchen shines!!

Trying to decide what color to have the counter tops done in. I love the white. I have white appliances. Do they make solid white counter tops??? (I have to get rid of this tile, grout is driving me nuts!!)

I'll have the counter tops done at the same time I get the island remodeled. Time to start looking for bids I guess. Shall I do this Spring break or wait until summer???

I've also decided to build my own shelving around the hutch in the breakfast nook. I currently am using two bookshelves for cookbooks and appliances, but there is a lot of wasted space. I think custom built shelving will utilize the space better and make it look more tied together. The book cases don't look like they belong. I'm thinking of running a shelf over the top of the hutch to make it look a little like an alcove. (I'm also toying with a collection of colorful Tea Pots on the shelf above -- but I need to see if that is going to be too cluttered. Maybe if I also incorporate them into the decor above the cabinets in the kitchen - then it might look tied together. But shelving waits until the next long weekend.

I'm loving the progress on this.