Help me find things for my kitchen :)

[olcott]

We just bought a house, and the kitchen/dining room is the area that needs the most help. We're planning on painting the cupboards white, to brighten it up a bit, since the kitchen area is so small. And I'm wanting to paint the walls in a deep red for the entire area. With silver for the cupboard handles and I'm hoping to find a new light fixture, even though the one that is in there isn't *that* bad, I'd like everything to match, eventually :lol: And we're going to lay pergo in the kitchen ASAP, and eventually in the dining area...(and the kitchen table is just a temporary solution..we're getting a new one soon :lol: )

Here are some pictures of the kitchen...As far as the little laundry area, those ugly curtains will be coming down, and I have louvered doors to put on there.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4dd26b3127cceb9a41b5abbf70000001610

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4dd26b3127cceb9a41bd73a4a0000001610

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4dd26b3127cceb9a41cd07ad60000001610

So give me your ideas!! For everything and anything!! I'm open to anything :)

[olcott]

Almost forgot..here is the print I have that I want everything to "revolve" around....

this is the print I have...
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[SarahK]

I think white cupboards will look great--that was my first thought when I saw your cabinets. :nod: That will really brighten everything up. And, we have that EXACT light fixture in our formal dining room...and I agree with your assessment...it isn't THAT bad...but I want to change it too. :lol:

Since you plan on putting louvered doors on the laundry area, what about doing shutters (or just shutters on the lower half) of the window instead of those cafe curtains?

[olcott]

oh the curtains are definitely coming down too :lol: those were left by the previous owners

good idea on the shutters :D

[CarrieC]

I like the shutter idea too. What about finding a rug you like? I think I have one in my post decorating thread below that might work with your colors. :lol: Painting the cabinets is a great idea to brighten it up. If you don't want to re-paint everything, you could paint red on the soffit, the backsplash and maybe the lower half of the walls and put up a white chair rail. That would connect the white from your cabinets around the rest of the kitchen. :nod:

[catalina]

The shutter idea is great. Try to work with the colours to make it look bigger and brighter. The cabinets white but add a warm colour (yellow, orange, red) to make it more spacious... :nod:

[olcott]

The yellow walls HAVE to go...they are so bright they give me a headache :lol:

[AahRee]

Chris, I found some really cool cabinet door handles in the Thomasville collection at Home Depot. All of our stuff is chrome, so we are focusing on silver, too. I even found some that might be really cool in your kitchen. They're chrome with a white and yellowish marble piece on them. Hard to explain, but they were gorgeous. So, it's definitely worth a trip down there to check things out. The white cabinetry is going to make a WORLD of difference, too. I think it's going to look fantastic when you get it all done!