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Aren't we all funny. I love the curtains too; couldn't find them on the Anthro site.

I like to make my gravy ahead of time because of the lack of stove top space at the last minute. We have so many folks come to our potluck style TG and you never know what kind of reheating has to be done in that 20 minutes of resting. Plus! That means I'm done cooking. I'm basically only pulling things out of the oven once my guests arrive instead of taking myself out of the party for 20 minutes to whisk.

Hooray! I love lists. I have a super long list but will pick my top 6 to do first:
1. Purge sewing supplies and reconfigure storage.
2. Buy pendant lamp for the entry way and have wired in.
3. Frame artwork and photos and hang.
4. Buy coffee table or side tables for the living room.
5. Make curtains for the living room and bedroom closet.
6. Buy front and kick-plate for the dishwasher.

Like others I have a landing strip - (expandable!) table by the front door with a bowl for keys, a coat closet, and a mirror for last minute checks before leaving the house - but it's gotten very cluttered. I have outgoing items borrowed from friends, 2 lamps from the second hand store, our earthquake emergency kit, boxes of canned tomatoes, and a collection of bags all stuffed under the table. Today I will find new permanent homes for these things.

I also need to find a better resting place for current magazines. Mine tend to pile up on a corner of the kitchen cart until company comes and then they get moved to another room and it can be months before I revisit them. I've never been a big fan of magazine racks though. Any other ideas?

Lonny mag online, MS Living (mostly for garden inspiration), and dang it I miss Domino too! How did that mag go under?

We got carried away yesterday and ended up cleaning the whole bathroom, down to the grout! The reminder to clean window sills was definitely needed - thank you for that. And today I will be re-potting a plant at work in addition to buying flowers for the house. Why not let my cure bleed over into my office space too?

I second painting the rim around the counter-top white. And then my suggestion would be getting under cabinet lighting and new hardware first. I am a big fan of white kitchens but having painted a similar layout of cabinets myself before, strongly suggest baby steps. If the edge paint, hardware and lighting don't do it for you, then consider the paint. Sand and paint your upper cabinets first; maybe the wood ones on the bottom can stay? And as much as I do like gray, the gray is looking funny...That version linked to by Tequila Red pushes me to say why not try it if the lighting and hardware aren't enough.

Good luck!!

I would love to know the paint color of the kitchen.

To repeat a lot of what's been said here - it's so nice to see such great color! And done in a less modern/stark way... Love love love your kitchen.