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@DAISYBLUE - The art above the tv was thrift store find that I painted over ;)

Yes, the shelf holding the white platters is indeed a pallet that I turned vertical and added some supports to, so that the plates would not fall through. I've added some "semi-before" shots to my blog post after reading these comments, see them here:
http://www.oh-my-goods.com/2012/02/my-kitchen-photo-tour/

Thanks for the input ;)

I have a mirror above my stove and I love it! Hopefully you would normally clean any back splash behind your stove, so there's not much difference. It adds a more "spacious" feeling and light to my small kitchen ;)

GiselleMonique - I like a place called "Better than New" it is a resale/consignment place in Longwood, then there's always Goodwill...I normally go to the one on E. Colonial Drive and Murdock. Oh yeah and you should check out the Habitat for Humanity Re-stores....the original one is the biggest, which is off of 441 near Princeton. Then there's a new one on E. Colonial near Semoran, and then there's one in Casselberry, Sanford, and Apopka. There's a Thrift Store I can't remember the name of, but it is in the plaza with the Big Lots on Howell Branch and Semoran. There's actually two places in that plaza, one is a little pricier than the other. Lastly, there's a thrift store called "Treasures" and sometimes I find various accent pieces and art in there, is off of E. Colonial and Herndon, by the Summit Church.

Thanks everyone :) The wood rack in the kitchen is actually a pallet that I think I got off of Craigslist (I put 2 nails in each plate nook so the plates could rest on them without falling though since I hung the pallet vertical instead of horizontal). The wooden wall....that's a funny one, we got a bunch of spare wood from the Ikea "As-Is" section. In that bunch of wood were some of the Ikea wood slats that they use for bed frames, so we cut them to size and nailed/screwed them into 3 long, vertical pieces of wood. Then on either side, we screwed it into the wall :) We did this to cover over a wall mirror that we were not allowed to remove....I do like big mirrors, but it wasn't in the right spot for my taste ;)

My husband and I went without using our AC last summer, here in Orlando, FL! We only turned it on when we had guests over. During the day, it wasn't fabulous, especially since we mostly work from home, but we saved a lot of money and we have a good amount of windows and fans. We plan to do it again this summer, although we will have a roommate, so we'll see what happens :)

The feeling throughout this place is wonderful!! The colors are fun and cheery; put together very well. Thanks for the inspiration!!

Really great, I love the wall colors and the personality shown throughout all the spaces!