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Every time someone ever posts about t.v. the post instantly turns into "We don't watch t.v." "It eats brains" "Destroys souls!" etc. The fact is, as someone who has always loved movies, was raised watching certain shows, and watches cartoons with my little one, it never harmed me. We did live for 4 years without a t.v. to see what it was like, and we missed it! We missed the entertainment value of a good movie, snuggle, and quiet. And we also read, play outside, do crafty and artsy things all day...but boy...our family enjoys a silly cartoon on Saturday morning or a nice movie on a night when someone doesn't feel well. Our little one watches in total about 45 minutes of t.v. a day. He watches Little Bear and Super Why!. Both shows make us happy. Our brains are fine. Thanks.

I had a little creek in my side yard when I was young. We weren't allowed to play around it alone but my dad built a little bridge over it on a spot my mom could see from the kitchen window/deck so we had a spot to go sit and enjoy just as us kids. But if we strayed from the bridge...ruh roh.

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I would totally go with the vibe in here already. Change out the handles to something bright white to enhance the shabby contrast and paint that back wall an awesomely bold color and get nuts with the curtain fabric. Keep it simple and add to it continuously. Maybe display a collection of plates or images you have on the back wall that are different in size to play off the differently sized cabinet fronts. Have fun with it, but don't get to involved with the doors themselves, you may regret it later when you get pinned with the bill for staple holes or gooey stuff left on the fronts.
And get yourself a little kitchen cart for the right of that range, you need the surface area.

I disagree with the idea of staying completely white. I think you should go with a nice light wood cabinet. Maybe the Nexus Birch style from IKEA on the bottom and use a the Rubrik white and aluminum on top with some open shelving as well. The space is small, but a wood grain will keep it fresh and modern without looking stark.

This is your home. Though others may abhor black and brown, or dark colors when combined, go with your instict. It is only paint. If dark gray doesn't work, paint over it with a navy, or an aubergine, which will always work with darker woods.

I have been to many museums painted with the color combination you have described and with proper lighting could go from looking dreary and Gothic to looking completely sophisticated and upscale. Also, I have seen a master bedroom in a very modern urban home with brown and black as the main colors throughout the space, with some bright white details and it worked. Or there is Phillipe Starck's restaurant "BON", which is all dark on dark with brass fittings, a gorgeous example of darkness.
Go for it, and work in some metallic or bright colored accents to brighten it up. Black walls, brown panelling, bright detailed frames and furniture. Could be spectacular!