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I think a yellow might look nice. We painted all the main areas of our condo Butter by Devine paints (at Hirschfield's) and I love this color. In certain lights it's beigey, sometimes cream, sometimes pale yellow. Always very flattering. We have the same dated kitchen cabinets... I painted them white and they look awesome that way! You can see some of the pics on my rarely updated blog: www.underwatercondo.blogspot.com.

Ours take up an entire linen closet. We probably have more than 100 games. My husband has a second weekend job at a game store, so we've amassed a LOT of games. Before the collection grew to that size, we stored them in a kitchen cart like this: http://www.target.com/p/Natural-Wood-Kitchen-Cart-with-Doors/-/A-518502, but it had wire doors so you could see inside. It didn't look too bad and fit probably 30 or so games. We had it along a wall near our entry, and we were able to put framed photos and pottery on top.

Storing and displaying board games is tricky, since all the boxes are different sizes.

When we lost our kitty Nutmeg last summer (at only age 9 to stomach cancer), the vet gave us a clipping of her beautiful dilute calico fur. We placed that in a small wooden box with her collar. I sketched a drawing of a Nutmeg plant on the front. I also want to have a portrait of her done some day to hang in the gallery wall we have in our hallway. It's been almost a year and I still miss her.

Big. Our house is full of color - red kitchen, orange master bedroom, blue bathroom, green living room, and butter yellow hallways. The yellow is the most "neutral" color we have. Our furnishings are pretty neutral, though.

I'd paint them white, and paint the walls a color - green, red, something bolder. Then I'd also swap the stools out for something else.

Gorgeous! Such a St. Paul style home (I have a few friends with similar layouts). I love your colors and your teak furniture, and the art!

We take our 2 year old to IKEA often... we just went last night! I tried once on a weekend and it was awful, but taking him there on a weeknight or if I have a day off during the week is awesome. He loves the meatballs and playing in the kids section, and climbing on furniture. I think he loves that I don't say a lot of "no" in IKEA. Everything is kid friendly and meant for exploring. It's our godsend in the long winter months!

I lived without living room curtains for quite some time, because we don't get a ton of light and the area around our sliding glass doors was really skinny and narrow. But I recently ended up hanging sheer white panels folded in half (to make them skinnier) high and wide. They aren't functional curtains, but they add softness to the room and really make it look more "done." Here are some pics:
http://underwatercondo.blogspot.com/2011/03/living-room-curtains.html

Love it! I also have a similar shade of green in my living room, red kitchen and orange in my bedroom!

I also did a similar project. I painted a LACK coffee table with chalkboard paint, then added velcro squares to the corners, and made a felt play mat that's removable so it can be either a train table or a chalkboard table. My 2-year old son loves it! I made it for Christmas, and so far the chalkboard paint is still adhering well to the table.

http://underwatercondo.blogspot.com/2010/12/homemade-playmat-ready-for-christmas.html