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I think you have it...paint the cabinets white, change out the hardware and light fixture and put gray/blue paint color on the walls. I think your kitchen will look amazing...it has great bones.

I don't know how much you really want to sink into it, but I'd put in a black countertop, replace the linoleum with something a bit more updated (marmoleum in a fun color?) and add some chrome knobs for the cabinets and drawers...then clean and declutter.

Nothing. I just want my guests to come and have fun and I don't want anything at all except their company. If they insist, a bottle of wine is nice, but truly not necessary. I really think the gift giving is overdone these days.

Ugh, my son made this stuff at camp this summer and stuck it to the couch and the rug...can't get it off. Be careful with it!!

Love it...it's sweet and not cloying the way many pink and purple rooms get. Nice job!

My favorite thing about this house tour is that it looks lived in and not staged for photos. :) I love that there are marks above the daughter's bed and that the dishes in the kitchen aren't artfully arranged. I can see how my family could move right in.

I also love having a floor plan.

I bought an upholstered one with my first child and we used it to nurse, to rock him, to read stories in, etc, for years. It's completely trashed now. For us it, was worth it. I bought a used one for my younger child because the first one was still in use in my older child's room. That glider is now on it's third home....and the mom thanks me for giving it to them.

Get one that is comfortable. I spend hours (day and night) in that thing.

I would only add it if you were disabled (or have a family member who is disabled) or are moving towards an age where stairs could be a big problem. My grandmother had one in her townhouse and she used it to bring her arthritic dog up and down, and I think it was helpful as she hit her nineties.

I love it and much prefer the new version. :)

Have you considered a woodstove insert into an existing fireplace? The nice thing is that it eliminates drafts from the chimney and doesn't take up a chunk of floorspace. The one thing we don't love about ours is that you have to plug in the blower part to blow heat in the room. That being said, it's super warm.