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bluewindow - I've used gluten free flour before for a non-gluten friend - it came out fairly dense if I remember correctly, but edible and she enjoyed it. For a gluten eater, I thought it wasn't great but I guess she was used to eating not as tasty bread.

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LOVE the yardstick backsplash!!!!! Great job!

Wow, what's with the hate for 'rainbow books'. Ignore the comments, the books look great. People, books are for reading, and you should appreciate their vivid jackets, not organise them into some sad container store fake display of colour coordination.

that cabinet was part of a set of broyhill sculptra - a table, chairs, hutch, server and the cabinet was sold for $100 last week, what a bargain!
those chairs are not eames. and have been on craigslist over 6 months, so no-one else thinks they are worth 3k. I would say they are closer to a Baughman design.

The pigment does add VOC in most 'low VOC' paints. The darker the colour, the higher the VOC's. But Olympic is still 'low VOC' with colour - it is just not NO VOC like Natura. I believe that even BM Aura pigments have VOCs. I am using a black Olympic paint right now and it has almost no odour, but definitely more than the lighter colours.

I'm the owner of the Eames table and will offer a $25 discount to AT readers if they mention scavenger and can pick up in the next week. It really is a beautiful table!

Since you are only creating a temporary solution, please, please, don't use any more vinyl! It's bad enough that the stuff on the floor now is there, let's not create more wastage of a nasty product!
I actually think the cupboards are quite sweet in a way. I wouldn't bother replacing the hardware because the hinges match, and that will cause you a nightmare. Even taking off the handles and replacing with pulls you will have holes to fill and paint! You could though, take off the hardware and spray paint it a pewter colour to take the edge off the black.
Painting the cabinets will really not be that hard - since you are only keeping them a few years, you dont need to do an amazing job that will last forever!
I would paint them a crisp white, and paint the walls with a strong colour of your choosing (sage green, deep red etc). I would also paint the backsplash the same colour as the walls.
I second I Love Upstate - I would replace the countertops with ikea butcherblock. I actually have this in my kitchen and LOVE it. It is very cheap and was also very easy to self install. And when you don't need it in a few years, you can sell it on, make new things from it, or even landfill it :( without guilt as it's just wood.
You say the house is 50's - I would bet there is a much nicer floor under the vinyl!! But even if there isn't, I think you'll find that once you make the other changes, the floor won't stand out as much and you may be able to stick it out a couple of years.
Change that fluorescent fixture for something more interesting and if you don't love the chandelier, sell it on and find something you do. Check craigslist for cheap lighting fixtures! Good luck, I would love to see an 'after' of this!

We are renovating our foreclosed house on a tight budget, and I have used Lowes' Olympic Premium everywhere we have painted. It is a fantastic paint with great coverage and a brilliant range of colours. But the best thing about it is the price tag - around $20 a gallon. I'll stop now as I sound like I work at Lowes!