My color inspiration!

Hello friends...Yes, I am still working on my kitchen. I thought I would show you my progress so far.

 Remember I said I was had plans to paint the island a different color so it would not look like part of the wall cabinetry. Well I painted the front a beautiful glossy black. As soon as my man nails beadboard to the remaining three sides, they will get a coat of black also. So far,, I love the rich look of it. I am still on the look out for some unique knobs for the island. I would love to find some vintage knobs and they do not have to match the cabinet knobs at all.

Look what I found in my basement!! I had purchased it at a thrift shop a few years ago. It has been sitting downstairs ever since...never had a place for it. I do now!!

I have plans to paint it and display some pretty thrift store plates. You can't see them, but their are four wrought iron hooks at the bottom...perfect for keys or my apron.

In my last kitchen post I said I had found the color for inside the open shelf cabinets. I had decided on a soft blush pink color. Well, it's looked great in the can, but on the wall...not so much. Thank god for those sample jars because they make color mistakes not so costly. Just look at the bottom inside wall...YUCK! The color seemed to lose all it's prettiness once applied.

Ok...so let's regroup and think about this. If you look at my window treatment, I went with a soft butter yellow for my grey walls. Soooooooooooo....I started to think about yellows.

I found this darling vintage inspired fabric at KellyAnn's Quilt Shop. I will use this for the curtain under the sink. It looks beautiful with the yellow of the valance and the black. Ok...I'm liking the direction this is taking me.

Mellow and soft...I'm starting to smile  ;-)

Martha Stewart Tahini

And look how nice it shows off my dishes, which by-the-way, I downsized and donated 35 soup bowls of various designs. Why on god's green earth did I think I needed 45 soup bowls?? I love soup, but really...45...really?

Liking it so far...need to trim it out and paint again.

I have been searching for wood corbels for under the cabinets and the ends of the island. I wanted simple lines..no curly Q's or victorian spindles. Remember, I will have beadboard as a back splash and I want to keep the feel of straight lines. I found these at Home Depot...perfect. I painted them the same white as the cabinets.

Look what my man finally bought...after talking about it for 10 years!!!

Installing this trim was a breeze with that baby (I'm in love) Be honest ladies...doesn't the sound of that blast of pressurized air shooting that nail into the wood get you a little...how do I say it..... excited??

Just a peek...still have more to do here, but I'm feeling good so far.

Sorry about the intense white...took this at night with a flash, but I wanted to give you a little idea of how it will look.

As for the title of this post...my color inspiration......

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Look who came to visit while I was doing all my color debating.

I believe this little guy is a member of the Warbler family. Isn't he beautiful? Warbler's are known for the pretty splashes of yellow on their bodies.

He was enjoying my water dish.

A last little note...to all of you who have received my Circle of Love scarves from my giveaway. If your scarf has a dropped stitch at the back, it was left there on purpose. It symbolizes that idea that life does not have to be perfect to be beautiful and warm. Ok....to be honest, I don't know how to fix a dropped stitch..but don't you love my philosophy?

Until next time...be kind and stay creative.