Not in love with oak cabinets

The kitchen it all of its loveliness or NOT! Isn't the fruit behind the stove just ugly!

Yes oak all the way around... 

So the very first thing that had to go was that stupid tile behind the stove.  Yes all that we did was take off the tile and paint.  Yet I do not have any need to look at that tile ever again.  Most grateful it is gone!

All painted and restful!  

Oh but that florescent light is sticking out like a sore thumb!

The view from the great room past the breakfast table to the kitchen

And just like that he replaced the florescent thing with a can LED light.
Yes I have a chandelier over my sink and over the breakfast table.  I like chandeliers A LOT ok.  I was able to get a good deal on them in Czech when we lived in Germany.
Again Ric put so much hard work into these spaces!

Pantry

Well here it is pretty standard.  Just a place to tuck groceries and spare platters and cake plates.  I asked Ric to move the shelves around a little so that I could put the cafe within easy reach.   The shelf he took out of the center he added at the top. At a later date he will put a light and electric into this space to clean it up a bit.

  See the cute little chandelier I found.