Thanks ya'll! Judy, I was just thinking about getting new switch plates. I'm going to put up the old ones for now, but I am going to be shopping for some new ones that fit the decor. The ones I have are beige and so they will look OK, but I think some others might look better.

We called about the stove installation and we are still on the schedule for today, unfortunately, we don't know what time. :o Gary is stir crazy since he has been trapped in the house all week. So I sent him out to get a hair cut and maybe he will feel a little better. I have some things to do out and about, but they can wait. I just hate being trapped in the house all day.

OH! OH! The installation people just called and they will be here between 11:00 and 1:00. WHOO HOOO!!! I want Gary to be here when they install it - he knows better than me if everything is done right. He'll be back from his haircut soon and then we can get the rest of our errands done after the installation. We have to find baseboard to match the baseboard that was probably put in back in 1987. The good thing is the baseboard that needs to be replaced is in the kitchen and there isn't any other baseboard in the kitchen, so if we ended up having to put in a different style than the rest of the house, no one would even notice.

OK, here's a few pictures

Here's one more pic and then here is a pic of the corner where we took the office desk out. We still have to take those cabinets down and put them up in the garage. Then we need to replace the baseboard and get the holes in the wall filled and the whole room painted.

oops, the corner area pic didn't load, I'll try again

It looks really nice Gayle and everything matches so nice. You will really enjoy having a new kitchen.

Neat so neat.

OK, so I cooked dinner in the new kitchen tonight - it's about time. We have eaten out almost every meal since we tore up the kitchen last week. It really tasted great. Actually Gary did most of the cooking, he cooked steaks. I made baked potatoes and then I grilled some okra. Maybe tomorrow I'll cook a meal in the kitchen! Nah! :D

YAY!!! Pictures, pictures, pictures, please!!!

Hey Judy, I posted pictures earlier in this thread!

Saw them....it is really beautiful, Gayle!!

Enjoy your new kitchen!!!

Gayle, very pretty!!! I really like the change!!! Your cabinets go very well with the granite as they are. I wouldn't hurry to paint unless you just want to lighten things up. I'll try to attach a few pictures of the Parade of Homes kitchen this year with the Softer Tan and Van dyke Brown glaze. We won Best Kitchen, Best Bath and People's Choice.

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Well, the pictures were there on the preview. I'll have to try again.

Thanks Marilyn, no, I don't think I necessarily need to lighten up the kitchen. I think I'll leave them the way they are. I might get someone to "refresh" them, but I'm not going to paint right now. I hope you can get the pictures up, I'd love to see the paint.

How exciting to get to use your "new" kitchen!!!! I saw the pictures and it looks so pretty!!!!

Thanks Diana. Today we are trying to figure out what color to paint the walls. ARRGGGHHH!!!! Here's some deliberations

Well I'm certainly not going to be any help with the paint colors because I like all of them. The horizontal tan is my least favorite. I think it would make everything run together too much. You have a very nice kitchen.

Yes Janet, you are right, the horizontal beige would be too much of a good thing! LOL! I'm going to look at one different color in the morning. Maybe it will be THE ONE!

I'd like to see a lighter sand color to let the tile and granite standout in all their beauty.

Yep, I plan to get a lighter sandy color and see what it looks like.

I like the color you posted on fb. The best color will pop out at you when you put it on the wall.

I agree about the darker yellow.....it matches with the tile too well and would make it all blend together. I'm not crazy about the greens either but I'm sure with pictures and decorations would look ok. I like the lighter yellow the best but I also think that a light sand color might look the best. However.......you've done such a good job so far that I think you'll pick just the right color anyway!!!!

Well I "think" we have decided on the green - I know, some of you like the beige better. But we decided after much looking and deliberations, that the beiges blend "too well" with the tile on the floor and we wanted a contrast. Gary really likes the green, and I'm not a decorator-type person, I don't really care too much, so it will probably be the green - unless we change our minds again! LOL! :D

We decided to paint the island a different color, and that will be a rusty red, like you see in the granite. I posted pics on the what did you do today thread, but I'll post them here too.

Of course, now that I "think" we've decided, we probably HAVEN'T!

That will be so nice. Good choice.

I think it will be really nice when it's all done Gayle. You really have good taste.

Go for it! I find green so relaxing. If you want to tie the green in with the other colors, you can always look for knick knacks that have the green and some of the granite colors or tile colors.

Pottery things usually have good combinations of colors.

I'm sure it will look nice when you get it done. I'm not a big fan of the color green........that's because I lived in a trailer house where everything was avacado green!!!!! I do like the color for the island!!! You have such good taste and I'm sure it will all be beautiful when you're done!!!!