Goodbye Post-it Yellow!

Moving into our new home, Nick's biggest priority was to get our ceilings scraped. Check! My biggest priority? Getting rid of that faded neon yellow in our kitchen. The yellow walls combined with the bright blue corian countertops was unsettling to say the least. The listing photographer did a great job capturing the kitchen in a decent light, but I promise you that most of the time the walls looked post-it yellow. Blegh!

But, what color to paint? We've got a lot of different elements in our kitchen that make most colors a no-go. White cabinets, black appliances, and oh yeah--bright blue counters. That area of the house doesn't get a ton of natural light (yet-- we have big things planned for that space), so it couldn't be too dark. We concluded that some sort of gray was the best option for the space as it's neutral and can help to coordinate all the different elements. The internet is obsessed with Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore-- it's touted as a warm gray that goes with any color scheme. Bingo! The gal at Benjamin Moore gave us some suggestions and taught us how to look for different undertones in each color by placing it next to the blue counters. She agreed that Revere Pewter looked best as it lacks any heavy purple/green/yellow undertones that are all too common with shades of gray. 

While Nick started painting our ceilings, I got to work cutting in with our new kitchen color. At first it looked purple to me, but I'm pretty sure that was a combination of the yellow bouncing off the walls and my eyes playing tricks on me. Take a look at the difference! 

My iPhone pictures don't do the room justice compared to the pro's photos, but at least the YELLOW IS GONE! 

Here's our to-do list for the kitchen and dining areas:

Phase 1
-Paint walls!
-Knock out wall between dining area and living room
-Replace or paint ceiling lights in kitchen and dining area (get rid of the gold!)
-Install new baseboards
-Add crown moulding

Phase 2:
-Add a butcher block counter extending from the peninsula for barstool seating (I LOVE the idea of this)
-Replace black appliances with stainless steel or white (this could be 5+ years out for us... our current appliances are perfectly functional and the only reason we'd want to switch them out is for aesthetic purposes, so this is a low priority)