The journey begins...

So, at this point, you've all seen my LOVELY orange countertops.  If you haven't noticed them, you are quite possibly blind.  Take a look, over there, on the right, with my teapot from the Isle of Skye, two of my favorite mugs, and my cooking Bible.  A new reader (waves at Johanna) was kind enough to tell me that she likes my countertops.  Well, perhaps I'll present them to her in a couple of months - because they will be GONE from my kitchen!

*fanfare*

I posted about a month and a half ago about the fact that we were finally looking at the kitchen redo we'd started thinking about as soon as we moved into the house.  I wasn't having much luck with the IKEA website.  Turns out, we've had a lot more luck with the cabinets my friend told me about.  We will be tearing out our old cabinets, and replacing them with new cherry-stained birch cabinets - all wood/plywood construction, no laminate!

(I love how my counter looks pink in this picture.)  That's a sample of the new doors, propped up against the coffee maker.  I. Love. Them.  Love love love.

We're also looking at granite for the countertops and the new island; we've found a local place that has a good deal on it, and are continuing to look around to see what's out there.

*does the happy dance*

We are thinking about either continuing the wall color from the family room (Benjamin Moore's Nantucket Grey) into the kitchen, or possibly a light caramel color.  I'm leaning more and more towards the caramel.  Our kitchen faces south, so it's nice and sunny.  The darker cabinets and granite are going to make the room feel darker than it has in the past, so I'm thinking the lighter, warmer walls are a better option.