A break from cooking but not from the kitchen...

     I have a lot of leftovers so I'm taking a break from cooking for the next two or three days. I'm also sick of eating Beef Burgundy. I had it last night for dinner, lunch today at work and for dinner again. I'm sick of it like the way I am sick of that annoying Owl City song they keep playing on the radio. WTF is he singing about anyway... fireflies dancing, his dreams bursting at the seams... he might as well be singing about unicorns, puppies or rainbows. Gag.
     Anyways, adding to my busy schedule of work, school, cooking and getting myself fatter and blogging, I started a redecorating project. No major renovations that involve a lot of money or intense labor. Just things I could quickly do myself.
     Since I've been cooking a lot lately, I figure I might as well do the deed in a better looking kitchen.


Here's the inspiration for what I want to do.

I got this from the book Etcetera: Creating Beautiful Interiors with the Things You Love, by Sibella Court. First of all, I love the design of the book and I love how she is inspired by old, rustic and everyday items.

This is the color palette I would like to use for my kitchen because the walls are brown/chocolate brown.

I also really like the colors of these chair cushions and sign I recently purchased at Anthropologie.

That's it. I'm open to any tips on redecorating... especially ones that are free or cost very little :)

I think my next step is to paint my kitchen cabinets. I hope this isn't one of those projects I start and never finish. That happens frequently.