Not all gloom

While the floor has been stressful / time consuming / disaster, there has been positive progress - counter tops were installed in early December.   We went with Silestone and they did not disappoint!   I love the color scheme in this house - probably because I picked out everything.  We were able to re-use the upper cabinets (money saver) and to create a consistent look in the kitchen we purchased unfinished lower cabibnets and painted everything gray.  All of the hardware (cabinet pulls, door knobs, faucets) are rubbed bronze.   Also, I am obsessed with the copper sink (right corner of the picture).