Kitchen Make Over/redo and an award:)

Im not sure I consider this really a "make over", 5 years ago I painted and wallpapered and really loved it at the time! I found the neatest punched tin "look" wallpaper from USAWallpaper and just HAD TO HAVE IT! Then I decided I needed to change out the border as well. The wallpaper came, I took a sample and picked out my paint colors. This was in March if this year. I painted and put up the wallpaper, waiting for the border. It was on backorder for the longest time and FINALLY came in June, I noticed the border did not match the wallcolor, so I had to think about redoing the walls a different color. I recently found the color and was a bit hesitant because it is alot darker than Im used to. I was also thinking of painting my cupboards black and distressing them a little.

Yesterday, just out of the blue I decided to start painting the walls and get the border up. I got the bottom cupboards painted last night at 10pm. Once I got started I didnt want to stop!

Here are a few pictures of what Ive got done so far. I still have a 2nd coat to do on the top cupboards and distressing AND get the doors back on.

New color - Muddlement - I LOVE IT!






Cupboards - from red to black (overlook the mess inside)






No more red - I wasnt too sure about this and actually tried black on bottom and red on top and it just didnt go to well.



Wallpaper and red cupboards close up -
(Ive already posted these pics)





Im going to paint ALL the trim and the 3 doors in my kitchen the red in the saltbox houses on the border and thats it:)



Ive been busy busy busy the past 2 days and Im hurtin like you would not believe!!

On another note.......

I received a SMILE award from Rondell and Tomatoe Creek Prims. Shes such a doll to think of me:)
Ive got the rules for this award on a few posts down. Rather than re-post it Ill just leave it like this!

Kitchen Re-do

Even though it is the smallest room in my house, it is my favorite.
When we bought the house in 2000 the cupboards were an ugly dark walnut color and the walls were light blue. I painted the walls a cream color and the cupboards reddish. Because they were so dark it looked like I stained them, which I loved!
A few months ago I decided to re-do my kitchen AGAIN, found some pretty prim wallpaper and border. (This was in March) I am STILL waiting for the rest of my order to arrive, its on backorder...grrr! Ive got the border and it has willow tress and saltbox houses on it to match the paper!
Here is a before and a few afters. Im still not done. Im planning on painting the cupboards black and distressing them.

Before of the wallpaper -
(I couldnt find a pic that showed the cupboards and wallpaper together)


After of the wallpaper -





New light -












Do you think I should leave the cupboards as is? Or paint them black and distress them? If I did them just right Im sure the red would show through?
Comments and advice welcome:)