Getting there...

Well, we have worked hard on getting our kitchen re-done. Derek stripped the wallpaper--some of which was on unsized walls. Major UGH!

 Sanding:

 Late nights...smoothing out the walls:

Cherish was in charge of painting behind the refrigerator.

The one wall that's all one color is the accent wall.

 She had no idea she had paint on her face:

 Finishing up her wall and a half:

 Before blocking off the sun:

My first choice was yellow, then sage (because Derek's favorite color is green), but we settled on blue. Derek actually wanted a midnight blue, but I felt it would be too dark for the room. So he came up with the two shades you see above.

The slave I force to work:
My daughter who loves to help:

On the accent wall:

 The lighting/coloring changes continually,
especially in the evening,

since we face into the setting sun (i.e. west):

Still to do:

1. Put up white chair rail and white crown molding.

2. Trim the door openings.

3. Paint the grout white and seal it.

4. Order and mount backsplash behind stove.
5. Print ocean pictures, mount them in white frames, and hang them on the right wall. (Photos are complimentary of the wonderful photography of my nephew Kevin Winder. He took the pictures while visiting Florida.)

Hopefully, that's it. But all in due time....