Libby, the beadboard was super easy. Dh is handy, but by no means a pro. And it's a project he's never taken on. We just bough a couple sheets, and he cut them to size. Then nailed with a nail gun. Chaulked around the seams, and put a little piece of trim along the bottom. We also used the zinser primer. And BM satin impervo. We painted the boxes ourselves, and had a painter spray the doors. I love the finish done by spraying it. But, I probably would have been ok with brushing it on ourselves. Because you have SS appliances, I think yours will look amazing. I'm not a fan of white appliances and white cabs. But, I did it anyones. Just to kill off that oak :) we used two colors, BM white dove for tops, and BM baby fawn for bottom cabs. They're too ligth on bottom. Didn't do what I was wanting. So, we'll re paint them whenever I realize I can't stand it any more :) I'm a little over the whole thing for now, lol few before and after beadboard

Here is the bedroom we are putting the bed in- the wall to the right of the bed is ALL windows, and we're thinking of moving the bed in front of it. problem with this room is, we never open the blind, for privacy. The dresser will remain, but I will likely take the large mirror off, and put a vase or hand 2-3 smaller pictures above instead. Wanted to show you the color of the dresser/bed. Here is the photo of the bed we are building- bedding will be simple, probably just white, with a thin strip of color (fodler blanket) at the bottom. Thanks Amy- at the very least, I'm going to get a sample of VTD. You're right about the lighting, I've been "testing" the ball green with the blinds open, when 99% of the time, they aren't. Good point!!

It's pretty common for older homes not to have range hoods, but happily looks like it should be relatively easy to add, from your photo. You can cook without it till you get to it, though. (We've been cooking without one for three years, and previous owners cooked without it for 90-odd years before then!) We don't have our fridge yet so I can't comment on performance, but it does meet your height requirement---the Fisher & Paykel single door bottom freezer. I really like the interior and freezer designs, though again, we haven't used it yet. Needs 69" of height for venting and 33" of width (can't tell how much space you have there?), comes in stainless (and also white), and is pretty reasonably priced. We're buying ours locally, which also ended up being the cheapest option, for whatever that's worth. Good luck---and I love your stainless countertops!

Dirtymartini, I agree that painted white wood is an extremely time-honored look (for as long as we've had white paint and wood built-ins have existed together) that can be counted on to wear very well stylewise. Also, it does work particularly well on built-ins blending into white or pale walls and (low) ceilings. Also that you can always repaint and have another wonderful look. I have an old painting shirt that has almost all the colors of my old kitchens on it. I really wanted to remind you, though, that your choices aren't only between white plain and white glazed. If your white is too bright, you can always choose another white. You can soften or warm it a fair amount, and it will still look sparkling white on the cabinets. Lavender, I love that kitchen. Makes me want to get the old shirt off the hook. Thanks for the picture.