BEIGE! You DO need help! First, redefine your view. You don't have a boring kitchen. You have a neutral backdrop to launch your decorating project. So tell us a little about what you like, some non-decor things you're attracted to, what environment you live in (some ideas that might work well in a cabin in the mountains would look odd in a little ranch in the desert). What things do you have in the house that you LOVE? That's always a good place to start. Being tasteful can be really confining. At this point, 3 things that don't match look odd. 23 things that don't match look "eclectic"!

Hi Thanks for all the suggestions. cattknap, I love that rug. Lots of great colors from which to choose. For those who suggested apple green, can you give me a BM color which is apple green so that I can get a chip to remind me what apple green looks like. I do have a black horizonal plate rack as well as some black scroll type decorative pieces. I do collect roosters too. Wish me luck. I'll certainly need it. Linda

That looks like oak underneath. I think I would paint them graphite, less than a black color but something in sync with your floors, as you are going to have a lot of color/texture going on but less than you have now. Then I would back off and look at this room once the cabinets are painted and see if I could get away with using a bright, bold wall color, pulling something from the floor tiles, which appear to be slate? with maybe some of that coppery color in the flooring?

I think your kitchen is really looking pretty nice. I also think your sis might be on to something. When doing my kitchen, I was going to go for a taupe tile that really worked with the granite. (See srg215's backsplash--that's the one--I'm living vicariously through her). But then I thought about my desire to change colors in my space. I know I don't have the budget to re-do the backsplash when I tire of it. So I started thinking about white tiles. I was very determined not to get the white subway, and I found some pretty cool beveled Italian subways that had undertones of gray. I was ready to go for it. But that's when I found out I won the beveled arabesque tiles. I love that they jazz it up, but yet the color is white. In fact, I am currently (sorry guys) testing new paint samples. I've always wanted the gray color in the room to be a gray/lavender. I've got samples in the car right now. My point is, that with neutral bones, you really can do anything with the room. And neutral bones do not make the room boring or bland. So, I've posted a link to the photos of my kitchen and "not so boring white backsplash" in case you haven't been bored to death by them already. I'd post them directly here, but I can't torture the GW friends anymore! Look at the details, notice that except for the granite, eveything can be changed to a new color scheme. And this granite goes with any color--lime green, orange, blue, brown, black, gray, white, and on an on. Here is a link that might be useful: The pro photos