The interiors are maple (photo attached). The factory would paint the drawer interiors -- so I'm not so concerned with the difficulty -- I believe they spray the paint on, just like the exterior of the cabinets. I think I like how the interior of the drawers would match the interior of the cabinets, and the exteriors of both the drawers and the cabinets. But not sure if I'll regret it when I want to sell the house and the drawers show a bit of wear . . .

Gail~ I thought the set would be stunning and WOW!! it is! Gorgeous! mzdee~ If you like the romantic, then something like Gails furniture or one stroke roses would be pretty. Creams instead of whites and pastel colors. If you like a more country look then reds, blues, mustards and darker greens. And if you like a funky look then go for bright colors of purple, orange, yellows, blues, reds and greens. It really all depends on your style. If you do a google image search of painted furniture you'll get tons of ideas. ~Anj Here is a link that might be useful: Check out this fantastic furniture....

Prime it white first to make any color be true. Take another look at it once primed and you might like it white or you'll have a better idea where you want to go with it. I had a dark wood chest that I planned on painting a distressed white . Once I primed it there was no detail on it at all so I kept going and it ended up being a pastel plaid. My cousin has the chest now so I can't snap a pic. Check out the decorative painting forum and your local craft store has booklets of painted furniture ideas. Good Luck with it.

" Well meaning "helpers" can also accidentally toss stuff you wanted to keep" yes, sadly that happens. with Jed I think I have one of the best tho. he sure keeps his eye out for things. he's even come outside to ask me about something, yesterday he brought out a small painting that was in the trash in the bathroom. don't know how it got there but he asked if I really meant to throw it out. one thing is good, and that's that he knows I give him lots of things. I left behind a poster of ET (rolled up and in excellent condition) - I thought that I should surprise my son (now 45) and send it to him... then decided I had enough to do. left it on the floor. Jed brought it to me... I told I'd thought about sending it to Shane. he said ET was before his time (sure was) and I knew what he was thinking - and I told him ' you go ahead and take it for your little guy ' (3 yrs old). my shane would have laughed at seeing it but Jed's little one will be tickled pink over it! that's a better use for it. also, in the dresser last week he saw a very small little stone in a drawer and thought it might be part of an earring. bless his heart. I doubt it was to anything important (by the color of it) but I wasn't about to discourage him. I thanked him for the great find and put it in 1 of the tiny drawers at the top of the chest that matched the dresser (it was already over here). yesterday he also brought me a small box of silverware (real silver) - I think he wasn't sure I knew it was there - and I didn't. but he wanted me to know what he found. I appreciate him watching for things. what he did with the stuff left all over the floor was to rake it with one of those heavy iron pronged rakes... so as he pulls it he can see what filters thru it. I found some lost recipe cards that way. I was standing by talking to him as he raked - and whoa! those little recipe cards came out of another stack that I didn't see them in (I looked). they'd evidently fallen behind a table I had in the kitchen to hold the mw. I didn't know what in the world happened to them. was hoping some of them would show up. I'm missing more of them but am still hoping more will show up in a box. I have already bought a pk of new recipe cards because I knew if I ever found them (over there) I'd want to rewrite them on new/clean cards. I'm using 4x6 now so I can write larger and my old eyes can see easier! btw, that painting wasn't really much - didn't look like anything I'd bought - or would really want - but my thinking not being so clear and I couldn't remember right then if it came from one of the kids so figured I should keep it til later cause I might remember. it was very small so not like it takes up much space considering all the other stuff coming over here. if I don't remember by the time I get to it again, i'll give it to Jed. He even found a small piece of cardboard with a scribbled face on it (maybe 8x8) and he tucked it into a box (I saw him) - I know he was thinking it might have been from one of the kids or gkids. if I'd have found it I probably wouldn't have kept it - but again I wasn't about to discourage him. i'll take a photo of it and send to the kids to see if either claims it! I'm making a list of things he's mentioned or might want so my son can give to him if they (my kids) don't want it. he should give Jed first option on things. I've already given him a dish set for 4 (for his cabin), Christmas glassware set, my large corningware pot (too heavy for me these days), a screen door I'd bought new but never used (and the doors here both have metal security 'screen doors'), and numerous other things including the old appliances from here (he takes in for $s which is what he will do with the metal from here after the price goes back up on it). I'm going to give him my blender (once I gather up the parts for it). I have 2. and a half bottle of whisky (from when my son was here). didn't plan to keep it here til he comes back! I usually check with Jed about things in case he can use it before I take stuff to the GW. and the big saw I have - that's his when all 'sawing' is done around here. oh, and he found a penny (I couldn't tell - too dirty!) that he says is from the 40s maybe and doesn't look to have any copper in it. i'll have to look at it thru my magnifying glass and with my glasses on this week. I'd have just thought it was a dirty dime... Debbie - did you get moved yet?