tinker's kitchen?
http://www.gardenweb.com/gardenweb/query/tinker1121

I don't remember a lot of details. Sorry. I think it was a smaller kitchen. I don't remember if the cabinets had been painted white or replaced. There was a bar or peninsula between the kitchen and table area. No paneling on the walls. I think it was probably an older post. I have oak cabinets and have been researching what others have done with theirs. Most of the information I have found was 2 or more years old.

No, this wasn't it, though that one is nice. I had looked at the granite in hers. I remember the dining wall color was a deep red and the wall arrangement had a display of items, not just one picture.

But in the end the kitchen had white cabinets?

You might try looking at the Finished Kitchens Blog.

When you say padded chairs, do you mean the pads were integral to the chairs with possibly a back cushion too? I seem to remember a recent post and thinking how unusual they were.

I have tried the finished kitchen blog, but I remember posts about the kitchen and how much they liked it. So I don't think it was there.

The dining chairs were upholstered without any visible wood.