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Thanks Remodelfla, let me see if the picture work first then Here are the pictures I have one of my floor(and my dog), sink area and stove area. My cabinets are a red brich with a nutmeg finish, my granite is black pearl, my floor is a armstrong vinyle called stepping stone. I have brush nickle handles on the cabinets. I'm looking for something that will go great with my granite and easy to clean. I did like a backsplash in the form call Jodi's kicthen put when I got the sample I did not like the glass in it. If I were to go with the slate I would put some amber glass in with it by pulling some of the slate out. When it comes to the slate I don't know wich one I like better it's the same color just different size 2X2 or a sub tile

Thanks for the replies. in answer to some of your questions. The cabinet condition is pretty mediocre. I have had to repair the bottoms of all the drawers and lowers, because they were pretty damaged. The exterior finish is what you would expect of 20 year old cabinets. They have some wear and are very dry. I was thinking a good coat of wattco with steal wool should help that, though... So, painting isnt necessarily out of the question, but I am really worried about how they will wear and would hate for them to start looking bad right when we decide to sell. That said, using something similar to the cabinets to cover the peninsula could be very difficult. Also the other side is book shelves that we used actual bookshelf quality shelving components for, in white, and I am not sure that I can paint it with such a slick surface... I think I may just need to figure a way to tie in the white, better. I could potentially paint the bead board the color of the walls and then leave just the trim and shelving white. I have been considering that, but then wasnt sure. I realize the lighting is atrocious, but have no idea how to fix it. I was thinking I could paint the trim around it, white, to try and blend it more into the ceiling. We cannot afford to raise the ceiling and put better lighting in. We do plan to install pendants over the peninsula, though. Do you have any suggestions on the lighting? Thanks everyone for the cream subway tile suggestion. I will see if I can get a sample and bring it home. I was afraid of cream because I always associate it with dated bathrooms (that and I love how crisp and clean white looks). But I could see how it might look nice. Would you go with a similarly colored grout to the tile color?

I haven't looked at this thread in quite awhile, but I recall that it contains many photos and ideas with Fantasy Brown kitchen ideas. If you search Houzz kitchen photos using a Fantasy Brown search term, there's tons of examples there, too. HTH. Calling All Fantasy Brown owners