Jane's personal kitchen has a lot of Scandinavian and European influence I think, though she did throw in an antique dish cabinet that makes the area look rustic. She chose a Dornbracht tall faucet for the sink as I recall, and I saw a comment she made at Houzz afterward that made me think maybe her faucet hadn't turned out to be the best choice for her--still good, just maybe not as great as she'd hoped. I just ordered a couple of Brizo articulating faucets for my kitchen after much research and think I will be happy with them. The most memorable kitchen for me from Attic Mag's archives was the one with the working fireplace oven in the middle. It was such a simple kitchen with great functionality, and I think it was in Italy somewhere that she rented while on vacation. We really don't do kitchens like that here in the USA on any regular basis anymore now that gas and electric stoves have taken over.

Hi @Kristy Leigh: Would you mind sharing the specfic shades of white/blue on your cabinets? In particular, I really love the blue! Also, I appreciate the SW Silver Strand wall color idea; will be getting a sample to contemplate for kitchen nook and adjacent den.

I just completed white washing my fireplace with milk paint. The only wood I had was the fireplace mantel with fireplace running to the 8 foot ceiling. The fireplace was as you described (colors). I was very pleased with the outcome. The milk paint can be added, adjusting the water ratio to the milk paint until you are pleased with the outcome. My fireplace took on a whole new dimension. I have very little natural light in my livingroom and used Ben Moore Swiss Coffee and white paint for ceiling. The combo brightened up the area tremendously.

I know this is late to the party, but if it were me, I would focus only on inspiration pictures where the homeowner did it as a DIY project on their old cabinets. Too many pictures show brand new perfect inset cabinets with no soffit professionally painted, and that's not at all what you're going to get. If you like a color in a cute cottage someone did themselves then try to figure out in advance what it will really look like. Kind of like if you've ever gone to the salon with a picture of an 18 year old movie star with a pixie cut, and you come out with the exact same cut and it makes you look like a 60 year old. It wasn't the cut you love, it's the face! Well gorgeous brand new cabinets in a 12x15 kitchen with 10 foot ceilings are like the model face. :) As for the color, I vote a pale cream with butcher block.