Updation Station

I just made up a word!

So we needed to do some updating to the house. We started with the kitchen.
This is what the kitchen looked like before...

We debated on a few different colors.

We chose this color (the third one down).  We also got new appliances and new handles for the cabinets.

Better, no? We think the wood countertops look a little less noticeable than in the old pictures.  We still need to replace those fabulous light fixtures but it's a vast improvement.

We also painted the living room the same color.  Here's how it used to look.

Then we painted, took down the hat racks on each side of the TV area, and added our things.

What do you think? A little homier? A little more our style?