House-wifey Things

I should be doing housework right now. Seriously. Dishes, laundry, floors to mop, bathrooms to clean, and my refrigerator needs some attention. But instead, I have been daydreaming about the changes I want to make to my kitchen.  I have always been iinterested in interior design, and have always envisioned what my house would look like "someday." My current kitchen has beige walls, light oak - colored laminate cabinets, and faux butcher block laminate counter tops; not exactly the kitchen of my dreams!
Thanks to things like Pinterest and HGTV, I have some grand ideas of what our kitchen could look like. However, our budget for renovations does not match the grandeur of my dreams! So, I have very happily settled in to find things I can do for little to no cost to freshen and especially to brighten up our kitchen.
I am hoping to paint the walls a bright, cheery yellow. The current beige is a nice color, but way too ordinary and boring for me, and I also feel it darkens the room. There is only one small window over the sink, and I usually have to keep an extra lamp to cook by, so a new light fixture will hopefully find it's way in as well.  I also am hoping to paint the cabinets white. I say hoping, because my sweet husband seems dead-set against white cabinets. He does not like white, and I have a feeling he thinks if we put it off, I will forget about it. He doesn't know me very well, does he? I do, of course, want him to approve of what I am doing to our house, so I would not do it without his okay, but I am itching to get at those cabinets with a brush right now! We have also talked about adding a bit more color with a back splash in my cobalt blue accent color. I saw some gorgeous blue glass tiles at Lowe's that would be perfect!
We also have been talking about adding an island for some additional counter space and storage. We are just keeping our eyes open right now for a good deal on cabinets. I am anxious to get started on the kitchen, because I can already envision how beautiful it's going to look when we get done! I will keep you updated, and add some pictures (if I can find my camera!) as we go along.