White is perceived by some as bland, but in the kitchen, white allows for a cleanly random assemblage of your own state-of-the-art platters with your grandmother's cake stands and gravy boats. This sort of butler's pantry corner shows a variety of lovely serving pieces, many of which can be found at estate sales for a steal.
Start small: Consider a beadboard backsplash. Some DIY skills are necessary, but if using a chop saw isn't in your deck of handyman cards, bring your backsplash measurements to the home improvement store and have an employee cut 4x8 sheets of beadboard to size for you. Many stores offer free cuts or charge a small fee for doing this. How much does it cost? Who cares? It's totally worth the peace-of-mind not having to work with scary saws.
added by Brittany Jackson to Kitchen (5 months ago)
Blue cabinets in the kitchen? What would be the right shade, this would work with the brown but not the orange. Maybe a different shade for the kitchen.