Commented: countertop nightmare!I think painting the cabinets a vanilla or cream color would help. If it still doesn't look good...you can paint the grout a lighter color. They make grout paint.
Alternately you could swap the counte...
Commented: Mantle and/or paint wall what color?I have the feeling you are aiming for a beachy kind of vibe... One of my first thoughts was that the door in the background would look great with a weathered finish...like the one here http://www.remo...
Commented: New floor tileThis may be far from what you are looking for....but perhaps worth a thought or two. If you painted and stencilled a pattern on say a gray....you could use a number of shades from the tiles in the p...