Kitchen transformation and some thrifty finds and redos

I've always dreamed of a cozy colorful kitchen where you could muster up dreams of Gramma in her cute little apron fussing around with flour flying everywhere.

Bland, boring, dated and dark

Ugly floor 

       
Well, I was determined not to give up on my dreams of an I Love Lucy kitchen so I set out to paint the cabinets white with splashes of red all around. The process is still going on arghhh, painting kitchen cabinets is turning into a career. Here's my progress so far. I removed the cabinet doors, added beadboard wallpaper on the backsplash and even made a plate rack in one of the cabinet openings. I shopped for old items that I could paint red to add a punch of color.

 A look at the cabinet before the plate rack

TADA!
See my Goodwill finds? The measuring cup holder which was originally brown now painted red, the little  girl measuring spoon holder sitting on the windowsill?Double Click the picture and you will be able to get a better look. Oh and my Fiestaware finds, love it!
The red and white curtains were a thrift store find for only a dollar .

I found these two rolling pins at a yard sale for a dollar each and the paper towel holder for 25 cents. I painted the paper towel holder and ends of the rolling pin red to go with my retro themed kitchen.

I love all the color now. I'm on the search for some more fiesta ware to fill up that plate rack. See the sweet little chickie pot holder on top of the microwave that Shelia from Note Songs made for me, love her!

I still have half of the upper cabinets to do and all of the lower ones, whew, but I'm loving it so far. Plans are in the works to add a wood floor, a kitchen table and a little surprise that I have in store for you so stay tuned for more updates. See the complete updated redo  by clicking HERE

Linking to Rednesday,  Inspiration Friday,  Nifty Thrifty Tuesday,  21 Day Getting Organized Challenge