This Old Cabinet: Part Two

So the door was done and hanging, magnetized and decluttering our refrigerator (although some of the magnets went to school today for morning share time). 

So I was left with a cabinet with no door.  Bland and white it was, with many years of layers of life on it.  I need color in my living room, and I'm liking this set of yummy colors to add to my sage green (thanks to http://www.design-seeds.com/).  The second color from the top is my furniture; the middle color is the color I'm thinking of painting the family room (which is similar to the kitchen color), and the lower colors: yummy.  I love spice colors, reds, and have a recent attack of the oranges for some reason.  I have would have added these together on my own, but this pin hooked me.  So out came the Jalapenos (Sherwin Williams "jalapeno" color that is!) which is the color in our basement. How convenient! I pictured gradient colors on the shelves.

Double double toil and trouble....I felt like a witch at halloween mixing up a brew.  I took the straight paint color, and added into each cup in (hopefully) equal amounts.  Then I added white primer to each, adding just a bit more in each cup to get a lighter tone.  Then off to painting I went.

This take was too dark, and too much the same.  Back again.......

But this time, it was just right!  I added in some baskets I found on sale, and added some texture to the room (which is what the "how to design people" say you need to finish a room).  I feel like I'm on the right track.

And now that I look closer, I'm seeing a lot of little touches of orangy/reds in the room. 

Awesome!  Now on to curtains, wall color decisions, mantle spruce up and pillows (which I have a love/hate relationship with, since they always end up on the floor or used as weapons, shields or grenades).

Progress.  I love progress.