I've been wanting to redo my kitchen pretty much since we moved in (a little over 3 years ago), other things have taken priority and it's always been put on the back burner.  Then I couldn't decide on a color.  I had tried something different a turquoise color that I loved but once it was on the wall (we only did a small section) we realized it just wouldn't work in this space.  So I went back to my original idea of brown.  Then today I found a great cabinet at Pier 1 Imports.  It was more than I wanted to spend but I just loved it.  I added a small ledge type shelf for my most used spices and installed that.  I do hope to replace the countertops soon - hopefully next year but we'll see how it goes.
 
Before:

 
After (taken in the daytime, this one shows the color really well):

After (taken in the evening, daughter is doing homework lol, and shows the new cabinet on the side too)