Out with the old and in with the still old but now painted

Before my manic makeover
In seven days my children will be out of public school for good; I have six weeks to complete my manuscript; I have curriculum to order; I have schedules to create and so obviously, I decided that the best use of my time would be to renovate the kitchen. I allowed myself three days, a $100.00 budget, and I recruited my workhorse of a mother to be my interior decorating partner. Ours is an old and roomy Victorian in which "modern" and trendy furnishings appear stifling and out of place. I wanted a farmhouse looking kitchen. I wanted color and cheerfulness with my morning coffee.