make cabinetry a soft warm brown stain and remove the knotted look fromt he cabinetry it isn t rustic add natural sunlight and shadows to the space place a white orchid on the countertops add under cabinet lighting to the wall cabinets only and change the floors to a soft white oak without any sheen change pendant lights to a chrome finish and lower them a few inches add knife block right of the range change hood to a tapered chimney hood in stainless steel