Kitchen & Living room progress

We have a new large opening in the wall separating the kitchen and living room. The plan is to make this area to be a pass thru between the kitchen and livingroom with counter tops. Above the opening on the kitchen side there will be cabinets with frosted glass and aluminum cabinets that open upward. And of course kitchen cabinets below. We have installed cable lights on living room side of the wall that go from this wall to the other. Yeah lights in the living room. I don't know why so many house don't come with lights in rooms. I don't get it.
But at least I can see in the dark now.


Here is a photo of the built in that I painted, my inspiration was Beach glass colors. It will look finished when the casing goes on we are doing plain white case and base, with a touch of Craftsman styling.