Kirsty painted the trim in the kitchen, which meant the walls looked crappy, which meant the cabinets looked crappy, which meant the holes in the ceiling looked crappy (fair, I suppose), which meant the back splash looked crappy, so we did the kitchen...
Pics to follow soon when I get round to taking them, but here's one from before.
As an interesting side note one of the holes in the ceiling was covered by a smoke detector - maybe they were going to hardwire some in? Disappointing if that was case as that circuit was connected to a dimmer switch. Still, considering the quality of wiring in this place, I wouldn't be surprised....