Kitchen Progress: Part 1

Kitchen looks like butt (you know this because I've said it like a billion times). So here's an example of one of the things I tried to do to help with the situation: introducing AWESOME RED SHELF.

 Awesome Red Shelf came from Urban Outfitters and is quite a convenient size/shape for spices, glasses, mugs, and even towels. Its color matches one of the kitchen walls (which is why I thought it would be a great buy). The only thing that makes me sad about Awesome Red Shelf is how I managed to mount it to the wall. I obviously needed anchors (the thing is metal and heavy), but I didn't want to get the kind that stay in the wall, since I'd need to remove Mr. Shelf if I ever moved. So I got the EZ Anchor brand self-screwing anchors. It all was going so well, until I screwed both anchors in... at an awkward angle. Why the eff can I never screw things in straight? I guess that's just something that comes with practice. Anyway, both anchors look TERRIBLE without the shelf there covering them... like googly lazy eyes that a cow might have, looking out and kind of upward. At least you can't see them with the shelf there, and it still ended up mounting pretty close to even (leveler showed that it was off just slightly). Poop, now I'm afraid to use those EZ Anchors on something that relies more heavily on precise orientation/location. There are many other projects I can distract myself with in the meantime, though.