How do I extend a wireless network from one Airport Express to another?

I have an Airport Express in my living room, wired into my router and it's currently outputting a wifi signal.
I just got another Airport Express, and I've plugged it into my kitchen.
How do I use Airport Extreme Admin Utility to see the other Airport Express (which currently has a solid orange light), and label it as "Kitchen", so that I can have music playing in my kitchen as well?
I really don't want to have to wire an Ethernet cable all the way to the kitchen so that it picks it up, because I don't have room for that sort of hook up on my router.
Is this possible.. and if so.. could someone kindly, please, write me a step by step tutorial as to how to add my "kitchen" to the wireless network.
Thank you.

Try temporarily connecting via Ethernet to the AirPort Express (AX). After you configure the AX you can disconnect the Ethernet connection.

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