WOW. Beautiful plants! Wish I had your green thumb, mine is totally black!! The chocolate wall color is awesome. I like dark colors, and definitely like accent walls. The dresser redo looks so pretty too. That frog pitcher is the cutest thing. And I recognize 'my' bunny bordallo dishes. I have quite a few of them displayed on my kitchen counter. Bordallo has so many designs, and I think 5 or 6 colors, all are neat but I just got the green bunny ones. You are one energetic gal....want to visit Phoenix? LOL hugs, Karen

Breezy- You are not a pain!! You are wonderful and very helpful. If it would not be for you I would have a misplaced prep sink!! I was just looking at the paint chips. And then today I went to BM and one of their consultants helped me. She did not like the idea of the beige colors or the true grays. We both really liked "Gray Wisp" which is almost identical to RH Silver Sage (she had a color chip for it)and "Quiet Moments". The first is more green and rich and the second lighter and more blue. I am really leaning towards the first. She gave me really large swatches to take home and try out. So I will let you know what I find out. Also the mud on the drywall is taking longer to dry so the earliest they can paint is Friday. So I have a wee bit of time to figure this out. Slush- Would love to see your photos of Revere Pewter and Carrington Beige. Since the living room/hallway is all monroe bisque is probably a good idea that I stay away from beige for the kitchen/dining area since those two rooms open into the LR and that is just a lot of beige. Lavender- Thanks

Well I know it's kind of late but I was not online all weekend. My TG table is significant because for the first time ever I was able to get all 15 people at one table. Well technically two tables end to end but it reached the desired effect. Excuse the folding chairs used for little kids, etc but overall I think it turned out well. You'll have to imagine the candlesticks china, crystal, silverware and flowers on each table as well, I forgot to take one after it was finished except after everyone sat down. The photos with people and other missing items in them look at lot better needless to say. During our recent kitchen remodel, we widened this opening from the breakfast area into the dining room in order to allow this. Up till now, I've turned the tables sideways and gotten them both into the DR, but it was tight. This was much better. The DR table isn't centered in the room because the opening isn't centered, so we're not exactly under the light fixture but hey what the heck. Having a sit down meal served on actual dishes for 15 people in this day and age is something I'm proud of. It makes me sad that no one wants to keep china and crystal anymore. I have two sets, one from one of my grandmothers and one that my MIL got in Germany while there were in the Air Force and some really beautiful crystal that we asked for as wedding gifts. Really fun TG cooking in the new kitchen and getting everyone together to eat.

roorezzi, I think a spicy color in your art somewhere would pick up the energy nicely. Your dishes are lovely. You could hang nine squares of fabric unframed on stretcher bars. We have nine small square flower prints on canvas unframed in our MB. I made several tries at googling to find something similar, but didn't have any luck. A place like Hobby Lobby or Michael's though would likely give you some ideas and maybe show you how to do it.