The thing with yellow is that it "blows up" the more surface area it covers, am I right? I wanted my cabinets to "read" BM Fresh Butter. To do that, I could not actually paint them that color. You really have to Ignore the chip colors almost entirely and be prepared to pick a dirty yellow/more brown than seems advisable color. For me, that came down to Vellum. I also looked at BM Goldfinch, but it was just a bit too brown even "blown up." In the bright sunlight, the sink base cabinets really do read BM Fresh Butter to me, until I hold the chip up to them. Then, they don't. Yellow is the hardest color - also because the color takes several coats (often) to fully develop (so its a pain to swatch it). The cabinet color was the hardest part of my kitchen plan. When you see my mood board at the final reveal, you'll still see the Fresh Butter strip :-). I couldn't let it go (and the Vellum strip is just "meh").

I love the furniture you've picked out. It will look bright and cheery and just the feeling of the inspiration pics you've posted in your other threads...once you paint! Paint the darn room already! :) My last house had muddy mauve and no natural light (houses on three sides and a big porch on the other). As soon as I painted, it changed everything. Even my mood was better. And if you have a front porch, I suggest you paint the porch ceiling blue. It made a big difference looking out my window and seeing Martha Stewart's Porch Ceiling Blue. Almost as good as being able to see the sky. :) Let your room evolve. Don't feel like it has to be "done" right away. Take your time finding art and accessories that you love. You're doing great and you're going to have a lovely space to enjoy.

Linda, I love the fabric you chose. Moire is a favorite of mine, and the colors in the plaid are lovely. I can just see you doing the victory dance! LOL I feel like we only have pieces of information, so I am going to ask a few questions. It would also help to have pix of the whole room, or even a drawing of the floor plan so that we can tell what is going on in the entire space. What is the look you are trying to achieve - casual yet elegant? More french country but not as formal? Something else? If the cabinet has to stay where it is (and I am never convinced of that on the first shot, LOL) do you ever open the window? If not, you need to take down those draperies and put them on either side of the window by the chairs. I would Think about either doing a solid, closed panel of the fabric, or a large piece of artwork, or a shelving unit that sits on the cabinet, finished to match, that will completely hide the window. What you are doing with the side panels is drawing more attention to the window back there, rather than making it disappear. And disappear is what you want it to do as long as the cabinet is in front of it. What is on the wall behind the couch - another window like the one by the chairs? Do you need matching treatments for both sets of windows if that is the case, and do you have enough fabric to do it? Yes, I could easily see green in there. I would think about doing the couch in a pretty shade of green, or in a deeper shade of the wall color (which I couldn't find on the BM site - do you have the color number instead of the name - Millet didn't come up). Do the wing chair in a stripe of some kind. Maybe something like this? capulet stripe, bluebell Does the other large armchair stay? Does it need to be re-covered? Then perhaps this toile for some pillows for the couch and one lumbar pillow on the chair? rustic life, lake There is also Rustic Life, Porcelain, that might work, but may be too bright. As for roman shades, it would depend on whether you intend to have the plaid panels on those windows, and whether you need privacy, light control, or just a window treatment for looks. A rug is hard to suggest because I can't really see what your floors are now and how much space you are trying to cover. It also depends again on where you are headed style-wise. Of course, the fabric suggestions are just that- suggestions. Too hard to tell colors for sure on the monitor to know that they would match - but it gives you some ideas about what kinds of fabrics you might try to find. Once you get all those things in place, then you can also bring in more green in your accessories - and you already have some plants to help that along, too. Ad for the knobs on the cabinet, I would be inclined to choose a brushed metal finish of some kind - nickel, brass? What do you like, and have already in the room in things like lamps and pix frames?

I've only used EK paint one time (Giverny Blue) and ordered it directly from Ellen after a lovely, accidental, Saturday morning phone conversation. It is very nice paint. DH commented on this as well, although neither one of us enjoys painting with it as much as we do with Farrow and Ball. The EK paint is on the wall above the boot-putting-on bench in the mud room and has withstood the clanging, hanging dog leashes, gardening hats, back rubbing, mud splashing, you name it extraordinarily well. EK recommended and sent the paint in Velvet Sheen--shinier than is my usual preference--but I am very pleased with it. It did have considerably more odor than F&B, which is what is on the other walls in that room. As to the color, it has fascinating permutations, most of which I like, some of which I adore, and one or two of which run to the Disney/harsh edge. (The DSes have been known to harrumph that Mom is watching paint dry, again.) The light that hits it comes from the north and slightly east, influenced by some trees. Years ago, I attempted a paint purchase at an ICI store. The personnel were oriented toward professional painters who specify an order and come pick up the paint. No discussion of color, texture, etc. possible, and no experience with EK. I wouldn't be surprised if that varies greatly from store to store, as has been my experience with Sherwin-Williams branches.