zip I just adore your lovely kitchen! Love the ones dilly posted and rjin gave me great ideas for what to wear when I hit the slopes! thanks;) here are some ideas oops sorry about the large image http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3220/3469165516_d400132f06.jpg%3Fv%3D0&imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/70093476%40N00/3469165516/&usg=__j_Al_kDx941D0zCDyWom3aRXx9I=&h=375&w=500&sz=142&hl=en&start=54&sig2=tZrKnu4d7tV4h0BaNfC0wg&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=IpCqCn7Gyck-hM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvintage%2Bgreen%2Bcafe%2Bcurtains%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D36%26um%3D1&ei=8pNxS42tL4O0NuH90YEL Yummy fabrics here http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.trueup.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/superbuzzy-cafecurtain.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.trueup.net/%3Ftag%3Dnew-releases&usg=__g4W0hsS4u8K5RjJpkkLMrmdaNAM=&h=330&w=330&sz=17&hl=en&start=91&sig2=pgbXDERYLT5TRuSbjnvzrA&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=2XS8nPyr7YR1xM:&tbnh=119&tbnw=119&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvintage%2Bgreen%2Bcafe%2Bcurtains%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D90%26um%3D1&ei=fpRxS-XzOKDMNODspIkL http://farm1.static.flickr.com/117/362750108_1d7d7fdeab.jpg good luck

As a colorist, my first impression is that all your greens are too blue and the darkest ones a bit too raw. I agree the 2 light greens look too minty and may remind you of the old hospital greens which you don't want in your dining room! Rosemary Sprig is the best of all your samples, although hard to tell with the highlight on it. I would find a green that has a tad more warmth to it - more on the yellow side, and perhaps a touch browner, which would be a bit more livable. I find that paint colors tend to look lighter and brighter, or more colorful once on the wall than they do on the chips. Keep in mind that darker colors will make a room appear smaller, lighter colors the reverse. Good luck!

island - Yes, we can paint the surround (we've been told). I'd like to live with it as is for awhile though. I do like the color...except for the darn pinkish tone that comes out in certain lighting! It was recommended to paint before installing the surround; maybe we'll just paint the fireplace wall to see if we like it before doing the rest of the room. Our leak caused water damage inside, and our repair turned into redecorating. At least we'll have a new family room when all is done!

Yes Debb, I am going with her recommendation. The potters clay has grown on me and we get started with the painting on Monday. This was not a new build. Our home is about 100 years old with craftsman details. It was a fairly large reno. The addition holds the new kitchen, powder room and mudroom. Our old kitchen is now our dining room and our old dining room is now the eat in portion of the kitchen. Will post pictures as the painting gets underway. Also chose the color for our mudroom. The cubbies are BM James River Gray and I'm doing the walls in Revere Pewter. It is rather small so I can't really get a good picture of the whole room but here are the cubbies that were sprayed by our carpenter for a furniture finish. This is our fun room so I am doing the trim in James River Gray too. The floor is slate. I'm also looking for some fun hooks for the cubbies.