That sea glass is VERY pretty. You might think it is too yellow, but BM Windham Cream is very nice and soft. I have it in my dining room. Philadelphia Cream is also nice.

I used BM Buttermilk as a main color in my hallways - a very creamy light, just touch of yellow color. It would go very well with the other colors that you have on your board. It is so hard to do yellows!!!

Lovely items! We're building and also have an open plan like yours. I'm using a gray blue/green in the foyer/stairway area (gray wisp) and a lighter version (quiet moments) in our room. It's one of my favorite colors and will be used in various places in out home.

I went with Revere Pewter for our main space because I prefer a cooler shade (with warm undertones) as opposed to a warm color paired with the sea glass colors. But that's just me. The colors are all looking really good in our home.

Those colors are so pretty babs! Do you think a cooler shade with warm undertones will offset the seaglass better? I'm so design challenged.

Also, I picked out this light fixture for the foyer and am wondering what color would work well with it too? My problem is not knowing if similiar colors will compete with the light fixture and sea glass tiles or if other colors will offset them better. Ugh!!

When I said the light fixture for the foyer I meant the stairwell... sorry! Our entry way is downstairs and then people will walk up the stairwell to get to our main living space on the upper floor.

I used BM Buttermilk as a main color in my hallways - a very creamy light, just touch of yellow color. It would go very well with the other colors that you have on your board. It is so hard to do yellows!!!

Sorry for the double post; how did that happen? I also have gray wisp (which is RH SS) and Quiet Moments (in the closets because I liked it so much); Buttermilk is a warm color that works well with them. I sympathize; I spent more time doing paint than anything else. Your color board and other board just looks a lot like my house!!!

SW Jersey Cream and Compatible Cream might be too yellow if you want something soft. Those shades are very good for brightening and warming up a room that doesn't get much natural light. But for a large area with natural light, I think they would go too yellow.

SW Wheat Grass is also a fairly intense shade that you might not want in a large space, although it doesn't look like that on the strip. Looks great in a kitchen that is fairly confined to itself.

SW Sea Salt or Comfort Gray (if you wanted to go a little darker) are very pretty and versatile shades for large areas. Rainwashed/Quietude is beautiful, but I like that best in a bedroom or bath. Although I have seen some kitchens with white cabs and Quietude that have been stunning. In your case, with those lovely blue tiles, I would let them be the star and go neutral in the kitchen with the wall color (creamy yellow/beige).

Take a look at SW Ivoire and Biltmore Buff. They are more subdued yellows and make nice backdrops for open spaces. SW Believable Buff/Whole Wheat go more toward beige, but in light the yellow is more apparent. I don't have Whole Wheat, but I do have Believeable Buff and it appears much more yellow once on the walls than it does on the paint strip. They are among SW's top selling colors.

Yellows are tricky. I've found that for my tastes, if I want a yellow/cream in a well lit space, one which tends toward green (not too much) looks better, but if it's in a smaller space or one that gets little natural light (basement or north facing, e.g.), a yellow that tends toward gold looks better.

Since you have such large spaces to paint, I definitely echo the sentiment to do some sampling - even painting a whole wall (roughly) and observing how it blends with your other colors and plays in light would help a lot.

For a nice cream with a hint of yellow, take a look at BM Rich Cream and Ivory Tusk (on the same card). I can vouch for both of those colors.

That's what I'm thinking... in the kitchen go with the creamy walls so the tiles will stand out. But what about the family/living room on either side of the kitchen. Do you think they should have some more color on the walls? I just don't know if all 3 rooms should have the same color or break it up with the two sides (living/family) having color and the kitchen more creamy white. I was thinking sea salt or wickham gray but didn't know if they would enhance my seaglass tiles or not. Do you think Dover white is creamy enough to have a hint of yellow for the kitchen? This area is VERY well lit as the main glass doors/windows face the west and there are 2 skylights in the kitchen too.

Unfortunately I won't have an opportunity to test paint on the walls because they are taping/texturing right now and my builder needs my color choices to do a drop coat right when the texturing is completed :(

I do have the BM color wheels and can hold them up to the walls though... not a perfect solution, but better than nothing I guess.