After living with the (boring) neutrals that were in the house when we moved here 15 years ago, we just finished painting all of our upstairs rooms and I love all the colors. Hard to pick a favorite, as each was chosen to go with the light and furnishings in that particular room. What I probably love most is the Atrium White trim and how it plays nicely with all of the somewhat intense colors we chose. All have LRVs around 30: Louisburg Green, Van Cortland Blue, Richmond Gold, Summerdale Gold are all lovely. In the bath, which gets lots of western light and has bright white fixtures and shower curtain, we went more intense with Philipsburg Blue. I couldn't be happier.

Thanks Lynn, but this pic was of the home I just left because the landlord was moving his mother in there so I had to go. The landlords own a tile company so they did a wonderful job with the floors, granite tile contertop, and tiling the bathrooms. They got cheap with bathroom cabinmets and lighting and bedroom carpets. I am now renting a different home about 3 miles south of the 1st one I rented in Phoenix. This neighborhood is nicer. But if I do not find a job or some other source of income I will have to go into subsidized housing next month since I am out of money. My part time job cut hours drastically so I am only working like 4-6 hours a week at $10.95 an hour. That ain't enough for even groceries. I am going to go to St. Vincent de Paul tomorrow to pick up food. I applied for like 6 jobs today. I apply online almost everyday but no calls or emails are coming in to me. It is frustrating. I am praying non-stop now for God to make another miracle in my life. I should be done with chemo by the end of March and have my reversal ileostomy surgery (called a take down) in early May. Then recovery from that and re-adjustment to using my colon again. So I am getting closer to the end of this year long struggle. Thanks be to God! Thanks for the compliment!

Lyban - The cabinet will be made for us by a local custom shop that's doing all our cabinetry throughout the house. In my cabinet searching I found that most custom shops can make just about anything you show them a picture of, so perhaps that would work for you too? Just a thought.:-) Gagesgranny - Thank you for the picture. I definitely want to get a sample quart of Dried Tobacco now. It looks rich and lovely. Thanks again.:-) Juddgirl2 - I'm going to have to check out Baby Turtle too. Do you happen to have a picture? I think a sagey green would look very nice with the ORB and our beige tiles.

I've used the same palette in my home for many years. Greeny blues,blue-y greens,turquoise,teal,peacock,pink,blush,ochre,butterscotch,cream. The amounts of each shade varies and so does the execution. (these days evermore pattern is creeping in) I blame Richard Diebenkorn.