Well, I love the aura colors. What do you think of windchime?

This is it in the room we just had painted.....

From the paint spots above, I like apple blossom.

If you are looking for something a bit darker, I really like weekend retreat too.

I love the corn stalk. Just want to say that I love the color that you used in your living room and your house is such a happy and welcoming space! It just makes me smile. Great job!

Boop, Wind Chime looks great in your room! It might be a bit too light for my kitchen, since I'm kinda walking a fine line between not going too dark (a la Agave) and needing a color that can stand up against the red trim.

Sis, thanks so much for your kind words! I like Corn Stalk too, but it reads a tiny bit blue on my monitor.

Jessica mentioned Sweet Caroline in my other thread, and here it is:
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A client of mine just painted her guest room Nantucket Breeze. I had never used it before, but I love it. I do not have my paint deck right here, but it seems like it might be close to some of the colors you posted above.

Or for more of a gray green, check out Paris Rain.

Soft Fern is a very pretty green, too.

out of the above choices, i most like (i THINK--sooo hard to tell on computer!) apple blossom. sweet caroline looks too pastely to me. agree that cornstalk looks too cool for your room.

It helps me to see these in a room (provided I have them correctly labeled!) ...

Here's Apple Blossom. I'm really drawn to this one - it probably helps that I like the name. ;-)

This is Sweet Caroline, and I like it too. It leans more towards the yellow spectrum than Apple Blossom:

sweet caroline. Sweet Caroline. SWEET CAROLINE!

Are you done yet? Can we see? :O)

With the strong colors in your kitchen, don't you think a strong green color on the walls would work better - the pastels would just not do justice to your decor IMO. I have linked to a beautiful Sullivan Green and posted links to two other greens, Paradise Valley and Killala Green. I love the color you now have in there.

http://www.benjaminmoore.com/bmpsweb/portals/bmps.portal?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=sidebarportlet_1_2&sidebarportlet_1_2_actionOverride=%2Fbm%2Fcms%2FContentRenderer%2FselectSideBarArticle&sidebarportlet_1_2np=public_site%2Farticles%2Fapplication_article%2Fapp_colorExplorerTool&sidebarportlet_1_2isNonSecure=true&_pageLabel=fh_explorecolor&cd=559&col=CC#ce_s=paradise valley

http://www.benjaminmoore.com/bmpsweb/portals/bmps.portal?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=sidebarportlet_1_2&sidebarportlet_1_2_actionOverride=%2Fbm%2Fcms%2FContentRenderer%2FselectSideBarArticle&sidebarportlet_1_2np=public_site%2Farticles%2Fapplication_article%2Fapp_colorExplorerTool&sidebarportlet_1_2isNonSecure=true&_br=1&_pageLabel=fh_explorecolor&cd=558&col=CC

Here is a link that might be useful: Sullivan Green

Thanks for the other color suggestions! Have been checking out everything mentioned. I probably should do as deedee99 suggest and order paint chips - but I'll admit it - I'm impetuous and want to get started painting right away, so I don't know if I have the patience to go about it that methodically. ;-)

I'm thinking that Sweet Caroline is just right above Apple Blossom on the color card. Can anyone confirm that? I really, really like both of them a lot. Walnutcreek, I should have stated here initially that I intend to redecorate my kitchen/breakfast area and going for a more vintage-cottage look. I won't be using a lot of the bright Mexican artwork that you see in the photo. Oh, and the wood blinds are no longer on the windows. The valances remain, but there are now tiers like this and no blinds (which has helped to soften the room):

Thanks for the clarification on the decor you will be choosing. That does change my opinion of the wall color.
Apple Blossom and Sweet Caroline must be on the same color card. Here are their numbers:

Apple Blossom 479

Sweet Caroline 478

After seeing that photo above with the red accents, I would pick Sweet Caroline. Something about the color combination reminds me of my late Nana's cottage (and I mean that in the most positive way.)

The Sweet Caroline does look lovely.

I call ordering a bunch of paint chips being lazy, and you called it methodic. That sounds so much nicer! :)

Another vote for Sweet Caroline. Will it be visible from the Agave living room?

Another vote for Sweet Caroline!

me too, Sweet Caroline, it's so crisp looking !!

I LOVE Sweet Caroline! We are getting ready to paint DD's desk that color and can't wait!

Perhaps this is a daft question, but here goes: Since Sweet Caroline and Apple Blossom are on the same color card (as those numbers indicate) does that mean that SC is merely a lighter shade than AB, but still in the same color family?

Rockmanor, it is a sweet look, isn't it? :-) I know exactly what you mean, and a little Nana's cottage is the look I'm after!

Thanks for the votes! I keep waffling back and forth between SC and AB. The deep turquoise dining room is in between the kitchen and the living room, which is painted BM Agave. You can just glimpse the living room from the kitchen and vice versa, but they are separated by the dining room.

Here's a side-by-side comparison. (OK, so more like a top-to-bottom comparison ...) Apple Blossom on top, Sweet Caroline on the bottom.

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I like both of them! :) No help here.

Sweet Caroline. I like that little bit of lemon to it.

Well I love some of the greens you're considering but wonder how they'll work in transition with the Agave. With that in mind, you may want to look at SW Celery or a green in that family of Greens. This green is crisp but light and airy. I used it in our powder room and adore it. I really think it will work well with the Agave, I know it is beautiful with the Grass Cloth which is similar. I hate to post a pic though because it doesn't photo well, the ceiling captures the color best.

You're right, binsd. It does have just a bit of lemon - perfect way to describe it! I think Sweet Caroline is most likely the winner. I can't wait to get a gallon and start painting! DH promised to pick up what I need tomorrow.
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Your kitchen is so cute. I like the sweet caroline too from what I can tell on the sample, the apple blossom definely has more of a blue tone, which goes with red nicely too, but the sweet caroline looks like it could have more of a vintage feel.

Lukki, I like that shade very much! It doesn't seem too far off from the Sweet Caroline. Here's how the colors would transition from one room to the next, if it's not too difficult to imagine it just based on these swatches...

Living Room (BM Agave):
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Dining Room (BM Venezuelan Sea):
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Kitchen (if I go with BM Sweet Caroline):
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--And, of course, my kitchen cabinets and trim are remaining red, similar to this:

I really like the Sweet Caroline with the red.

my feeling still is that sweet caroline is too much of a pastel for your kitchen and with your decor. (a couple of deep red accents is different than red cabinets and trim, a reddish floor, and deep/strong accents of multiple colors.)
i think if you want very light color, a deep cream might be a better choice.

Thanks AJ, I don't think it's too far off either, it just has a little more pop to it. I think it would be spot on with the the other colors you'd be using it with. I'd use it in my own kitchen but don't think it works as well as Grass Cloth does with the mustard color we have up in the adjoining living room.

Even with decor changes, I do still believe that the Sweet Caroline and/or Apple Blossom are too pastel to work well with your other vibrant wall colors.

Here is a green that may be okay. The namae is named Cedar Green.

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I think if you keep all the trim red, it may look like permanent Christmas in your kitchen. I think maybe just leave the cabinets red and change all the trim. I do love that red tray on the inspiration pic with Sweet Caroline, but a little goes a long way...

::sigh:: When I ask DH's opinion, he throws this into the mix. BM New Retro:
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I do think that Sweet Caroline and Apple Blossom may be a bit too pastel. I don't know. I'm sick of greens. ;-)~

Just playing. This time with Veranda View.
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Well, just like that it came to me. BM Warren Green. I love it. I've printed out a sample - and my printer does tend to be true-to-color - carried it from place to place in the kitchen and breakfast area, and it's perfect. Not too pastel, not too dark, not too blue but with more of a citrus bite - it seems just right. See it below next to Agave, the living room color, and the color of the two kitchen walls I'll be painting over. The Agave wasn't really bad, but just too dark and oppressive. I think Warren Acres may just be what I've been racking (wracking?) my brain trying to come up with.

Warren Acres:
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Agave:
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I love the photo of Sweet Caroline! It's very bright and cheerful - a happy color :-D

I am in the midst of using BM's Wales Green and think it would look lovely in your house. It is more vibrant yet it's a lighter color than Agave. Most of the green you are showing are a little too "soft" with your other colors. I think you are more bold than that ;) WG is the color of a frozen margarita and a very cheerful shade.

I think busybee3 has it right. A rich cream on the walls with the red trim will feel vintage, cottage-y. Then you can bring in green accents in the art and accessories. I just don't see green walls and strong red cabinets and trim as vintage.

Does the wall have to be green? The reason I'm asking is a beautiful color combo for vintage is a very pale yellow and the red on your trim.

Since you already have a yellowish wall you probably haven't considered another shade of yellow.

Also, it seems you're wanting to go lighter, right? I see green as being dark, no matter the shade. And also depressing for some reason which I can't figure out!

But then again, everyone knows I'm not a green fan (only on walls unless it's a pastel green) so take what I say with a grain of salt. lol

Although pale yellow-cream with dark red is beautiful together, and very vintage!

Thanks to you all so very much for helping me with a decision! We are definitely going with BM Warren Acres, posted just above. It appears to be right in every light in the space, and I'm so eager to complete the transformation! Will definitely be posting pics.

Now ... who wants to buy a ginormous neon sunflower picture?
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I think you have found the right color of green to look good with all of the other colors. Can hardly wait to see the pictures.

auntjen - I found a picture of Warren Acres. I like it!!!

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Here's SW "Sagey". It looks green-gray-sage in some lights and a little more toward a light mint in other lights, but is always very soft. Good luck! Can't wait to see your final choice.