Sorry, Lyno, for missing this post. I'm glad we were able to 'speak' via email. Just as an update for others, F&P did call back and they want a repair tech to look at the oven to give them a report, so they'll know what to do about it. The spot is out of the way and not getting worse, and not affecting the use of the oven, so I've been procrastinating about calling the repair people. It's on my list for this week, though, so I'll try to get back to this thread with the final outcome.

ok I am definitely going to paint the house minnie pearl bright aqua dress color, along with the hat, and everything, DH is going to love this. we are in central florida near Inverness. Folks in our neighborhood have some pastel colors, but also some more traditional colors like white, brown, blue, etc. We are on an acre and no one has built on either side, so we won't stand out so much. A few have painted with a terra cotta color, but I think that is better in the southwest not Florida. the mint color on the houses we have seen, seems to fade out when driving by. We don't want to stand out like a sore thumb but we do want a little pizzaz. Years ago we painted our old farmhouse in Arkansas a yellow color that was quite bright, a year later the sun had faded it back to a nice original color it started as. I will get quart instead of a gallon and see. Each color looks so different depending upon what it is up against, I like the coral bisque siding, I will keep you posted. Thanks for all the advice.

ttodd, I know you are around here, you were organizing the Manayunk pub crawl....I replied. I work about 30 minutes from KoP, down in Chester County. Oh yes, it was very odd being in there yesterday. Sort of like a dream--I was going in there in search of paint and they were painting! When does that happen? It was sort of an interactive shopping experience! There was hardware displayed like jewelry in the cash register counter. There was furniture, some towels in gray colors, and some lights...and get this, they were switching the lightbulbs--not burned out, just switching them to something else....I have no idea what was happening. It was very surreal. They said the color on the wall was Slate. It could have been Flint, because of the lighting, I don't think you could tell the difference between the two in there anyway. They were certainly covering a lighter color way in the back. When I was there someone came in (another customer) and just gave a "whoa, this is different" comment. Unless I go with RH Graphite, (I think the others are too dark. If we ever sell, I can only imagine a potential buyer wondering about the expense to cover up the dark colors), I think I'll stick with the Baltic Gray & others on that chip. but I still haven't called the painter.

I just love both blue rooms you have with the beautiful white trim. What white did you choose that goes so well and really looks great? Jack-N-Jill Bathroom BM Gossamer Blue is beautiful! I would love to see the rest of the bathroom. I love the color so much and the crown molding and trim. I also adore the BM Palladian Blue which on my monitor looks like a a mellow soft green-blue with a touch of gray in the formula. Thanks for sharing.