There are just a couple uppers where there will be UCLs: flanking the range and to,the left of the sink where the base cabs turn the corner and form a peninsula seating area. Ooo, I,didn't have a light over the sink, whoops! Should I put 3 total over that cab run so there is one over the sink? In that plan I aimed for 10 pots. Questions (I appreciate your patience!): Will the pot closest to the question mark provide enough light in that corner? Can I still eliminate the pot in the middle of the kitchen? Do I need the pot nearest to the range hood? (I'm,guessing not, there are,lights in the hood) Should I remove the eyeballs by the brick fireplace wall and do something else there? Thanks!

colorfast... yes, my next step is to make up a color board. It's been terribly difficult to try and obtain a sample door from my cabinet maker. Though they are scheduled to be finished with the order by next week, I am going to try again and see if I can get something earlier. I did pick my cabinet white by taking color samples with me when I went in to see my granite. Hopefully, my sample tiles will arrive soon and I can get a clearer picture of everything. boxerpups... thank you for your ideas! They are beautiful. I wasn't a big fan of gray walls (one of my friends had suggested it), but then again, I never realized how much undertone can exist and change the effect of a color. I mean, only when I started comparing have I realized that there are blue-ish whites and pinkish whites, etc. I'll have to study those colors you suggested. They are lovely. melaska... I have that same living room saved in my Houzz ideabook and it's the reason I've fallen in love with Shaker Beige! I would love to have my entire 1st floor in that color, minus my kitchen and sunroom. I'm also happy to hear that someone else is considering it with sage green and white. I'd be super interested to see how your space turns out,too! linelle... the BS tiles in the 1st photo is Walker Zanger's Bamboo Mizu line. I had seen a sample in person and confirmed it with the designer. Unfortunately, it's been discontinued. The greens in it are similar to their Celedon color as well as Daltile's Pistachio. I'm hoping to find a tile with lots of variation in its glazing to get the same effect. Heath Ceramics has several colors that are close to both of the photos... since their tiles are all handmade, there can be a lot of variation in the glazing as well. I'm waiting for some samples from them to check it out... no showrooms in this area. Hope this helps!

My kitchen, nook, and family room are all pretty open to each other. A friend who I trust picked Comfort Grey for my breakfast nook kitchen and family room. Once I painted the nook and kitchen my husband and I both thought it would be too much in the family room. These rooms have northern windows except for the one western window in nook and 2 smaller windows in family room. I really like the Comfort Grey in the kitchen where there is no natural light cause it looks more green. What should I do? Should I paint the nook and family room one color and what color should I try? Also I have a taupe going up the stairway off the kitchen and family room..how do I transition paint there with 2 possibly 3 different paint colors? PS Please disregard all the kid stuff and clutter..its winter break here! Also my daughter and husband both do not like the paisley drapes..opinions on those? We are looking at putting our home on the market in a few months so I would like to stay neutral. Thanks!

If you can paint the kitchen walls and trim the same color, then the trim will look like an extension of the walls. If that is the case, I don't think you need to worry about the stained trim elsewhere.