I'm so glad I can help you. You will have so much fun shopping....just the thought of it makes me want to start rescanning price lists for must-haves that I, well, must have LOL. I do have a suggestion: you might want to consider adding one color other than purple/lavender to your bed. Even with the near whites in it, you might find the final effect isn't as interesting as you'd hoped. I say this based on my own experience from last year & year before. I was collecting hot colors -- all the yellows, golds, oranges, orange-reds, even melons, apricots, creams plus browns. But instead of having a knock-your-eyes-out brilliant garden, I found it rather boring. This surprised me. When I visited the display garden I referred to, I realized where I'd gone wrong....the plants needed some other color either as backdrop (ie, green foliage) or as foil (ie, daylilies in complementary colors). Hence my new search this year... anyway, if you want a focus on purples, consider adding some yellows. You don't necessarily need many, just a few to make the purples "pop." And to tie in the yellows with the main color scheme, you might also get daylilies that have both yellow & purple in them (like the Stamile that I suggested). Alternatively, add perennials or foliage in the complementary color....yellow flowers and/or yellow grasses, for example. ....just a thought to consider.

Okay, here's a possible alternative way to get you these photos in one go. Let me know if it works! Here is a link that might be useful: Photobucket of C2 Lovo and Benjamin Moore Aura Paints

I am having the same thing going on in my kitchen. I have a beige wall color and my cabinets were a soft white. Cabinets were installed and they match the walls and I didn't even try to do that. Probably couldn't have if I tried. It wasn't my intention of course. So, floors going in and granite Tuesday and then like you I will make the paint decision. I have a hard time too deciphering what colors would do what. But even after a few days I like the cabs so much better than when they first went in. I'm going to wait til granite in because that color will change what I see now. The granite is creamy like cabs. I can definitely relate to your frustration with the color situation. Please post your outcome because it does help to read others situation when they find solution. Good luck!I am so grateful I like the cabs, they are nice and I like the flooring as well.It is antique walnut. It is scary making all these decisions with the money involved. Paint is an easy fix if I have to thank goodness.

Wow. Those are VERY handsome floors. I see a bit of cinnamon rather than 'pink'. Most wood floors fade a snick over time. The exposure to UV light will reduce the orange/reddish tones. You might get 1/4 step 'less pink'. Trying to get red oak to stay light(er) like this AND stay away from the pink/cinnamon tones is very difficult. I would have required a special mixture from your refinisher. It requires a green-based stain (such as Jacobean) to be mixed in with the stain you wanted. And that's when things get tricky. Your professional would have had to offer different mixes like 50:50 Jacobean:Early American or 25:75 Jacobean:Early American. That special mixing is not easy. And it isn't guaranteed to do what you were hoping for. Personally I say leave it. It is a stunning floor. It really is. It looks like you wanted to keep it lighter yet get rid of the pink. I would say you have accomplished what you set out to do. And BTW: you will need to see the floor in all 5 light settings (early morning; mid-morning; afternoon; evening; night) to see how this floor changes throughout the day. A floor in this tone is going to have 2-3 different presentations. I'm going to bet it will show very brown once the natural light goes away (evening/night) and artificial lights get turned on. Give it 6 months before hating it. It is a very nice floor. It will grow on you very very quickly.