mcps---wow, we do have the same bathroom! i love your paint color and your faucet. That soap dispenser is so pretty. You found a perfect painting to tie in the colors, its looks great! My towel rack was as you described on the small wall to the right of the vanity where the light switch is. The paint color is SW Blonde. We started with the kitchen and adjoining family room, then loved the color so much, we decided to paint all our rooms with it! whew, exhausting, but with white trim it all looks so velvety, rich and peaceful. The color looks good in every room exposure, lots of light and darker hallways. We do have a separated dining room I'm thinking of doing in SW Wheatgrass which is a lighter green with yellow undertones, and seems to blend well with the Blonde. Lindybart-- We have such similar taste. I love everything about the inspiration pic you posted, and now I dont feel so bad about all the different materials i have in my little room. I'm going to do as in your pic, find a mirror with frame to match my light, and then the towel rack/ring and cabinet hardware to match the faucets. one other question: which looks better, a towel rack or ring? thanks so much everyone!

Thanks for the nice comments everybody! Goldengirl I did not go with the Laura Ashley Gold but did go with a Behr Custom Color match for Restoration Hardware's Saffron color paint. I love the color with my cherry cabinets, it really warms up the whole room. Here is the paint lid from Home Depot with the color match formula. We used Behr paints throughout, some of their own colors and some color matches. Kathieo - regarding the pendant lights in the kitchen, our original kitchen had a big wood ceiling lightbox with a double flourescent fixture inside. We took that down and decided to install two recessed can lights over the cooktop area of the island but wanted pendants over the seating area. My neighbor who is an electrician did all the lighting changes and additions for me. If you already have recessed cans in the ceiling, I would think an electrician could move those or install pendants to whatever location you wanted if you don't like the current position. Would involve some drywall repairs but it should be possible to put lights anywhere you like. We added additional recessed can lights to some of the darker corners of the room plus linear low voltage undercabinet lighting which is great for adjusting the mood/atmosphere of the room. We also put dimmers on everything which is saving us bulb life and allowing for a range of lighting looks from subtle to dramatic. Here is our original 1989 kitchen. We liked it at the time but were totally ready for this remodel! I'm just glad we were able to keep our old cabinets. That saved us a bundle!

What is your favorite color? Start there!

This combination of materials in this small room is................a......not good. There doesn't appear to be a basis for the selection of wood-look tile and the metallic disco wallpaper. Selections for such a small room have to be made collectively or you will just add more and more onto the design pile you have created. IMO don't compound the selections with a pendant light to jazz it up. Jazz you got. A good solution,.......not so much. : - ) For a small, utilitarian bathroom like this, I might have started with art as my inspiration and then made the additional selections based on that. You can likely select a dozen paint colors from the art. Any color would be successful in this room. A tall narrow mirror that mimics the curves of your fixtures is the best solution I could arrive at for this space.