There are a lot of experts who post on GardenWeb and someone probably can explain what is happening. Try posting this on the Laundry Room forum and the Plumbing forum. GardenWeb discourages people from cross posting, but in this case, I think it makes sense. Have you ever had your water tested? Maybe when you had the water purification system installed?

I read this today on the Vaska website and thought it was interesting. As an fyi - Julia Fry who founded Vasaka worked in the fashion industry for years (for companies like Nicole Miller) so she knows fabrics. My kids have some of those shirts too (darn the Gap) - the hottest temp I use for their colored clothes is warm (since my machine has no heater I'm sure that's not very warm). I've not noticed a problem with greying, however, I do use oxygen bleach products which are color safe on many loads. Textile Care From working with fabrics over the years, we've learned a lot about textiles and how to keep them looking and feeling good. Here are some simple, "green" tips to help you take the best possible care of your clothing and linens. Use cold water wash programs as often as possible. Hot water isn't good for colors or fine fabrics - it won't make them cleaner. For colors and fine fabrics, pre-treat stains with Vaska Spotoff and use Vaska Herbatergent to wash in cold water. Hang clothing and linens to dry. Avoid using the clothes dryer whenever possible - the largest carbon footprint from doing your laundry comes from washing and rinsing in hot water and using the clothes dryer. Avoid non-natural fabric softeners and dryer sheets. Most commercial softeners and dryer sheets use chemicals like dihydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride, which harm fabrics by coating them or penetrating their fibers. Here is a link that might be useful: Vaska Home - textile care

Thanks Pines!!!! Silly really, that I never thought of that. For that matter, I think I'll take the curtains down entirely. Literally never close them as it's a beautiful green space/forest behind me and no one lives there. YAY! Why would I close the drapes? And you are right, I don't really want to accentuate the cabinets. OK, 2 more photos and if you or anyone has a color suggestion I'd be thrilled. The color probably won't come completely true, but the cabinets are really almost a silver-white colored--not a true white wash commonly seen in the USA of this vintage. The tile 1/2 way up the wall has a distinct gray tone to it. Is there a color that will work well with these two things? The floor tile does have a pink/mauve/gray swirl in it, but is primarily white so I suspect anything will work. I'm just wondering if something other than a much lighter shade of that muted purple would work better. Floor Tile in this photo

Thanks for all your advice. I think I would like to have the wall behind the credenza be a medium to dark blue so I like the Mystified and Leisure Blue as they would go nicely with the entry rug. Is the Mystified too dark? I have a big window and white trim and shutters. Also on that wall behind the credenza I would like to do some shelves - possibly cubes like this.. I assume I would want white? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NQAEEEY/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A23Q91EXW3TC2A