Teacats and awm, thank you... I loved those sheers, too. They came from a lucky find at someplace like Calico Corners...the yardage came in the perfect shade of ivory for my walls, and was railroaded on the bolt with a ten-inch hemstitched hem already in. They were a soft, un-shiny polyester, and they came down, went in the washing machine and the dryer, went right back up on the rods barely damp, and looked perfect for fifteen years. I tried to find the same stuff several years later with no success, but I imagine it's out there somewhere. I think I have to stop posting those photos. We sold the house two years ago, and I am still a little homesick for it, despite my enthusiasm for the life change that came with it. The people who bought the house also bought all the wall lamps, all the curtains, half of the rugs, and most of the furniture that wasn't coming with us, so a lot of what is in the photos isn't ours any more. All in all, a very good thing...but still... :>\

roseabbey, The 'one up' thing doesn't always apply to the way paint works present day -- because paint color strips are not all created equal. Back in the day, there was a lot more consistency and 'one up' kinda sorta could really mean something. Now-a-days if you go one shade lighter, it's a real possibility that it's not the same color that you initially chose. A lighter color, yes, but very characteristically different than the darker color on the strip. Not all paint color strips are the same - these days they're arranged in all sorts of ways. Sometimes, 'one up' is a viable option because the strip really is a progression of color arranged lighter to darker. Oftentimes, that's not the case. The strip is comprised of anywhere from five to seven colors that can be very similar, but are essentially different colors. The way to manage and determine what is too dark, too light or just right is primarily by using LRV. Light Reflectance Value. The number is a consistent piece of data that tells you a lot about how light or how dark a color can look/feel. LRV is especially useful if you have paid attention to it over time and have benchmarks for you, your house that you can refer to when choosing what colors to sample.

Hi Mellie... I get asked that question soooo often from other GW people..I got it at Bed Bath and Beyond..but I haven't seen it there lately. Your best bet is to look online for something similar...Good Luck! KA:)

Wow so many comments. Thank you all for your perspective. I have attached a better photo of the whole kitchen. so I’ll try to address all the comments. Mimi, thanks for the tip I will look into that polyshade! We definitely will be doing this slowly to make sure we do it right! We Beth, We are definitely going To replace the floor likely with stone look. Wall color is Summit Grey (Sherwin Williams 7669). We are trying to get away from the beige related colors. The house was half Dark brown/tan before which was brutal. Backsplash will be replaced as well As all the hardware and as suggested we will replace floors and backsplash first to better understand what cabinet color we want. The wood you see in the cabinets top and bottom is also trim work in other areas of the house (banister footings) and we are changing that as well. We like the look of wood, we just have a lot of it in different colors. Our floors, stairs, banister, cabinets, and front door are all different. We are going to refinish our main stairs to a darker wood stain to and likely the banisters. Our built in living room cabinetry is basically a stained black, and is adjacent to the kitchen. Ci_lantro, We just had the house painted (interior walls and ceilings) to the color we like. trying to bring everything towards a different theme. I like the cabinets too actually. They are a very nice stained wood, it all just doesn’t fit the rest of the house. Thanks for the input! Beverly, The reason we use cooler lights is the warmer lighs corrupt the paint color making it look weird basically. I have a lot of lights of all warmth levels and have tested different ones, cooler looks better. The reason the dining looks warmer is because the chandelier “Sconces” that hold the light bulbs have a yellow tint. We are going to be replacing the chandeliers as well so this effect is temporary. Also that dining and secondary living room had just been painted and we hadn’t yet Replaced the old rug and thus left it out. It is lived in I assure you. Not all pictures were current day. im not looking so much for accessory decorating ideas, more for what colors work woth the structure I have in cabinets floors and walls. im not interested in masking something I dont like with accessories.