Gwen, you're welcome and I'm so glad you enjoyed the pictures I posted. I think those rooms are dreamy. One of the things I love about the more "modern" decorating is the two-toned curtains. Also, when doing shabby chic or cottage, there is a lot of mixing of fabrics. Since you sew, I'm wondering if you can buy the too-short curtains, cut a little off the bottom or top, lengthen the curtains, and use the cut off fabric in bed pillows or chair cushions along with whatever fabric you use to lengthen the curtains? I'm not sure if that woule work or not but it's something to think about. That said, white is always used a lot in cottage decor and shabby chic. Lovely white window treatments are easy to find. One of the prettiest I ever saw I think was carried by Pottery Barn and they were a thin semi-opaque cotton, maybe a batiste. Along the top they were smocked. They were just yummy. I have Orange Peel walls too and I wouldn't hesitate to try out the stamping. Just grab any paint you have around and stamp something on there pushing hard and see what you get. You can have a damp sponge in your other hand ready to scrub off whatever you did. Another thing about the shabby chic look is that it's rather chippy and broken looking, so if your stamp didn't do a perfect print it might add to the charm rather than subtracting from it. I'd give it a try if the idea appeals to you.

Thanks for the replies so far. I looked these up online to get an idea, but I am going to write them all down to look at the paint store. (I live about 40 minutes from the Benjamin Moore paint store) I think the Sherwin Williams Queen Anne Lilac is really neat. It almost seems to go from pink to purple, which would work with what I am doing. I will have to hit the Sherwin Williams store also to see if it has too much tan and not enough gray. I have found some beautiful purples with the gray tone, but the pink is hard to find with gray in it. Thank you everyone for your suggestions, and please keep them coming. My three year old daughter knows she doesn't want these white walls much longer!

I got sick of my own indecision and after trying about seven different yellow samples I decided I just needed to paint the room. I couldn't tell one thing from another because of the yellow background so I just picked the one that was closest to what I wanted and I'm hoping for the best. At this point, repainting will be cheaper than buying more samples :-) I will make sure to show better after pictures once I finished.

I think your pink is great already A big picture of the Eiffel Tower could kick things off A bit of fun and sophistication; turn the tall bookcase on its side What will the new furniture look like? Twin or other size bed? Maybe put the bed opposite the window or directly in front of it. Do you have pix of the furniture you're expecting?