One color…easy to accomplish, but can you tell me if the space is north to south or east to west?

Off to dinner out, but I will check back in a few hours.

The living room window (on the right side of the photo) is east facing. The window is large enough that the southern sun lights up that corner of the house.

Do you have suggestions on a colour that's interesting enough for the kitchen, but not too dark for the living room?

Sea Salt would be almost the same realm, and i agree, the above post is gorgeous. I love just the right yellow with just the right gray tone. Look at these photos. Unfortunately, they do not tell the name of their yellow paint, but they do of the gray. Both colors are from Martha Stewart and they are a kitchen remodel featured. WITH black and white counters, gray cabinets...see if you might consider a little sunshine/lemon pie in your kitchen/den area? There are many many shades, the yellow should feel lighter than the gray, is one way to say it...cause the black counters you choose, will be the heavy color in the area.....http://www.theyellowcapecod.com/2012/01/client-projectkitchenbefore-and-after.html

You're home is so pretty, JudyG.

The space has northern and eastern exposure. Northern light stays consistently cool all day. Eastern light is warm in the morning but goes cool once the sun passes mid day. My bedroom has north and east exposure and I have observed the lighting through out the day and found this to be true. It's pretty "moody" for the most part - as in not bright and cheery. So, I've mitigated it with warmer colors, but that's just my personal preference.

So, decide if you want to embrace the cool or try to bring in some warmth. Then you can explore the colors within the groups.

The grey cashmere is a nice colour and I like that it fluctuates between green and blue tones, but I'm looking for something warmer - at least one, even two shades darker would be my preference. The leading contender now is Behr Midnight Show, although once I see it in person I suspect it will be a touch dark. https://www.behr.com/consumer/ColorDetailView/T17-17

JudyG You have a lovely style, have you ever done something bold?

Yes, I realize this is somewhat abstract without the true colours, but I'm not looking for specifics, just ideas. The cabinet is grey Grismlov from Ikea and the floor is Wicanders Hydrocork in Arcadian Pine. Those are the only two things we 100% decided on.

Kim U. there is nothing sadder than termites in the soft pine paint grade finger joints of window and door trim. Do your due diligence, and prevent damage to your floors in whatever way the most educated expert in your area encourages. Get several opinions, bids and study online when you have time to make a good decision before you even install the floors, perhaps. They are very pretty!!!!

Chrissi, so far we really like the Wicanders. We went with the hydrocork because it went in the kitchen. It's only been installed for about 3 months, but we still don't have any scratches from our dog and it's holding up well to our water spills (which there are quite a few). It doesn't really feel soft like I expected cork to, but I still think it's nicer underfoot than hardwood. Plus, we love that it has a much smaller carbon footprint than most floors (even better if you go with one that isn't hydrcork).

I recommend you look at it in person before you settle on the colour. The Arcadian Pine at least, is much greyer in person than online.

Hi Chrissi, those are both nice looking floors. We are the reverse - I prefer darker floors and my husband prefers mid-tones. But because we have a big dog, the hydrocork line was key for us to have peace of mind without him scratching the floor to bits. I know only one other person with cork floors (20+ years old and probably not Wicanders), and there's has worn to the point of replacement, in part because of their dog.

We place a good deal of weight on product reviews and the lack of information about the Chinese brands was a deterring factor for us. They are cheaper yes, but it wasn't a risk we were willing to take. We just don't know how it will hold up long term. If it is click and press installation like Wicanders, it might not matter because you can replace single boards without ripping up the whole floor. Good luck!