I have never been able to find out much about the Atlantic stone either. The stone suppliers list it with their granite, but it is not actually granite. They sell it in polished and honed, which resembles soapstone or a medium grey marble. The stone company I dealt with actually used it as the background for the large sign in front of their business. It is very, very hard, and the fabricators were a little unsure about it at first. They did not have any problems with it at all. The seams are perfect and this stone does not etch or stain. Here is a link to the stone company that I used. They shipped it to my fabricator. http://www.cosmosgranite.com/productlist.php?cat=Granite&from=a&to=f&ltype=R I am sending another picture. Thanks for asking!

Okay sounds good. I will replace chandelier, remove upper cabinet and start looking into yellows for wall that work with the chair color as well as with the northern exposure. Any suggestions for a yellow wall color that might work with beige color of the chairs and not fight with greige undertones of hallway wall paper and colors of tv room? Although I do like the idea of possibly painting a feature wall with shelving and the buffet navy since I need some of it to balance out both rugs...but if I do that - not sure what I'd do on the rest of the walls? It is a very small room. And what are your thoughts about the floors - they are very beat up underneath rug. Should I re-stain or paint or replace the flooring that I have in there now? Many thx for all your thoughts and comments.

I don’t like the two tone....sorry The style doesn’t really go with everything else. I would look for something with a darker base to coordinate with your other tables and chairs.

I would wonder first if I wanted to match the white paint as in the kitchen (white?) also, if I love the wood of the kitchen cabinets and hardware to be able to keep a uniform base for the rest of the home. You have white trim, okay, great start to be able to open the space up. Rugs: runner at the entry, at least a 8x10 in the living area, and at least a 5x7 for the dining area. How about coordinating curtains for this space. Is the dining room a sliding door? Because the hanging blinds in the livingroom suit more a sliding door spot. Rather have blinds or shades paired with curtains if both just windows. Rods and knobs in a coordinating finish as the kitchen knobs. The round table in the rectangular dining space seems off. Would love to sneak a peak at your lighting fixtures. Your entry table setup looks nice, what is your style, the table in the dining space seems cottage, the sofas heavy, could we get more of a view of the other corner of the fireplace? How about a curio on long wall in dining area. A table with a bench on the kitchen side would be nice.