We have BM Straw in our kitchen/dining/mud rooms and it also has an apricot undertone. I like the color quite a bit during the day, but not so much at night - at night it almost looks like a dirty color and is considerably stronger looking. We used Ellen Kennon's Honeysuckle in a previous home and I think that had somewhat apicot undertones, too, and I liked it in all light levels. I am currently working with a designer to help revamp and update our dining room as I just can't do it myself. It was already a struggle, but my job has me traveling a ton now and I just don't have time for all the thinking and research that would need to go into it! Anyway, she tells me that the yellow is dated and has suggested I go with a more up-to-date color. What do all you yellow people think about that? I have mixed feelings - I like yellow and find it sunny and cheerful. I feel like I need it to perk up my space in the woods, where we have natural low light. At the same time, I've never been completely sold on Straw given its odd color at night, and I guess I'm ready for a change. I am not one to realy follow trends, but I also don't want to have a house where everyone walks in and says, WOW, this is so 1996 or whatever year yellow was so popular. (I know, I know, I'm supposed to decorate with what *I* like, not for people who come to our home.)

It’s really impossible for us to accurately assess the true color on our screens. The color wheel doesn’t help either because we are not in your space to see how your lighting affects whatever color you might choose! In other words we can’t trust what we are seeing is what is actually what you are seeing! Bring home some color chips first; see how they look in the room. Narrow your search then get some samples. Do a sample board( larger the better) and go from there.

Here is how I would expect a pro to spray paint kitchen cabinets. An amateur job should follow the same path. A brush painted job would differ slightly in that you wouldn't hang the doors to paint. You'd place them on a work table or easel instead. It's time intensive work, and should take 7-14 days for a Pro to accomplish completely and cost between 8--10K depending on kitchen size and amount of detail in cabinets. Remove doors and drawer fronts. Remove hinges and hardware. Clean with Spic and Span Rinse and let dry. Scrape any loose finish. Fill any damaged spots or hardware holes that won't be reused. Sand fill smooth. Scuff sand the rest. Tack off dust. Hang in dust free paint booth with wires through hardware points to spray both sides. Or lay on a spinner, and do one side at a time. Tack off dust again. Spray with shellac based primer. Scuff sand again. Tack off dust. Spray with second coat of primer. Spray with first finish coat of a polyurethane enamel (DIY) Or conversion varnish, (Pro product) . NOT house paint. Never house paint. Spray with second coat. If glazing is to occur, that is next. Spray with clear over glaze that is compatible with base coat and glaze. Add more molding or decorative details to boxes, filling nail holes and sanding smooth. Repeat prep process with face frames and exposed cabinet sides using plastic to create a spray booth on site. If interiors are to be done, they are done before face frames and sides. Interiors are difficult, and add both time and expense to the job. Most interiors are laminate and don't accept paint well. Allow everything to fully cure. That's 7-14 days. Clean hinges and hardware and clear coat if you're keeping the old hardware. Install new (or old) hinges and hardware. Re-install doors and drawers and adjust for proper clearances. If you are receiving or doing a job without this amount of effort, then you are not getting a quality job. You are getting a poor quality job that will not last. Anyone who paints cabinets with the doors on should be fired immediately. If they paint the hardware too, go straight to smacking them also, and saving the world from such complete ineptness.

Are you trying to make the wall look gray? The photo looks beige.