Thank you for the input. Our house was built in 1977, not ultra modern but also not traditional. It has dark stained woodwork and beige carpet throughout (even in the bathroom--yuk!). When we remodeled the kitchen a few years ago, we replaced the dark wood with natural cherry which has aged to a warm, medium tone brown. I love our very dark green kitchen counters and the warm glow of straw colored walls and red oak floors in that room, but I am having some trouble loving that look for our master bath. My problem is that our current bathroom has the dark wood cabinet with a dark brown Formica countertop. The carpet in the bathroom and dressing area is beige, about the shade of travertine. I really want to get away from that look, but I am afraid that the only granite my husband can appreciate is pushing us back in that direction. We will definitely replace the carpet with tile, but I need to find a shade that doesn't remind me too much of the current beige. The pictures above are beautiful, but they have a little too much brown for me. We won't have any cabinets above the countertop, so I am hoping that the right color paint on the walls will keep it from looking too heavy. We are heading to a tile store this morning and hope that we have better luck finding something that will work with it all.

Post your question over at the Home Decorating forum. There is more traffic there and some very knowledgeable paint color experts. Also, on the Home Decorating Forum, do a search for Netsuke. I recall seeing some pictures of rooms in that shade.

Hi Mom2cohen, I am probably guilty of posting pictures of white kitchens. I love all kitchens, and definitely have pictures of dark cabinets too. I hope these help. I do have more but I don't want to jam up the serveer. : ) ~boxerpups Studio Center The Kitchen designer blog Utah Kitchens Tree Line Kitchens Home Renovators (no can lights image) K4 (google image) Candace Olsen HGTV Interior DeZine P3 Syracuse Santa Celcilia from Marble Corp image Taditions kitchens 1 Interior Design Yourself Above The Flood blog Cococozy House to home UK Schildhause Kitchens Own by Design Luxury Modern Interior Decorating All Star Kitchens HGTV Westchester Magazine Blue tiles backsplash Gallery Int-9 google image Dark cabs Bachelor Gulch Penthouse ThomasVille Cabinets White Oak Kitchens (google image) Kitchens Ink KD

I am new to this forum. We're in the final stages of building a new house (only wish I knew about you guys sooner!) and I love seeing all of your awesome work! We put in espresso stained rift oak slab front cabinets (not too far off of celticmoon's awesome refinishing of her 20 year old oak cabinets!). Our paint we chose is BM Timothy Straw (2149-40) which is a goldish-lime green color. It is bright, but not too bright for our taste. I think we'll love it in our Seattle November weather! We also chose it (over 15 other test paints ranging from tan to gold to sage and even some blues) because it goes really well with the yellow-orange tones of the VG fir woodwork and Red Birch floors in the attached great room. I am SO happy every time I see it!!! Our backsplash will be a blend of 2x12 glass sticks, laid horizontally in a random brick/stick pattern, from Statements Flow Glass line (link below). It's mostly a blend of Glacier, Pepper and Ivory with 5% Mint and Chocolate added for little pops of color. Countertops are my next decision...I know I want light, but am not sure if I'll go for natural stone or quartz yet. I lost my camera battery charger this weekend, but will take some pics of the house once I have my new one and am charged up! :) Deb in Seattle Here is a link that might be useful: Statements Flow Glass line