I don't care much for commercial salad dressings. These are the ones I depend on, though I try others also. Come Back Salad Dressing (prepare night before) Yield: 2 cups 1 cup mayonnaise ¼ cup chili sauce ¼ cup ketchup 1 teaspoon prepared mustard ½ cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon black pepper 2 tablespoons minced onions 2 cloves garlic, minced Juice of 1 lemon Add all ingredients in a jar. Cover and shake. Refrigerate overnight before using. Lindac's Blue Cheese Salad Dressing Serves 6 to 8 4 oz Maytag blue cheese, crumbled 1 cup of mayonnaise ( I use Best Foods) 3 oz ( about 1/3 cup) milk or cream 2 tsp sugar 2 tsp dried parsley 1 ½ Tablespoons lemon juice 1 ½ Tablespoons cider vinegar 1 Tablespoon fresh grated onion 2 Tsp Lee and Perrins Worchestershire sauce 1 tsp horseradish ½ tsp garlic powder Mix gently so as to leave some lumps, and serve over a green salad or wedges of iceberg lettuce or on sliced tomatoes or cucumbers and onions or as a dip for raw vegetables. Homemade Ranch Dressing Yield: 8 servings 1 clove (to 2 Cloves) Garlic Salt To Taste ¼ cups Italian Flat-leaf Parsley 2 Tablespoons Fresh Chives 1 cup (real) Mayonnaise ½ cups Sour Cream Buttermilk (as Needed To Desired Consistency) White Vinegar (optional, To Taste) Worcestershire Sauce (optional, To Taste) Fresh Dill (optional, To Taste) Cayenne Pepper (optional, To Taste) Paprika (optional, To Taste) Fresh Oregano (optional, To Taste) Tabasco (optional, To Taste) Mince the garlic with a knife and then sprinkle about an 1/8 to ¼ teaspoons of salt on it and mash it into a paste with a fork. Chop the parsley, chives and any of the optional herbs very finely and add to the garlic. In a bowl combine all ingredients, adding other optional ingredients as you wish, tasting frequently and adjusting seasonings as needed. Chill for a couple of hours before serving, thin with milk or buttermilk if desired. From The Pioneer Woman, http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/06/homemade-ranch-dressing/ Vinegar Salad dressing A flavorful, low-calorie dressing because it has no oil or mayonnaise Yield: 1  2 servings ¼ c. white vinegar 2 Tbsp sugar 1 Tbsp ketchup ¼ tsp garlic salt ¼ tsp pepper ¼ tsp Worchester sauce Coleslaw dressing 1/3 c. mayonnaise or salad dressing 1 Tbsp vinegar 2 tsp sugar ½ tsp salt ½ tsp celery seed Sir or shake in a bottle until sugar dissolves. Coleslaw oil & vinegar dressing 2  3 Tbsp sugar 3 Tbsp vinegar 2 Tbsp oil 1 tsp salt Sir or shake in a bottle until sugar dissolves.

We love Zurich white. It is soft and rich looking, but not creamy. Still looks white, not supercrisp is all. It looks light grey sometimes with cool light, and a bit warmer other times. I have pure white too (Painter used it to prime) but that does not look good in my space; it reflects green in our space as we have lots of greenery outside, but I’ve seen it in more neutral spaces and it looks good, not as rich and cozy, more modern. To to the right of the door is Zurich white. To the left and over the the door is pure white. Ceilings are pure white.

Thanks -- that's what the SW guy told me the other day. I wish they had told me that earlier (ie., when I was choosing the colour) because my painter specifically told me to look for colours with the Extra White base - this is b/c I was covering a very dark colour. If I'd known Whitetail in that base wouldn't match the chip I would have chosen something else. Plus it's been very very tough to get paint samples & even quarts of paint to try out b/c of the paint shortage. I wasn't able to get a quart of whitetail in the HRW base to try. I have told the painter to fix the trim & ceilings by painting Whitetail in the HRW base. Hopefully it will cover the Extra White that is already there...... the painter is unsure about that but willing to try it. He is really not a fan of the HRW base & SW also told me it covers very badly.

Thanks for sharing the pictures! They’re all beautiful. I’ve actually just made plans to do the opposite of the advice, so we’ll see what happens. With our west facing bedroom, the colors look either too dark and harsh on 2 of the walls, or too light and faded. So we’ll be using Greek Villa and Natural Choice on alternating walls. I’m only doing my 11 year old daughter’s room. She wants a boho style room, and we have a terracota colored comforter and wood accent pieces ready. We don’t want to have to repaint trim in just one room, so those will stay with Behr’s Ultra Pure White like the rest of the house. Maybe I’ll share some pics when it’s finished. Wish me luck!