Not Loko...Labocki. My apologies! I'll blame it, and my unresponsiveness, on pregnancy brain because I am in the third trimester after all. (OMG) Carole - I wasn't asking about a runner but your tips will actually be helpful for the runner we're doing in our entryway. Had no idea what colour to do there even though I knew darker would be best as shoe dirt shows horrifically on light colours. I didn't want something that blended too much with the hardwood, so doing brown with a touch of taupe might be what the doctor ordered. Gorgeous runner. Crescent - Thanks, your RP looks great!! I'm down to Revere Pewter or Pashmina, which is from the BM Aura line. Bee - Repainting? I love you (as much as an online buddy can) but why in the world would you do that??? I think the dark grey in your kitchen and family room are perfect. Not too green at all. At least on my computer monitor. Your instincts are right I'm sure...but if I were you I'd do a dark charcoal and NOT with a hint of lavendar which you may tire of. I want a deep, dark sexy look for the family room and living room, and a lighter but complimentary colour for the entryway. They're south facing so they'll be lighter. But given our ultra dark floors I don't want to go too dark on the walls. Kcmg - Those RH paints look perfect!! I'll look into it if the Revere Pewter and Pashmina, or Natural Cream or Edgecomb Grey in the entry, don't work. I'm the type who likes to narrow focus and not entertain other options until I need to, cuz it keeps me up at night...and I already bought 4 paint samples so I'll post pics when we get the chance to paint them on the walls and y'all can help me decide. =)

HI mnmamax3 (and MN anniebird!), no, I just pulled celadon and mint because those were colors you mentioned. I almost put in Winchester's Sudbury, which is a variable green and sometimes regret not doing so. Rubble reps Winchester and many other cool lines, but again, I like your trapazoid tiles a lot. I bought my tile from Mercury Mosaics - mixed 3 whitish shades in a block herringbone pattern. My daughter is a potter and I wanted to support a local group of young potters, plus, they bring their dogs to work and they need kibble, lol.

The tone of your cabinets is going to play a major role in choosing the right paint. Take a cabinet door with you to the paint store (not the home store) and ask for their color matching expert to help you pick exactly the right off white. Just buy sample pots of the colors you find and get some big white poster board. Paint a square or rectangle of color in the middle of each board. The white boarder will help keep your current paint color from distorting the sample. Move the boards around in different light, times of day and night and weather conditions to find the one that stays the way you want it to look all the time. When you go back to buy it, find a compatible white to do the ceilings that are looking rather dingy. The paint specialist will be your best friend.

it be helpful if you gave us a list of colors they do approve, rather than us spending time suggesting colors that are off limits. (can't belive that baby poo brown next door is approved but a creamy white is not??? ) ditto garage doors. can those be painted? what colors? agree to the big mushroom cloud bush being trimmed or removed. it covers half your front