I have posted some pictures of my master bedroom furniture that I hope will help. Below is a link that shows a dining room that has been painted in the Hot-Crossed Bun paint that is the middle paint color on the sample. After seeing this on a wall I am wondering if this is going to be too dark in my MB? I guess I am not seeing the "creaminess" that I was hoping for-however I do know that pictures can be misleading. Thanks for any help in advance. http://img.hgtv.com/HGTV/2006/01/25/hdsf702_aft2_diningroomafter_j.jpg Here is a link that might be useful: master bedroom furniture

The dressers, etc. are very nice since they are solid pieces and not veneer. As far as finishes, with a solid cherry piece, I am a huge fan of natural cherry, so I can't really advise you since I would not choose anything but given the option. I think the bed is nice, too, but whether or not it would go depends on the color you choose, the color of your walls, and the finish on the other pieces. Style-wise, I don't see a problem. I do think you need a very large room to handle all those large pieces, but since many people here seem to have huge bedrooms, I am guessing you do, too, in which case there is no issue. If you like it, go for it.

beache - I suspected the slipper color would be too pale, but it is sophisticated imo. Well, since she knows what she doesn't want (half the battle), cruise through the gallery with her as oceanna suggested, then take that girl to the paint store to look at samples! It's great that you are allowing the vision in her head to become reality. In my response above, I sat here and deabated with myself whether the correct term was pointe shoes or toe shoes. Now I know!!!! LOL. My daughter was a little ballerina and injured herself just before going on pointe. That pretty much took care of ballet for her future. She is 22 now and we still love watching ballet together. :) She will always love pink, too.

I think it depends upon what the mahogany looks like with the current semi-opaque finish removed. My stairs are mahogany and once we stripped them we decided that no stain was needed, just a protective finish. They are a medium tone slightly less orange than the Michael Taylor piece with no stain at all. If not, I would go no darker than light walnut or special walnut. The 1st dibs piece looks nice, but to me it looks like newer furniture with vintage hardware on it in that finish--to me it has lost something. I tend to be a purist of sorts though, and I think this piece, much like Heywood Wakefield, puts its best foot forward in the original finishes, even if refinished to duplicate the original.