Thank you so much for the information. I enjoyed the browse! Earlier in the day, after work, I went out and bought a quart of Dunn-Edwards Navajo White, which has a green tinge. Now I think I'm warming up to stepping it up a notch after seeing those pictures. Part of my problem is I have the pretty blues and greens in my nearby living room that would look so pretty with some of the yellow/olive like hues of green. But beyond my kitchen (and visible) is a step down area and den that are a green grey, which unfortunately doesn't look great with the maple, otherwise I'd just carry it on up. I wish the yellow that was on the wall worked, but I don't think it looks good with my silestone. I do like how it looks with the maple though. Here is a picture. I'm hoping a darker green might do the trick to work with both areas. I have spent so much $$ on paint samples that it is embarrasing! :-) Here is a link that might be useful:

Thank you all for interesting information. I am committed to the luxury vinyl plank throughout the entire first floor of my home near the beach. I want to know if Duchateau is the best brand for me to go with. After going to many stores many times, I have to say its style, color, and texture is amazing and appeals to me more than that of the other manufacturers. Any comments on having Duchateau on the floor for a period of time? It is a brand that I am not familiar with. How does it wear?

The paint looks like "sea salt" so I am with Annie : ) Re -do that, take the "Pewter" to a paint store, cut the formula to one half or a third strength. Start there, then the other answers as to questions mentioned. There may be 8 million rugs with a little or a lot of gray.......or any complementary color, texture etc.

If you are going to replace the light fixtures already ... have you thought about doing something really cool with some accent lighting along the wall? It would be modern but Lifx and other companies have some cool solutions for lighted tiles that let you set the color of the light (or run neat patterns across a swath of space). When I see this space I think, "Keep it clean & you won't have to dust up there very often" but I can understand wanting to do something interesting as well.