I don't have a specific photo with a close up of the doors, but here's a pic that should give you an idea. The doors and drawers are just a simple shaker front. Some shaker cabs are made with the stiles and rails on the the front and back looking just like my shaker front, but with a very thin panel as the slab part in the middle. Those tend to rattle a bit and don't feel as solid. Mine are extremely sturdy made this way. You could poke around in my flickr account to see other photos if this one doesn't help. There are a couple more in there that have a semi-close up like this. HTH.

Oldbat those lamps are spectacular! Unfortunately ours are set in stone, in fact they are sitting in the storage area downstairs....it is like a staging area for a Decorating War :-). However, ours may have a bit more style than I originally thought because instead of the arm going up, on this one the arm goes down and the drum shade is suspended over the table from the arm instead of being held up over it, if that makes any sense. I am hoping these do install the way I've described, not as the picture. They were very pricey though, so I can only imagine what those fab things in your photo cost! I am also loving the mini mattress for the pups. I had wanted to do built in beds on either side of the fireplace but got built in end tables instead. Arapaho, I have also loved that carpet for years. I found out yesterday it is actually made by Helios and is private labeled by Karastan. The more I find out about this stuff the more i realize how easy it is to overpay as a retail customer. Thank you, WMA. I appreciate that. Our basement was fairly typical and served a useful purpose for many years. I am excited to be stepping it up a notch! Whoa, oldpbat--- just looked at the site and your lamps are from the same place mine are, and are actually less expensive. I am going to send the photo to him, thank you! This post was edited by kswl on Sun, Mar 23, 14 at 22:50

NO PICTURES??? What a tease, lol! If you have a photobucket account, you can load them from there by pasting the html code under the picture. Everything sounds great! Would love to see the blue you love and the sand! For the colors you don't love, hopefully all that will change as you get your own belongings moved in!Enjoy!

mclarke is 100% right, the very best way is to use much larger samples than just paint chips. I think the best way is to paint some posterboard with the colors, then put them in your rooms to see how you like them. That way you can move the posterboard around and see how the colors look in different lights. Another option is to play with the "color visualizer" on the SW website. A computer monitor is notoriously unreliable for colors, but it will give you an idea if you like the overall look. Also, trust your own tastes and instincts. Three times in your post you ask if the colors are "too dark", "too intense", "too overwhelming". Maybe you are trying to tell yourself something? :-) ~Lynne