Shaughnn-- I even took precautions. 1983 We did the lobby of a corporate office building (Echlin Industries, Branford, Ct.-- new construction) and the helpers who grouted, did a terrible job. My father sent me in on a saturday with a buffing machine and a full 30 gallon carbouy of muriatic acid, and told me he didn't care if I had to mix it 1:1-- get it clean. I wrapped and vasalined every metal surface anywhere near where I was working, opened all doors and windows-- took all precautions, and although I didn't have to go as strong as 1:1, I DID have to go to 3:1, and that was strong enough. I can't even imagine how bad the fumes must have been in an enclosed area full strength! Anyway. Monday morning, I'm on another project, and the job super comes and grabs me mid morning to let me know to call the office (back before cell phones, obviously). I called my father and he's going nuts over the phone, telling me I better get down there, that there's a problem. When I got back to the job, literally 150 feet from where I'd been working, a brand new stainless steel water fountain was a nice bright orange. Permanently. $1600.00 out of my paycheck, when, as a union apprentice, I was making just under 500.00 a week.

I never got a detailed invoice but when I talked to the tile in-house designer originally, I remember she checked prices and it was about $5 a tile. I got the floor and ceiling tile from them also and because the talavera was an accent and we didn't order a large quantity, I didn't price it anywhere else. Thanks for the ideas.

If you look at the Color Gallery on the Benjamin Moore Website, and search Chelsea Gray, and look under the "More Shades" link at the bottom, the following lighter colors are shown: 1611 Gray Tint 1472 Silver Chain 1474 Cape May Cobblestone 1475 Graystone 1471 Shoreline 1473 Gray Huskie round out the upper end of the strip. It's likely that Chelsea Gray is essentially one of the colors on the dark end of the strip with a different name. Try one of these. You could also go white and do White Dove, like you did in the other room.

I have the same kitchen that you are designing, except my counters are Corian Earth. The walls are painted BM Windham Cream. It's a lovely, soft, neutral yellow that brings out the yellow tones of the cherry. HTH, Connie