Thank you both for your thoughts. This is making me nuts. I don't know how to make this work. I'm trying to marry warm and cool. My trim is fairly neutral, but there is a lot of trim. My wall color is cool (RH Silver Sage), my floors are wood and kind of rustic and medium colored (Hallmark hardwood Historic Walnut). So what do I do with these cabinets? I'm so confused. I've looked around online to see what many people pair with silver sage, and most of them are white dove or swiss coffee. I'm picking up swatches of those paint colors tomorrow but I'm worried about how close they will be to my trim color.

Thanks to all of you!! I should have explained: The maple is 1 1/2" wide cut on the EDGE grain. This is more resistant to wear, is a longer grain, won't be blotchy. Each piece is the length of the side. There are no glue joints within the work area. Forty years ago, I used a product that was food grade and made the maple more golden, warmer, deeper. I can't find it any more. It was either based on Tung Oil or Mineral Oil. That old counter top is in great condition and being used in the laundry room. I use unfinished unsealed wood cutting boards for raw meat, veggies, fruit. I roll my pastry and knead my bread on the counter - which is meticulously scraped and cleaned. I have the underside of the butcher block to experiment with! Cookncarpenter: I'll try the tea on a scrap. Thanks for your kind words on the cabinet work! luckyblueeye: Thanks! The house is Arts & Crafts. There cherry clavos on the cherry, but on the island, they are stained black for a more furniture look. aurora Tee: Thanks for the link! Michael: I was thinking about the Boos! I'll try it on a scrap piece. Design Loft: Good info. Rest assured, I would never use a regular stain. I'm leaning toward the Mineral Oil. I'm going to try that on some scrap and also try a Mineral Oil and Beeswax combo. And some Tung Oil. Sophie Wheeler: All good points. I used to own a custom lumber milling shop. I learned that working with the properties of the wood you could often get away with the impossible. It's been a long time so I've asked the community for input and appreciate everything you have said.

Zillow only allows for basic information to be drawn from MLS data bases. As an appraiser, I would never use Zillow for a primary data source. The MLS will have two modes, what the agents can see and shorter forms that are printed up for the buyer. Tell the agent that you want to see the full agent's data printout. There is no reason why they cannot provide this to you upon request. Good for you to find the fact that this property has a shared system. Given that you are closing in NYS, you will have your own attorney who will review everything about the property and insist upon a shared maintenance agreement for the well and the septic. Because of the age of the last sale of the property, there is a good chance that there is no shared maintenance agreement. Your attorney should be searching for one at the Courthouse. Do no buy without one. Be prepared to walk away from the property unless you are prepared to install and pay for your own well and septic. These systems do fail. Without the maintenance agreement, you will be at the mercy of the shared neighbor and their good will.

I love the sconce (first picture) but the shade is too white. What options do you have that are the same size as my current shade? Help!