Here's our exterior & the corresponding interior photos of our window/door combination using beige/tan windows-- FWIW, similar to you, I thought it would bother me, but it really doesn't. Having all the grids match in color certainly helps. Do note that if you're having transoms over the doors/windows that they are sized different as you can see in my photo--both are 12" transoms by the manufacturer specs, but you can see the obvious difference. The transom window height differential does still bother me & is one of the things I would gladly pay to change--but that's another story. Hope this helps!

You are to be congratulated....BEAUTIFUL JOB! The contrast between counters and backsplash is perfect! The way you accessorized your countertops just brought everything together wonderfully! I will tell you what I've been using for the last five years. Maybe the lighting is different in your home, maybe the colors in your home won't work the way it does in mine. But for us, the perfect tan....not too dark, no undertones,no pinky, no green....has been Pony Tail by Pittsburg Paints but we've had it mixed in BM and SW. Computer monitors vary so here, the color might not look as good (or might even show undertones-which it doesn't have) as it does in the rooms where we've used it. Here it is against Dove White Door in our bedroom mid-afternoon/blinds open, with ceiling light and table light on: FOR DIY TILE PEOPLE: Our first bathroom: we tiled everything except what needed to be cut. We took those to Ho-De and since we are on a first-name basis with some of the employees, we asked about having them cut and they cut those tiles for us....I think we were charged 35 cents per cut. After the fourth cut the nice employee just cut the rest for free. While we were there, another employee wandered over, chatting with employee that was cutting our tiles. Second employee told us to buy a $15.97 tile cutter (only does straight cuts but that's all we were doing anyway) and told/showed us how to do it ourselves. These inexpensive Straight Tile Cutters are called "Snap and Score" tile cutters. By the time it came to doing the second bathroom tub tile, we decided we'd try the tile cutter. It's nothing fancy, my 11 year old grandson was helping with the cuts. The second bathroom used 4" x 4" Travertine squares and we had no problem making straight cuts with the little tile cutter. Line up the tile on the board/bar, score it with the little sharp thing attached to the running handle, then put a bit of pressure with the handle on the scored line and snap...easy peazy! I know there are the pro tile cutters with the water that runs to keep the blade cool. But for us, the few tiles we had to cut, the little $15.97 tile cutter paid for itself 10 times over! Buy some extra tiles and practice and I know you'll get the hang of it! IMPORTANT: make sure the tile cutter you buy is big enough for the tiles you want to cut, and that it will cut the thickness of your chosen tile. Then there is the grinder. We have several grinders....4" 4.5" and 5 inch. You can buy special blades, buffers, sanders that will make straight cuts on granite and those types of stone. Just measure the stone, draw a light mark in pencil where you want to cut and run the grinder blade over the pencil line. In less than half a minute you have a cut tile. Then switch out the blade to a sanding disc or buffer disc and smooth out the rough edges you just cut. Again, 11 year old grandson helps with the sanding/buffing and is getting pretty good at it. lol The little bit of $$$ you spend on the tools....they really do pay for themselves. If you want professionalism and perfection, then you might not want to do the tile cutting yourself. Reason I say this.....the more we did the better we got and we can now look back at rooms/areas where we first started our own cutting of tile and see where we could have done better. Mr.Amity's Motto: "It's not professional, but it's passable and presentable (just don't look too closely)." :) Grinder: Here is a link that might be useful: YouTube Video: How to Straight Cut tile

I'm bumping this thread so more can post if they wish, and also to help fussy chicken find out about her chair style. These dining rooms are so beautiful. I love looking at everyone's great photos. You know, I've long considered a DR an indulgence, something for show. For years, I had only a kitchen set in each house I was in. That seemed satisfactory. Even when I had company, we sat on the sofa or I brought in folding chairs and called it good. And it was good, since that's what I had to work with at the time. But in my last home, I turned the "Living Room" into a dining room and study, because we had what the builder called the Family room set up for living. It was so nice to have that area where the grownups could play cards while the kids played at the kitchen table when we had company. In this house, I tried putting my dining table at one end of the long LR and using the front room as a more formal room, but about 2 years ago, I moved the dining furniture in there and bought a sideboard for my dishes. Do we use it all the time??? Well, no. We usually eat on the sofa in front of the t.v. You can do that when your kid is 20. But nothing beats having a real dining room for company or a nice dinner. And I love the patina of the antique furniture, the oriental rug, and maybe a few candles burning just for ambiance. Some houses have no room for this. Some people's families can't spare the space that could be used for something else. But when you can take a little piece of your house, put in a pretty set of chairs, maybe add a vintage sideboard or chandelier..........wow. Just take a look at all the dining rooms pictured above for inspiration. Red

Yeah for team work ! Had this kitchen info: Rufty Custom Built: Cabinets are "Alabaster" from SWilliams. Ceiling and trim are "White Dove" also from S-W. Walls are "Pale Oak" from Ben Moore.