A THING FOR WICKER...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="text-align: start;">I have always had a fondness for the warm texture and that rustic touch </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="text-align: start;">that wicker can bring into a room.  </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7yOgTvnkl_a7DAtJ8__vc8i0QiWCEIH37SKqlPAxZsTiJvtNKHUtbDc7WGrhTN4CWhNvRKTiXXxUTh8sfFirfMfxK6JrTHuXK_Sr870_hE_cCNbBunH6Lv3vakE2UR14FpkVvvD4p3A/s1600/decorpad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7yOgTvnkl_a7DAtJ8__vc8i0QiWCEIH37SKqlPAxZsTiJvtNKHUtbDc7WGrhTN4CWhNvRKTiXXxUTh8sfFirfMfxK6JrTHuXK_Sr870_hE_cCNbBunH6Lv3vakE2UR14FpkVvvD4p3A/s1600/decorpad.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Lately, I've been thinking that wicker is exactly what I need to warm up my dining room.  </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Here's why...</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpOZZhtowP8nFjgbJqI_7-2g4Av8rsRXMASvaxLu7os-aMb2_BU4_2fbhJkcOTmDxbIn8-HDbo1u5-mhGjM49pSpK7_r_C3G4NI5X8y4CxdcwRLmaRzB8irztK7SG8e_ioo8uGHB4N04/s1600/cotedetexas+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpOZZhtowP8nFjgbJqI_7-2g4Av8rsRXMASvaxLu7os-aMb2_BU4_2fbhJkcOTmDxbIn8-HDbo1u5-mhGjM49pSpK7_r_C3G4NI5X8y4CxdcwRLmaRzB8irztK7SG8e_ioo8uGHB4N04/s1600/cotedetexas+1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />look how just a touch of wicker brings texture and warmth</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekLzUtxFm5TxHojiG9CcImoxU4zoLQf3ZV8E9VZWg8x3OxZsY7XwEMUxFua5k8wEWf3kmmkKhicsOV2maocywDNtCemUi5hVS98Oe_cAU6Q32vwveDk4mNqNyVqYPmQSoZLbekVaajGw/s1600/cotedetexas1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekLzUtxFm5TxHojiG9CcImoxU4zoLQf3ZV8E9VZWg8x3OxZsY7XwEMUxFua5k8wEWf3kmmkKhicsOV2maocywDNtCemUi5hVS98Oe_cAU6Q32vwveDk4mNqNyVqYPmQSoZLbekVaajGw/s1600/cotedetexas1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />in this slightly minimal room, wicker warms and invites...</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEgJNC1JHGeGPCaC0UShuyZn2G8NPubWg9nw2gTvV1ACQeNIuiddoUdea9KfUfJ1seD6KRCgZXNpP2uyAp4EWrIEWeuGWTnmsSVEhcJPtY5O7jSw6OAQfiMdd5E2KEJ6LFK9PQ-U77rI/s1600/cotedetexas+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEgJNC1JHGeGPCaC0UShuyZn2G8NPubWg9nw2gTvV1ACQeNIuiddoUdea9KfUfJ1seD6KRCgZXNpP2uyAp4EWrIEWeuGWTnmsSVEhcJPtY5O7jSw6OAQfiMdd5E2KEJ6LFK9PQ-U77rI/s1600/cotedetexas+2.png" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />it blends with nearly any style of decorating..</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWorKPI6colrAoAEaBN2001WHJ_RFlIEAXdqBTo7EXabk6dNHjxwImPIGREzBuDid4MAkusGHStTpuAEA64uXK_zfXdaHKEMp9_JV_iBWQ3ii5By1qEew5flCJn5DBAOMLT7MHA_ud7Y8/s1600/cotedetexas.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWorKPI6colrAoAEaBN2001WHJ_RFlIEAXdqBTo7EXabk6dNHjxwImPIGREzBuDid4MAkusGHStTpuAEA64uXK_zfXdaHKEMp9_JV_iBWQ3ii5By1qEew5flCJn5DBAOMLT7MHA_ud7Y8/s1600/cotedetexas.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlrP1QnqriJGd1oCSts6GRgxziG0_pjQwmpxnyZVdNVgBxpjYrd-esKU7cehL9lXVCU3zKc1vyJV3qvEG3yEcqGlh3r72sxRQY8MmNiErq16m8WjKbTGDBPy2WH_iJCGcekiTlRmPIWY/s1600/decorpad+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlrP1QnqriJGd1oCSts6GRgxziG0_pjQwmpxnyZVdNVgBxpjYrd-esKU7cehL9lXVCU3zKc1vyJV3qvEG3yEcqGlh3r72sxRQY8MmNiErq16m8WjKbTGDBPy2WH_iJCGcekiTlRmPIWY/s1600/decorpad+1.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />the rest of the room needn't be rustic or country</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1QrMBZDPYuy6Z3-DVyg90M8nb_3Asv3FfHk9c5VTYDVnY1JfGJiFYqmGA3OvaMtfupirQTpLZnOQXegn-KqZWhuu2K7BfMVt6wqyACKky3ITdgvm6rOyiiDB0oJ4Fkax4egp-4tQvYw/s1600/decorpad+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1QrMBZDPYuy6Z3-DVyg90M8nb_3Asv3FfHk9c5VTYDVnY1JfGJiFYqmGA3OvaMtfupirQTpLZnOQXegn-KqZWhuu2K7BfMVt6wqyACKky3ITdgvm6rOyiiDB0oJ4Fkax4egp-4tQvYw/s1600/decorpad+1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />it even has a certain elegance to it, and is equally friendly with fine furniture </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXA_3AThcDgHvR3WjQdgQ9wcMtYs2MNGMg4Kw8LVKOgQSWDfKxOeQyAR8mwUl4gX4kLhlJHAcnhmwt1-4E8WGk3Vfk5h_eauxDHIYBQmnm79NN-XyI0CIjL55mO0mACRCbuqvfQ2HqYLI/s1600/decorpad+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXA_3AThcDgHvR3WjQdgQ9wcMtYs2MNGMg4Kw8LVKOgQSWDfKxOeQyAR8mwUl4gX4kLhlJHAcnhmwt1-4E8WGk3Vfk5h_eauxDHIYBQmnm79NN-XyI0CIjL55mO0mACRCbuqvfQ2HqYLI/s1600/decorpad+2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />or rustic antiques</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVGdtewz0d7aLwmeOU9RTuHG89sd_JTo2raEpMgwHb2fGUIpEKE47jBuSp73TUItVODNQpZxOL469lcMq4QE-eGfZ1Egq3q0iI1KndldVsfpeB3bNXoi4oYIztZl8FXz9NHpXs1tudj4/s1600/decorpad+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVGdtewz0d7aLwmeOU9RTuHG89sd_JTo2raEpMgwHb2fGUIpEKE47jBuSp73TUItVODNQpZxOL469lcMq4QE-eGfZ1Egq3q0iI1KndldVsfpeB3bNXoi4oYIztZl8FXz9NHpXs1tudj4/s1600/decorpad+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> I'm especially fond of these gray kubu wicker chairs with the skirted legs</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YrhRZ4fNgaOy0avHgSOPbLCBR7oTNvgZPXH2wwZMFiQ3q0xDRPNNoMCl7_nPw1At9uQp_AfVwpclCIhGr8ZXV-QCs33x9j73-Ihx9ty4WlwvJHfgmF7r8-DMzPE9POm9YEsycKfE67o/s1600/decorpad+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YrhRZ4fNgaOy0avHgSOPbLCBR7oTNvgZPXH2wwZMFiQ3q0xDRPNNoMCl7_nPw1At9uQp_AfVwpclCIhGr8ZXV-QCs33x9j73-Ihx9ty4WlwvJHfgmF7r8-DMzPE9POm9YEsycKfE67o/s1600/decorpad+4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> these look a little new, but could easily be taken down a notch with a little gray paint wash</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br />I love the rustic kitchen dining look, but they also look pretty fantastic</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdzyVgqfW7UPRyppOWtaR-ON0sdygZPABDor9BJRKCiIcaT4OLqwISp6T86ych9m9JZCGxd-ohtxOHLl3caa3gZZO2jfS9vvEo5V8ukXRCQz-KC5hI39SmHB_ay-qh5PnxSbuFQPAWlQ/s1600/decorpad4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdzyVgqfW7UPRyppOWtaR-ON0sdygZPABDor9BJRKCiIcaT4OLqwISp6T86ych9m9JZCGxd-ohtxOHLl3caa3gZZO2jfS9vvEo5V8ukXRCQz-KC5hI39SmHB_ay-qh5PnxSbuFQPAWlQ/s1600/decorpad4.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />in a more formal setting...</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCeW4bNg0Z33tYxAVs767P0ICqHbuc3jOdQTr6fIchcI53UVjbtfvLABlnXNvPKL9944jOsjVhcALO8V_AGkaBoES-DxiiY0G_VyFPH8lex9pzm73RU1HcWID5EBPQyNs7oDtdsEyMr3g/s1600/decorpad5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br />this is so cute for the bathroom...</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9Sy1mrQ1hJqpD0-s6TWjv6GyW5D6p7gr5r08zxs9MvjTltoxf902gFfMyOhjJ95EGVGOoL50erhED9_Wb-36T77KhZi_0yChwj_yx6ZTPVnTJuX6GDnMoB02wRUDdiZ3CbmOrxFNtrM/s1600/somuchbetterwithage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9Sy1mrQ1hJqpD0-s6TWjv6GyW5D6p7gr5r08zxs9MvjTltoxf902gFfMyOhjJ95EGVGOoL50erhED9_Wb-36T77KhZi_0yChwj_yx6ZTPVnTJuX6GDnMoB02wRUDdiZ3CbmOrxFNtrM/s1600/somuchbetterwithage.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and I like wicker storage pieces, too.</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLe52zUcKpeU6uNMuhH_zGsSqMV6d2bM_yChtBDwjkGbBzYLIh7GcQe_B8GbxwjdzcJt4wnqlfQy8lBPP8Qg46UsNV9Uw7Z0y1lrqn9xLXuWZQUtcO0z-laKCi2dczgRPu0pAeCc-eLv4/s1600/studiokarin+bs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLe52zUcKpeU6uNMuhH_zGsSqMV6d2bM_yChtBDwjkGbBzYLIh7GcQe_B8GbxwjdzcJt4wnqlfQy8lBPP8Qg46UsNV9Uw7Z0y1lrqn9xLXuWZQUtcO0z-laKCi2dczgRPu0pAeCc-eLv4/s1600/studiokarin+bs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />but my most favorite still has to be dining room or kitchen chairs...</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrv7Zb-ZJ-ZmWsjC-cBaNvVuW3wMlnUr8MQxuByqFAvWPqcUQJ-62d0971fItMn7qyppbREKjPNQp5pvI49SfBJe3sBi9CXkGJ3POI6MRtY14q3cWktm3GeOh2sC7I5awnAwGqXhC5zdU/s1600/wicker+decorpad1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrv7Zb-ZJ-ZmWsjC-cBaNvVuW3wMlnUr8MQxuByqFAvWPqcUQJ-62d0971fItMn7qyppbREKjPNQp5pvI49SfBJe3sBi9CXkGJ3POI6MRtY14q3cWktm3GeOh2sC7I5awnAwGqXhC5zdU/s1600/wicker+decorpad1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />they just look so right.</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZP5PoX26oChRae-6pTInGbo3idcFQLkcymQ6dpIuClpRLsBmQnqWtbeYiFNHToQfytTGjl4VlerNZ4C6ixQqHx26W4K9p_34s3JLX5dcPZOihK91B0KDDbfz4WxAtqwERa2TLDOssqnU/s1600/wicker+decorpad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZP5PoX26oChRae-6pTInGbo3idcFQLkcymQ6dpIuClpRLsBmQnqWtbeYiFNHToQfytTGjl4VlerNZ4C6ixQqHx26W4K9p_34s3JLX5dcPZOihK91B0KDDbfz4WxAtqwERa2TLDOssqnU/s1600/wicker+decorpad.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Do you like wicker furniture?</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />QUESTION FROM A READER:<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px;">Hi, Please help with a paint color.  I've attached pictures of my Kitchen which opens up into my living and dining area.  The cabinets are creamy white with glaze and very yellow undertone. Uba tuba granite and tumbled marble backsplash (which unfortunatly have a pink undertone! Mistake)  </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9j8M_fmlXSre99u-y0dz56eN_j695_r5dRxlqKLLGiqrkXJacUqbZ-_UqSMBOvd8X6QyTYIEOQidRikRctIGw8tYQij6Z9Kuj2ib8xEcudcXQTCYkgcYTsVaJDnIgWTB-luTKOVzdJg/s1600/audrey+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9j8M_fmlXSre99u-y0dz56eN_j695_r5dRxlqKLLGiqrkXJacUqbZ-_UqSMBOvd8X6QyTYIEOQidRikRctIGw8tYQij6Z9Kuj2ib8xEcudcXQTCYkgcYTsVaJDnIgWTB-luTKOVzdJg/s1600/audrey+2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSp0JZP643y8KgmUU1DxFOKuUyliGDOhPampboBDlVX0G0PzJYk6L1LGiwW12YEPCft8_Mj7TMUZ_pPeuNJklMWNvJo8GcN4Tgk1ePPoRuJ5yc1frl6D_9E0io3ftkmER5phqKRzcNz4/s1600/audrey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSp0JZP643y8KgmUU1DxFOKuUyliGDOhPampboBDlVX0G0PzJYk6L1LGiwW12YEPCft8_Mj7TMUZ_pPeuNJklMWNvJo8GcN4Tgk1ePPoRuJ5yc1frl6D_9E0io3ftkmER5phqKRzcNz4/s1600/audrey.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px;">Right know the rooms are painted BM Wilmington Tan. Im looking to lighten space up with one color for all rooms that are open to each other.  I've tried BM Manchester tan (looks gray next to my cabinets and makes them look dingy). Also tried Monroe Bisque but its too yellow in my sunny room.  Tried Bleeker Bege, Revere Pewter, Edgecomb gray but the all seem to look gray and make cabinets and dining table look dingy.   I'm going craaaazzzy. Please help recommend a neutral color.  I have the BM Fan deck and can't seem to pick the right one.  I've also tried the above mentioned paints on the wall using samples.  The current color Wilmington Tan seems to work with my cabinets, granite and living room furniture but I need a change. Something Lighter.  One last note; The living room and dining room are very sunny.  Thank you in advance.</span><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><br />Audrey<br /><br /><br /><br /><i>HI Audrey.    I know how hard it is to blend existing colors with a new color.  You have been going in the tan, beige to beige gray family and it isn't working - have you considered a gray green?  Your cream cabinets should love green, the travertine backsplash and the granite should also blend well, and wood tones love it too.</i><br /><br /><i><br /></i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDO1a7kR7vwwjo9xEmtovfLCbm8sBdprQkV293MzIm2wIs3bIwCRCsUdkPFTbbsdwBwmFsw-XZjIuaxhG8GT6yE6HZKJdqcrhdm_MeLcHCW-WfVPJ4kA0IKX_r3M3IpAZKIXMDIDmn4-4/s1600/bm+graywisp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDO1a7kR7vwwjo9xEmtovfLCbm8sBdprQkV293MzIm2wIs3bIwCRCsUdkPFTbbsdwBwmFsw-XZjIuaxhG8GT6yE6HZKJdqcrhdm_MeLcHCW-WfVPJ4kA0IKX_r3M3IpAZKIXMDIDmn4-4/s1600/bm+graywisp.jpg" width="400" /></i></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><i>Benjamin Moore GRAY WISP</i></div><br /><i> Try Benjamin Moore Gray Wisp.  It's a lovely gray green - more on the gray than the green side.  Its not too dark and it is really soothing.</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zA80DHXvfCRLGjGdIe9WqG575T_rMZDs6qaCuCHvBAoAabnfNq1Jo9Smh0DhREhfEfoGV_RfbXX67WGs4sa_vWiihiww35I_6wdBGLA4oFtKuJNSlr4Nh7NOWzSWhqwn0g7pleUhQAQ/s1600/bm+graywisp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zA80DHXvfCRLGjGdIe9WqG575T_rMZDs6qaCuCHvBAoAabnfNq1Jo9Smh0DhREhfEfoGV_RfbXX67WGs4sa_vWiihiww35I_6wdBGLA4oFtKuJNSlr4Nh7NOWzSWhqwn0g7pleUhQAQ/s1600/bm+graywisp.png" width="400" /></i></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><i>It works nicely with cream tones and wood tones and dark tones like your granite</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><i>Here is an example of a kitchen that has much the same color palette as your with the gray green on the walls.</i></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91RWAK7jLL1itEG6RXYEZG66Z2IEY0FX6JO8Ip8VPMhaf7XcQxFE4KmGuyO4OGF0AhmaT5_l6VUanV2M2EqnM_-axi60O8j0f6obamdafl2cw3VpJj0my0PUSXmbg9_tnbJZcOMi0ECY/s1600/kitchen-updates-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91RWAK7jLL1itEG6RXYEZG66Z2IEY0FX6JO8Ip8VPMhaf7XcQxFE4KmGuyO4OGF0AhmaT5_l6VUanV2M2EqnM_-axi60O8j0f6obamdafl2cw3VpJj0my0PUSXmbg9_tnbJZcOMi0ECY/s1600/kitchen-updates-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theendearinghome.blogspot.com/">The Endearing Home</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMAJnWRsMqLhIJugvlcOk6a5ysjkP8hxpMK2xpy2cPaz3LKfQ_vsCpERsMXeFaVNl9J5Y1kKq9-qJtHANQaWyGrWbU804eY6q83xC4zaO19W8yJxPpd4duAQzAXap34AK2GO-lEbT2xw/s1600/kitchen-updates-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMAJnWRsMqLhIJugvlcOk6a5ysjkP8hxpMK2xpy2cPaz3LKfQ_vsCpERsMXeFaVNl9J5Y1kKq9-qJtHANQaWyGrWbU804eY6q83xC4zaO19W8yJxPpd4duAQzAXap34AK2GO-lEbT2xw/s1600/kitchen-updates-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><i><br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><i>Another gray green, with a little more gold in it is Guilford Gray - far left on this photo.</i></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVH-QERUc5giO5fAwogSl0cjuZiELTBkUsJaWoud6Neordimu3BBK1JthOuEUahC6C196M5z_EDmeA6ceD_96gEJNxOFd-dnpGoD8wxKBA84ywsCTQxDsEEk5T6sjbT8evpuOuMVyV53I/s1600/bm+guilford+green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVH-QERUc5giO5fAwogSl0cjuZiELTBkUsJaWoud6Neordimu3BBK1JthOuEUahC6C196M5z_EDmeA6ceD_96gEJNxOFd-dnpGoD8wxKBA84ywsCTQxDsEEk5T6sjbT8evpuOuMVyV53I/s1600/bm+guilford+green.jpg" width="400" /></i></a></div><br /><i> Another possible is Hancock Green (Benjamin Moore)</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimiY0uGpPgpeIrx0rp_dG7VhRxe9Eae6x8o5-y2vf5bJdZF7YyQxbhm4vWGvb0qM4YqtZ1cYMviFk0Nc6s_2gqSe1TaXEkTXneuh4RrmhnYvKB3Lhe9-lVWujwY9cZeGlK64svP9_psok/s1600/bm+hancock+green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimiY0uGpPgpeIrx0rp_dG7VhRxe9Eae6x8o5-y2vf5bJdZF7YyQxbhm4vWGvb0qM4YqtZ1cYMviFk0Nc6s_2gqSe1TaXEkTXneuh4RrmhnYvKB3Lhe9-lVWujwY9cZeGlK64svP9_psok/s1600/bm+hancock+green.jpg" /></i></a></div><br /><i>or Nantucket Gray - (Benjamin Moore) </i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU189yV4uSiyQnaCEP68KyGnWTNhIIg1nNU81_tCGstrD9S_G12WG5RQinExb9mJbISo5zbk4xVVj1EICzsKlnv1zXfeH0JTGWbZar9mtAXkYDG7GgonawBHrUcjqbBXZBDW1o1PsgoEE/s1600/bm+nantucket+gray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU189yV4uSiyQnaCEP68KyGnWTNhIIg1nNU81_tCGstrD9S_G12WG5RQinExb9mJbISo5zbk4xVVj1EICzsKlnv1zXfeH0JTGWbZar9mtAXkYDG7GgonawBHrUcjqbBXZBDW1o1PsgoEE/s1600/bm+nantucket+gray.jpg" width="640" /></i></a></div><br /><i>My final suggestion is Benjamin Moore QUIET MOMENTS.  I love the name almost as much as the color.  It is soothing, and has less green -  more gray, and just a touch of blue in certain light. </i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WN8dkiz387KDPDXYAL1S8wb3kdQpksHkGWCG2pPlge0nGYcZ8lMwCu4mR5XFX2u8YO9p7Q_llSD6SSp6dhw8BQh6SdD_hXgiLns6gJ-Kxx6axAaRWYP-axAgN62hNWJFw5cVPtCWi0c/s1600/bm+quiet+moments.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WN8dkiz387KDPDXYAL1S8wb3kdQpksHkGWCG2pPlge0nGYcZ8lMwCu4mR5XFX2u8YO9p7Q_llSD6SSp6dhw8BQh6SdD_hXgiLns6gJ-Kxx6axAaRWYP-axAgN62hNWJFw5cVPtCWi0c/s1600/bm+quiet+moments.jpg" width="400" /></i></a></div><br /><i>All of these colors should appear lighter than the color you now have, if only because they are cooler colors and will recede more than your current color and feel lighter.   </i><i style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;">As always, never choose a color without trying it out as a sample first.</i><br /><br /><i>Good luck!</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I have always had a fondness for the warm texture and that rustic touch  that wicker can bring into a room.   Lately, I've been thinking...

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