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Fairytale Of New York-- you can't find a more romantic, festive song to get you in the spirit...
Over and over and over again
Red's my first choice, but white or black would do just fine!

With all due respect to the last comment, I would be careful to make blanket statements. This is Derek, the one who owns this place.
My top priority for this place was for it to fit in with its pacific northwest surroundings and be as environmental as possible. The wood floors you see are engineered, which means recycled/reconstituted wood. The counter tops are a recycled composite concrete--a lot more $$, but I made the choice for environmental. The floors in the bathrooms are all natural linoleum. Both cabinet and floors were purchased at ENVIRONMENTAL BUILDING SUPPLY-- a local Portland business.
The wood furniture you see was handmade by local craftsmen from various small logging towns within Oregon. I found these people on a drive I made from Los Angeles to Portland and met each person that made anything for me. I like to support local small businesses, and trust me, these people are not the ones destroying forests. You can count on large building centers for that. I don't think these people make enough to afford a dentist.
I tried my best to do as little purchasing from any chain store as I could, and I think I did pretty well in that.
So why don't you look around your own house, PLASTICRANSOM. How much of your stuff was made by someone you actually met? Or was it made somewhere like China-- a real environment wonder.