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I just painted my small room and bathroom one of the new Benjamin Moore "color story" paints: Lace Handkerchief. It's neutral but not boring to me - warmer than white but every color I've put with it sings (plum colored duvet, for instance). I watched them mix the paint and it has a lot of tones in there so it's not the same in all lighting. There are bolder colors within the neutral colors that I think would both complement your wood AND give the white fixtures a bit of contrast (and make them look whiter). I have gone the way of dark colors with white in a small bathroom (white tiles three quarters of the way up the wall then deep brown on the upper walls and ceiling) and it was like stepping into a hot fudge sundae!

SO glad Frogfood posted that comment - it was my first panic response when I saw the Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree! Here's a post about it that includes a link to a list of other poisonous plants (that you will not want to have in a child's room): http://houseplants-care.blogspot.com/2007/11/fiddle-leaf-fig-care.html

Ultimate coolness.

Oh, me! Me! Subway every day would be a dream with these!

What a girl needs to class up her kitchen! Ooo la la!

I put the HP tree on the wall at work - love it! Sort of subtle but not at all boring.

Geez, what a bunch of grouches! (GRINCHES?) The house is adorable and the decorations are adorable and the KIDS are adorable! I love Sarah Richardson's style and insane attention to detail. Just looking at this place cheered me up!

A delightful relief from midcentury everywhere -- lush, colorful, soaring ceilings, detailed finishes and embellishments ..aaaahhhh.

A place for memories to be made - without the distractions of modern life. Perfect. Reminds me of what my grandparents once had for us kids to escape to, although this is on a smaller, hipper scale. Those were days I still cherish - the simple joys of puttering around clearing brush (learning to avoid poison ivy!), rowing around the creek/wading in the muck, hoping to find arrowheads or Indian paint pots on the beach or a turtle poking its way through the woods. Spending times with loved ones - playing cards or board games. Going to bed early, rising early. You are giving your children and yourselves a precious gift with this special cabin.

I live in NYC and have had remarkably good luck - almost all of my furnishings are from CL. My only slightly negative purchase was of curtains that were dry clean only that someone neglected to tell me that they'd washed. Not bad, considering I've bought a sleeper sofa, bed frame and box spring (showed up with bed bug proof cover just to be on the safe side although I do not think it was necessary), huge oriental-style rug, pots and pans, dishes, lamps, baker's rack, framed poster --uh, this is all in a studio apartment! There may be a lot of jokers out there but I have been lucky not to have met them. PS - I also use CL movers to get the stuff. Only once had a no-show because the guy's truck was towed! Used him again later.