Originalvermonter these are actually pre-finished floors that we ordered and had milled to our specs. They only have an oxide finish and so they will remain the natural color which we loved and thought would work well with two very active dogs (a border collie and an old fashioned farm collie). We also specified that they have a very low sheen. We had wanted site finished floors but living in the house during the remodel and having dogs made that out of the question. Satin finish on a floor is considered a "#35" finish and we requested a "#25" finish to make them have even less sheen. I think it worked out great!

Redroze the paint color is BM Heather Gray #2139-40. It is a really cool color and changes hues throughout the day. Sometimes it looks more gray and in the evening and with incandescent light it looks more green. It will go nicely with my special tiles I bought for behind my range. It reminded me of the sky when a storm is coming or the water when it gets all churned up with the wind. :)

I was almost in tears over the color as I had planned to use the same color we have in our living room which was a cafe au lait color by P&L called Maison Blanche, but when I put it up next to the window trim (which is the same color as our cabinets will be, BM Simply White) it made it look cream. I worked so hard to get a white kitchen that I wasn't happy and it was 15 mins before the paint store was to close. We had to get the paint done before the flooring guys arrived so it made for a very hectic night but it all worked out thankfully!

Thanks for to all for letting me share my excitement!

Kat :)

This stuff is wonderful. I've converted many naysayers to the primer because you really don't have to sand or use a deglosser, and even if they're thermafoil...it will BOND and you'll have a finish you can then paint on. :O) It's so much easier. I just love it (I just picked up another couple of gallons last night). And the finish will be tough as nails by the way. I personally also like to use a high quality sherwin williams paint.

THis is the base for a dark color:
Sherwin Williams All Surface Glass Enamel
Acrylic Latex HIGH GLOSS Ultradeep base 6403-25932

If you're painting white, just ask for the same thing in a white base.

I am redoing my kitchen. I have a very tiny kitchen, most say they have a tiny kitchen but mine is really small. I'm removing the hot water heater from the kitchen, going tankless to the outside of the house, and removing a hall closet in order to get a full 8 x 10 galley kitchen (with a door at each long end)

I currently have a white cast iron single bowl sink with a drain on the left side.
I've lived with this for 20 years and have only small issues with the sink (wish it were a little deeper and a bit tired of the slight yellow stains near the drain that don't go away no matter how much bleach I use).

I want a good quality sink ss or cast iron white, but I am surprised by the limited choices I have to get an offset drain.