Green machine

After the Cascade Green fail (see the cabinet on the far left), we knew that finding the perfect color wasn't going to be easy. I know, we should have figured that out before our third trip to a paint store but no one said we were fast learners.

(Hi Frank!) We went back to Sherwin Williams today to pick out the perfect shade of green-gray and left with four additional samples. We've learned that colors never look the same in the store on a swatch as they do painted in our home. We painted the cabinets and were surprised to realize that all four selections were better than any of the previous four.  We were honing in on our sweet-green-spot. I know, the tension is overwhelming...

After much debate, we checked our final decision to ensure there was enough contrast between our Smooth Stone walls and (drum roll).... Escape Gray! Here's a close-up of what we're talking about:

It's green. It's gray. It's light. It looks like it belongs in an old home and it will look great with our shaker cabinets. Mark drove back to S-Dubb's later in the day to purchase a gallon of the goods.  Sure, we spent about $45 on paint samples but the money (well) spent has two great outcomes: first, we know we're painting our cabinets a color that we'll love and second, if anyone has a small project in mind that requires green paint, I've got 8 pints for you to pick from. You're welcome.