Hi Stinky. (I just love writing that! Makes me feel like I am in second grade again!)

I think the pink functions differently than the SS would. It is a warm and supportive color and if you are happy with it, it should stay. In your first post, I thought I detected some ambivalence about it and I was tempted to advise you not to make a choice for the hallway before making peace with the pink.

I told Flyleft the same thing a couple of months ago. She was trying to make color choices to coordinate with a hall color she hated. (dried blood!) I just don't think one should go there. IOW, you need to evaluate why you do or don't want to keep the pink. If it bugs you because it doesn't work with the raspberry or the deep blue, then you can work with it. If the pink itself is not right for you, then figure that out, independently of the hallway color.

I think the Richmond gray could look great in the kitchen. Looks good with the Bone White from where I am sitting. Try it and see how the lighting in there affects the color...if you have fluorescents, it might look like carp.

I am sorry...I though you were looking for a color for the back room. I misread your post. It looks fine the way it is. I think that when rooms have a definite demarcation, like upstairs bedrooms off a central hall for example, they can have a very different look. The exception to this is where you have sight lines, where all the rooms are seen in an enfilade kind of way. Then I think it is best to have a nice progression of colors that are happy together, especially if you walk that path often and can enjoy the colors as they relate to each other.

So, how do you really feel about that pink? :-)

Thanks so much Amy! Well, in addition to making good suggestions you ask good questions! Is there such a thing as a "color therapist?" If not, you can start a new field!

The pink? How do I feel about it? I have an awareness that it works aesthetically, but I feel tense about it because it is so unusual. This is the 3rd time I've posted here about it. When I can't stand keeping these thoughts to myself any longer I post about it! My self-doubt regarding my judgement can cause me a great deal of anxiety.

I think I'm looking for permission. I often wonder if people I regard as having "good taste" would endorse it as acceptable. What better venue for finding that out, than here?

I always expect people to say, "You were nuts for painting your rooms that color!" but surprisingly, no one has. In fact, each time I've gotten really positive remarks. I feel relaxed & happier for a while, then the doubts well up again & I start looking for more "normal" paint colors that could work. I thought I may have found one w/SS, so I posted my query.

This is all probably much more about me than you wanted to know. Did you realize you were opening up such a can of worms w/such an innocent question, lol? You also probably thought I'd answer it in the silence of my own heart, but no, I chose to burden you with my neurosis instead!

Thanks, Dr. Amy!

Stinky, I try really hard to get people to share at that level with me their feelings about color. So, good on ya!

What really matters is not what the GWebbers think, or what your friends say, but how that pink makes you feel whenever you see it. It sounds like you feel anxious about it, so I think you'd better give serious consideration to finding a new color.

It's time to just sit in that room and feel your feelings. Turn down the volume on the thinking and talking and see how you feel. Play with the idea of painting it Silver Sage, a nice safe option. Are you sad? Relieved? See what comes up for you.

Then take two aspirin and call me in the morning. ;-)