Interesting, your picture looks more like what we would call green butterfly here. Uba Tuba here does not have any white in it (unless what is showing up as white is the light bluish/green that is found in uba tuba. I personally don't think I would use the two together. For the crimson, I think the New Caledonia would look better. Would your builder allow you to shop on your own and pay the difference to upgrade to other stone choices? If so, it would be nice to do so.

I agree with your thought that everything blends a bit too much here. Your light-colored hickory has very strong grain presence (...and is very tough, strong wood, by the way). I think it will be "happier" against a wall color in the mild green-blue-grey range. Something contrasting and complementing all the yellow-golds in the cabinetry. If you have enough light, your wall color could be even a bit deeper color than in these photos of one of our projects. If you really want to emphasize a cozy country feel, you could even consider adding a wood ceiling. Moderate cost knotty pine "car-siding" is widely available. ...can't see from your photos, though, whether there is a good place to stop a new ceiling treatment at this end of the kitchen. Have fun! Mark

I have oak cabinets in my kitchen and both bathrooms, and like the contrast muted greens and blues give. I did just paint my bathrooms a warm peachy beige as I have a weird old linoleum that I had to match, and that was what worked best. I'm amazed at how wonderful it looks with the wood tones. The wood is a couple of shades darker, and they compliment each other nicely. Here's the color I went with. Be sure and click on the Preview Color in a Room button to use the room decorator program. You can add up to 10 different colors at a time, and paint a variety of rooms. If you like color, it's a lot of fun. http://www.behr.com/consumer/ColorDetailView/290C-3

In a million years I would never get rid of those chairs!!! I can see that the room has a more traditional style and you might want to alter that. Why don't you recover them and then get new side panels on your windows that would be more current than lace. As for the art in the room I definitely think something over the sectional would look nice. The art that you have on the dining room wall looks a bit squished between the doorway and the cut out, so it might be best to remove it.