color on the walls never went away.. I feel it's about tastes and preferences of course, but geographic location first and foremost. every place on Earth has its own settings..its own light. so yes, the colors are chosen to work with the light that's there as you say adhiker..bright or soft..lighting up and shutting down as with the switch, or lingering.. I also think: every color is a color. White is. Gray is. So what if they're neutral. To me many browns and greens and blues are also neutrals of sorts.. Whatever your eye is used to see a lot is a neutral. People would think neutrals are less restrictive..true..but with so many shades and tints-you'll still choose one main direction for the rest of your things(warmer or cooler, brighter or muted), and add a bit of other colors. But you still will choose main direction. I love taupe, ivory, cream, off white..I have both taupe and greenish off white besides greige as I've said.. I also have shades of green and purple And they all work perfectly well together because they're a tad muted..they're soft, muted, and change with light but in a way that I like the changes And you can actually get away with many much brighter, saturated colors too..so many beautiful examples, whether it's New Orleans or India..:) or England or Russia you can have enfilades of rooms, or just rooms all painted or wallpapered differently yet it all perfectly works that's when you have this very-very open floor plan only, and certain style of a house, when you have to choose a color otherwise hard to pull off.. Also so much depends on the materials a house is built of..architectural style..etc that's why I actively dislike all this "timeless" blah blah. Timeless is beauty. Beauty is different. Forest is beautiful, and sea is, and jungles are, and mountains are, and deserts are. And the most timeless you can do is to go with what's there already, and create a dialogue between the place and you. I don't know why people think something is in vogue. True, something is, but there are literally hundreds of"vogues" going simultaneously It's like if all the people would dress the same but why on Earth should they, when everybody's different? I feel bad writing so much..:)

The ceilings are all white, the pics don’t show it well though. We are having the whole interior done, so the ceilings will be refreshed with a new coat of white. I would love to paint the beams as well, but husband likes the rustic look of them so I may lose that battle. Celerygirl, that is very close to the vibe I am going for! Thanks for the visual, that is hugely helpful. I have been saving headboards on Wayfair that are very similar to the one you pictured. I fell in love with this dresser and snagged it for a steal from Facebook marketplace. It would fit in perfectly I think!

With that view i would expect to see some outdoor living spaces..decks…facing the view…if you have radically changing seasons..spaces that can convert from screen to windows for winter ..these projections can have interesting ceiling heights to accommodate heat and cold exchange in all seasons…while at the same time breaking up a long flat facade…providing the possibility to leave sliding doors open on warm summer nites…sunset or sunrise watching ,et.

I wouldnt want that little table behind the sofa, you wouldnt really be able to use it all that well, a taller sofa table would let you utilize it in different ways. swivel chairs would allow you to look out the windows, turn toward the tv, etc. ottomans give feet up and extra seating, Sofa table lets you use it say as a morning coffee table or to put lamps on. You have a nice big table in the dining room to play games at. IMO IN small spaces utility is a great thing.