East light is new light…sun is barely up over the horizon. It is lovely in the morning, but as the sun moves around you are left with shadows and by mid day, any direct sunlight is gone. I always recommend a warm color to balance. nosoccermom recommended SW creamy…that’s a good one. I recommended Balboa Mist,,,another warm white. Don’t do White Dove…too blue/gray in undertones. Sounds crazy, but the orientation of your house really makes a difference in how paint looks. I had a stone floor in my last house..east facing room, colors similar to your floor. That is why I recommended Gray Cashmere. It isn’t gray, it isn’t blue, it isn’t green…it just works with the light. This is the true east light.

What are your plans with that giant mirror wall? It's not going to stay, now is it? I'm all for light and a big mirror, but this has a dressing room feel to it. To me beach cottage design has more natural materials in it. It looks too modern now with too many hard edges. Maybe you can replace the giant mirror wall with broad whitewashed wooden planks, horizontally placed? Maybe have the same kind of wood on that piece of wall facing the sofa? I understand your feelings regarding the floor. Big rugs will help a lot. Your choice of material for the rugs seems fine. Am not sure about the stripes though. It might be too different from the flooring and as such compete, instead of complete. For the walls I'd choose a sandy tone of white, which is a very light greige. Maybe add some driftwood art, a beautiful big poster of the see to stare at and some beach stone elements. I'd keep my furnishings all in that not too smooth look. If going for a chandelier, my advice is to pick a robust one. Some turquoise accents might look nice here, liven things up a bit, but don't overdo it. If you like more of it, you'd better make a real statement as in part of a wall in a stained turquoise or table legs or a table top in a stained turquoise. Instead of little tidbits of turquoise strewn all over the place, robbing the tranquil feel of the place. I'm afraid the present kitchen will stand out a bit, being so shiny. Maybe that's a project for later on? Have fun with this cool project of yours!

How do I go about quantifiably picking a consultant? I went through yelp and using the ones that advertise prices (most don't), it appears I'm looking at $250+ for a minimum of two hours of consultation. Maybe I shouldn't even be bothering to paint the walls. I've been living here for almost four years though, and the walls are a generic white, really yucky, so it feels like it's about time they get painted. If I paint all the rooms neutral colors, can I go wrong? Still thinking about the fact that the amazing gray I put on the wall is a very similar color to the tan carpet (which itself may be replaced at some point). I don't know if similar color for carpet and floor is good or bad. What about an online color consultation? I have a good high quality camera I can submit pictures with. Can anyone make a recommendation?

Bonnie - which LVP did you go with (brand and color)? I'm in south Florida and desperately in search of the perfect LVP for my home. Yours looks great. Can you share the details/specifics on the product you used?