LOL! okay, I laugh not at you, but only because I feel you pain. I probably spent months on picking paint colors. I still got a couple wrong. not horrible wrong, but just too light or just not exactly perfect. I think it's a very important decision, not the end of the world, because in "theory" you can always paint over (but who are we kidding, really...we need to get it right the first time!). Unfortunately I think you must embrace the lighting you are given. even though I loved a few colors, the lighting simply was not right. I don't know if the reflective film could be causing it, but even if it is, does that mean you would take it off? if not, then see if you can find the perfect white that won't look beige to you. remember that the most subtle changes will effect color (different floor, lightbulbs!!!, etc.) I love paint color! so much fun since I don't have to make the decision for myself anymore :) so here's some ideas, depending on how light/dark you want to go: berber white white swan revere pewter (I have this is all main areas - but it's a bit chameleon in that it waffles between gray and beige, so might not work for your lighting, but seems to have that touch more gray to it than the elmira) pepple rock hazy skies grey mist (I have it in my son's bathroom)

Believe it or not, decent looking ceiling fans exist. On every design show I've ever seen they're the first things to be thrown out, but I have them in every bedroom. Mmm slight draft at night without the sound of floor fan... I pspent no fewer than 18 weeks looking (off and on) for a "pretty" one to go in my master. I have lived with a 4 poster bed. My experience - unless you have really high ceilings, and I'm talking like 10 ft, and a sizeable room, it will turn your space into... tiny. Once upon a time in a previous life I thought I had a big bedroom until I put a poster bed in there. I like your computer nook. I always wanted a space like that, which I could separate from the rest of the room with some romantic drapery tied back. I might force that idea on my formal dining room. :) beds/headboards coverin ga window do bother me. I don't like anything to cover a window (couch, table, or otherwise) -- but that's just me. And if it came down to a queen bed, or covering that window, sure - the window would get covered! We have single panels on our two bedroom windows, mostly because they're skinny and it looked silly to me to have two panels. If you need to cover the window, something that seems to help (at least when I've seen it done) is to pull the bed away from the wall a foot or so. Then you can go with two panels, and it looks kind of intentional instead of "didn't have space." Something else to keep in mind with blocking windows -- does the sun come directly in such that it would fade your bedding over time?

We bought a wood bedroom set approx 9 years ago and a wrought iron bed at the same time(and an extra antique dresser I picked up along the way). We did not like the look of using the matching bed with the matching wood furniture. The wrought iron bed also felt more "airy" in our room, which at the time, was not esp big. When we ended up with a crib and toddler bed both in it for a while when our kids were small, we were glad we had not gotten the larger sleigh bed after all as it was hard to find space to walk around our less bulky bed, lol. We just extended the bedroom in our current house and gave ourselves a much bigger closet. We are unpacking into it some more tonight (am at work now) so will be seeing if we can ditch one of the dressers from the set and give it to one son who now wants his own room away from his brother. The extra dresser we have is too girly for him with a pretty inlaid pattern in the front, so we would give him one of the matching parts of our set instead. I like having non matching stuff if they flow well, so have no problem breaking up our set. I am hoping to find either a pretty low hope type chest or a bench for the foot of our bed because we have a decent open space for one. If you have classic pieces, they work well with others. In our living room we have 2 dressers, non-matching that work as chests as well as a china cab which matches neither. Most of our furniture was bought or passed down over the years. The only set we really have is our bedroom one and our dining room set. I like how most of our furniture is unique from the others and has character. If I had a larger house, I'd continue to pick up interesting strays forever. I am attached to the ones I have though and will happily keep them for my lifetime, so will have to curb my habit. The problem is I walk into houses that are selling every day and have opportunities to pick up more pieces than most people have. If I see something intriguing and find out they are planning to sell it.....

I think I figured out! Go to advice tab - top right of the Houzz site. Click advice and then on the left side it shows the gardenweb forums. I usually look at 3 forums Kitchens, Bathrooms and Decorating. Ahhh... my gardenweb is here. I hope GW members don't get frustrated. I think it is eventually going to be a good change. I just don't like change!!