You're fearless)) Check out scarlet red, deep pink(like magenta), white, warm sunny yellow. Orange if you wish)) That would be really contrasting. Make sure you like it. You can also go analogous-lemon yellows, emerald greens, purples. Will be cooler. But calmer too. Really depends on how you want to feel when in the room. Primary colored rooms can be very interesting..they have this pop-art quality about them. Don't forget to bring in a lot of texture, to soften the look..rug as you said, some wooden accessories ..plants!!! Plants are the most important. And lights too. And art. Make it cozy, think more in terms "I like this because.." than "contemporary or modern". These terms are too big, you'll need to narrow them down for yourself. Find inspiration pictures. For example Abigail Ahern calls similar style "Rock-n -roll style"..somebody else will call it differently. One of Apartment Therapy books (I think the small spaces one) has an amazing apartment featured -a loft, very industrial but so cozy and cool. They used a lot of bright colors there too.. You can also go neutral in furniture, with something very calming like camel or off-white , and then add the colors around the room. It can still be a very prominent colorful statement, whether it's art or marquee lights. You can add patterns-geometrical or botanical, whatever rocks your boat. Find some pictures of similar spaces, look at them, decide what you're drawn to the most..have fun!

Many pieces I have may appear a different color than they really are in person. Everything I own is not all in the brown/beige/tan family. I actually have many things in the grey tone along with white, only my walls are beige. My floors are getting changed to a grey wood look ( I forgot to mention that) The only brown I have is the wood shelves and fireplace mantle (kitchen table has a grey tone). Once the floors are gone that element of "brown" will be gone. I will picture some examples of what I want to incorporate below. Floors... A leather chair I want to eventually replace with the chair I have..... Some type of small wood coffee table with some small round ottomans (at different heights)... Large plexiglass frames to replace large gold shelve against wall.. Not certain on area rugs or curtains and many other little extras. My home is still a work in progress and I am enjoying the process. Any tips, advice or kind words are appreciated.

Christine. She is on HMF. But there have been some recent post about her I'll see if I can find them. She is on my list from Burling when I get my other two roses. She bred her but I think Angel Gardens may carry her also.

Ceiling, Alabaster in flat finish, trim, Alabaster in semi-gloss finish. Because the cabinets are abutting the ceiling and Alabaster isn’t true white, I would worry that a ceiling “white” would make the cabs look drab.