I have looked a lot and keep gravitating to upper left. It seems to have just the right amount of 'oomph' without overbearing undertones. ;) Middle ones wash out on my monitor, seem to have a grayish undertone. (Looks on the cool side vs. warm colors of your furnishings.) The others render too peach, green or yellow in undertones on my monitor.

les917, thank you! I know we can paint the ceiling of the entry, but I don't think they'll let us do the walls a different color than the house. I've never seen that done. It won't hurt to ask, though. I'll post pictures when it's done. I'm guessing it won't be until mid-summer. ufgator, thank you!!! Those pictures are invaluable. I was having a hard time picturing the whole house done. I love the trim around the windows! I didn't even realize the pop-outs (what we call the raised trim) went around the entire window because they're not painted now. I think I like the purple best, or maybe the deep red. Now I have to talk my husband into doing the trim. Funcolors, your advice is so helpful! I am checking to make sure the colors can be used on exterior, especially the bright ones. As you said, a lot of them are interior only. You could probably tell from the pictures, but our house is indeed a territorial with a flat roof (white coating). I'm so glad the darker color won't be a problem, because I was a bit concerned. We're in Tucson at about 2800 ft. elevation, so it does cool down at night. Now I'm going to do some more research on flat roofs because you've got me curious :-). Chickadee, thank you! I hear you on the humidity. We lived in Austin, TX for about a year and it was awful. I know Austin isn't as humid as back east/south, so it must be epic there. We had to move back to the west because I couldn't take the humidity. I'm such a wimp. LOL

Okay, I’m going to put in my 2 cents here, mostly to educate the DIY’ers out there About paint. I worked in the paint department of both Home Depot & Lowes for a combined 6 yrs up until 2016. I’ve taken ALL the available paint classes. I’m going to tell you guys a secret... the reason it takes a MINIMIUM of 2 coats, is due to several influencing factors. #1) your wall texture. The more porous, or heavily textured your wall is, the more likely you will get less “coverage” out of your paint, because it is either being sucked up by the texture, (usually unprimed) or it is a bumpy texture which has more surface area to cover per brush/roller stroke. #2) your roller. The texture of your roller must match the texture of the wall. Smooth walls require a shorter napp. Heavier textures require a longer napp. When these things don’t “match” so to speak, you’ll get what are called “hollidays” in the painting world. It’s those little spots where the “under Color” shows through, as if the new paint took a “Holliday” in that spot. This happens all the time when using rollers, regardless, but it’s worse when your napp is too short for the texture. #3) the amount of titanium white your paint brand started out with Before tinting. Titanium white is GENERALLY what are Considered “solids” in the paint, although I’m sure there are others I’m forgetting. #4) the COLOR of the new paint. each color has a “depth” which requires a particular amount of tint. Whites, off whites, pastels, and generally lighter colors are tinted using a WHITE tinting base. These cans are the purest whites that company offers, and can be used right off the shelf. They are usually 3/4 or more full of Titanium white. Medium dark colors are tinted into a “medium” tint base. These cans CANNOT be sold directly off the shelf and must be tinted. They have less overall volume inside the can to begin with, (in order to leave room for tint.) & they are around 1/2 titanium white. Dark or deep colors are mixed into a ”DEEP” tint base. These cans have the least overall volume to begin with, and there’s about 1/4 or less of titanium white in each can. Here’s the secret.. titanium white is what provides the coverage! Tint, by itself, doesn’t cover, it’s somewhat like a gel, and is VERY sticky on its own. It is essentially pure pigment, mixed with an additive to make it viscous. when you take a color, let’s say RED, which by itself has a very translucent property, and you dump a whole boatload of it into a can which (in order to achieve that deep rich he’d you’re looking for) has virtually no titanium white in it, you’re going to get a see through paint, no matter the brand. now, have you ever been offered a tinted (usually grey) primer to put on under that red paint? Did you choose against it, thinking it would be unnecessary? Think again! That neutral grey, gives that red paint a dark neutral base to start from! It richens the color on the first coat! You can sometimes have the primer tinted pink, but grey primer or a grey paint base coat works best. (Don’t believe me? Do a sample board painted 1/2 white, 1/2 medium grey, then paint red across the whole thing.... see? 😉) also, don’t expect your deeper colors to dry as quickly. they don’t. Tint, by itself, never stud.. or “cures” because there are zero gardeners in it. All that tint needed for that deep color, created a very sticky situation inside that can. The other secret I’m going to tell you deals with the other additives in your can besides the titanium white. They are the clear liquids. The chemical mixture and amount of each of these, determines the dry time, viscosity, elasticity, yellowing propensity, durability, hardness and water soluabLilith of the paint. They are basically the GLUE holding it all together, and keeping it on your wall. Each company has a different proprietary blend, making its paint unique. Ive found, that for the most part, how well it turns out with YOUR can of paint, is based on the project, the knowledge of the painter, and the teaching/advising capabilities of the sales clerk. Other than that, MOST paints are created FAIRLY equally. Do your research people. There! Now that’s a thing you know. 😉👍

what if you brought in some terra cotta pots w/the jute/black mats/rug? maybe did a birdbath, southwestern style, in the middle ? suround it w/some native plants? so many cool ways to add some color right there. bubbling urn, terra cotta, lots of boulders/pebble rock, container plants, I'd prob do something like these rocks, the bubbling urn or a colorful birbath, some mexican pebble rock up aginst the cobble, a few plants in a some colored pots. or something simple like this with a little pathway, the bench, some solar lights or, a little bistro table chairs i'd layer something like this on top of the larger jute rug. how about a place to sit? love these two colors (the wood) w/the terra cotta, black and the aqua (and copper) (oh, but you don't like this color, right? w/the black and copper, I think it's a nice addition. use the cobalt if you prefer) a southwestern style bench up against that part of the wall (you could always do this bench in the color that you like. ) a sun on the wall behind it, a copper southwestern style door handle, and pots to match? maybe a southwestern door mat. These are just thrown together. you could pick better colors and styles. gave you the wood bench here w/the cobalt pot. love these colors