Thanks paintguy, The co we hired was responsible for patching all the pops and seams - and did so. I was home during the process and they didn't install additional screws. When we do our patching, we dimple the drywall, rescrew the screw, patch/sand, wait, reapply/sand and then paint. Not sure if this is the right way to do it or not, however we haven't had a pop reappear a month later. They were telling me something about the moisture of the paint causing the drywall to soften and thus allowing any marginal screws to pop through. While sounding plausible, my bs meter is going off as we amateurs have never had additional screw pops show up a month after painting - regardless of whether it was an area we patched or not. I'm also not pleased with the areas they did repair a pop as they are completely obvious in certain lighting situations. I'm completely stumped. And dismayed that we paid a highly recommended and vetted company to perform a task that us DIY'ers have done better in the past on our own.

Looking at the pictures again, I can see your above the sofa print would benefit from a mat. Reframing is expensive though and if you have a bigger piece for that spot, perhaps that's the way to go. Deco's idea of pairing the Chambers portrait with the two smaller pieces is a good one. Fori suggested DIYing the re-matting but I know I didn't manage it when I tried it and don't have the patience for it. Might be worth a try though. If I were going for a colour on the walls (I do love your current one so I resist the idea - btw, would you share the brand and name please?), I'd consider a lighter shade of those fabulous purple chairs. Purple is my favourite colour so I'm biased. The suggested greens are lovely as well. Purple and green are neutrals in my world and I have them in my living room as well. :)

@multiplemama09 Hi! Sorry, I didn't use any specific paint swatch/color. Hindsight... should've. ;) I was just playing around with color in Photoshop. Here are some color palettes with the hex numbers in case that helps. Could probably match it up with a real paint color. I didn't touch your trim color -- I just altered the siding and door/garage doors. Muted sage green, very muted dark blue - almost an off-black, your cream/beige trim, stained wood door. Slate gray with blue undertone, dark dark navy, your cream/beige trim. OH! I also gave you wider shutters that are to scale for your windows. :)

Ok so I am narrowing down my choices. I know that I want a very modern look in a house with not too much light. This is the rift and quartered white oak flooring with Champagne stain I bought. I wanna paint both walls and trims (the latter glossier) with one of these: 1) Chantilly lace by BM (warm white but no undertone: LRV=92) 2 )Simply White by BM (more yellow undertone than Chantilly Lace: LRV= 91) 3) Extra White by SW (LRV=86, slightly cool undertone) 4) High Reflective white by SW (LRV= 93, people say warmer than Chantilly Lace) Which one do you suggest? Questions are: 1) Is there an undertone of white that makes a house feel more modern? 2) I have some blue furniture, and the felt of the pool table is blue. Should I go for a less warm color like Extra white? 3) Isn't a less warm color such as Extra white gonna make the wood pop up? 4) Should i go for Chantilly Lace (LRV=92) to maximize brightness in the house? Here is a picture with the Simply white and Extra white next to the Champagne plank. Still waiting for the brighter samples (Chantelly and High Reflective).