Thanks for the kind words, our place is still in progress but we love it so far. I love having the mudroom bench! The paint color used in all the rooms is SW #7533 Khaki Shade. The laundry room is SW #7532 Urban Putty one shade lighter than the khaki shade. Your home has great potential with just some paint and furniture arranging. I do not think drapes to the ceiling would work, that would draw your eye up to the height of the room. I like what you have on the dining window but you could also use 2 simple roman shades on the dining window to add some texture and color. If you use a more neutral colored curtain panel on the sliding door with your current rod that would look nice. Try getting panels that blend with the paint color you choose. I love your fireplace and armoire is it possible to use the armoire for the tv instead of the table its on? I also have a westie she seems to get in my photos also :) If you put a large area rug down and pull the furniture away from the wall and arrange it around the fireplace that will ground the space. Try putting the couch across from the fireplace and a chair on each side and the Ottoman as a coffee table with a tray and books on it. Add a nice neutral area rug. Put one of the chairs where the tv is and the other facing the sliding door. I think the large wall hanging might look nice in the dining area. Hope you don't mind the suggestions. good luck with the house.

We used BM super white with Balboa Mist in foyer, LR, and DR that all run together and I am pleased with how It turned out.

Delay Gray is a complimentary color to Beboa Mist...

Please explain how quality lighting is achieved Unfortunately, have to deal with the hand you're dealt when it comes to how much and the quality of natural light you have in a room. Adding windows and doors (called fenestration) to improve the amount and balance of light usually isn't realistic. Neither is changing light bulbs. Because even if you were to leave the lights on all day (and who does that?) the affect is comparable to spitting into the ocean and expecting it to rise. Window treatments that open to expose as much of the window as possible helps the most when trying to bring some balance to the quality of inherent light. By balance I mean a quality of light that shines a mix - or balance - of wavelengths across the whole visible spectrum. Not just warm like incandescent light bulbs and not just cool like many daylight light bulbs. What kind of light source will Balboa Mist need to look warm grayish purple. A natural or artificial light source that is 'cooler' and shines more wavelengths from the blue end of the spectrum can make Balboa Mist show up purple. Again, during the day the color and kelvins of a light bulb mean nothing. At night, it's going to change how the color looks - and the atmosphere. So, it's really important that you like the vibe you get in the room from a light bulb. That's just as important as how changing the light changes a paint color.