It's not the best paint, but it has gone on nicely. It's Valspar, from Lowe's, in a Martha Stewart color "Picnic Table Red, MS 003". The upper walls and ceiling are "Spool, MS 093", and the trim will probably be "Lemon Chiffon, MS 113". I have a couple tiny streaks to touch up in the red corners and the walls are finished! Today we've began painting in the "Sewing Room." DH is priming the ceiling right now. This room will be light and airy; it has two sunny windows, and will be painted with Benjamin Moore's Lavender Ice for the walls and Yellow Freeze for the ceiling.

What is in these rooms? What color is your upholstered furniture? Your curtains? Your rug? These things should come before your wall color! FAR easier to find a paint to go with your furniture/curtains than to find furniture/curtains to go with your paint!

What color are your walls now? Are you looking for something lighter? What about painting the walls the same Softer Tan? Hard to tell for sure, but this photo seems to show the same color for the walls and trim: https://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=92215

Thanks Beverly! The timbers are actually painted in the same chocolate brown color as the window and roof line trim as well as gutters. And the house is painted wood (been painted several times over the years house circa 1980) although we've only been here two years and inherited the bad peachy sandy beige siding and chocolate brown trim. I agree the darker pic you attached is appealing. Right now I'll be taping up several colors I've picked up. They range from mid toned to darker grays mostly with a green undertone. (I'll post some pics this afternoon.) And we don't see a choice of keeping the chocolate brown trim if we really want to enhance the appeal of the house. So we really ought to get rid of the chocolate brown trim for good--which will include also replacing the gutters and downspouts to a different color (they need replacing anyhow). I'm attaching a closer image of the timbers in the front door area and one looking in from the driveway to the front deck. After paint, trim and gutter color is chosen, we'll tackle a paint color the front door. It's scary now as it has some sort of faux finish with actual leaves embedded and painted over. Since it's an oversized custom door size we are trying to fix it rather than replacing it. The front door is to the immediate right in the deck pic. The two doors in deck photo lead to the dining room and the other to the kitchen. Will also replace light fixtures. It's always a domino effect major project to redo an exterior but it's sorely needed. Thank you again for your time, interest and sharing of talent.