HI ALL..SO GLAD TO HAVE FOUND YOU..I NEED HELP..WE JUST MOVED INTO A NEW CONSTRUCTION COLONIAL..WE HAVE A SEMI-OPEN 1ST FLOOR WITH THE KITCHEN BEING THE CENTER OF THE HOUSE AND ENCLOSED ROOMS SHOOTING OFF FROM IT(IE: FAMILY ROOM ON RIGHT SIDE..DINING IN FRONT OF KITCHEN ..AND FORMAL LIVING ROOM TO FRONT LEFT.. HERES MY PROBLEM: THE BUILDERS PAINT IS ALL OVER KITCHEN IN PALE BUTTERCUP YELLOW/WHITE..THE DINING ROOM HE PAINTED IN A SAGE COLOR WHICH WE WILL KEEP..THE FAMILY ROOM WE WANTED TO WARM UP SINCE IT IS VERY LARGE AND RECTANGLULAR SO WE PAINTED IT AMERICAN TRADITIONS(LOWES) FAINT MAPLE WHICH CAME OUT A TAD TO DARK AS I WAS GOING FOR A CAFE AU LAIT LOOK AND IT IS MORE MILKY CHOCOLATE..BUT I LIKE IT ALRIGHT SINCE WE HAVE VERY LARGE WINDOWS WITH WHITE MOULDING.. NOW HERE IS MY QUESTION..WE WOULD LIKE TO PAINT THE KITCHEN BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A FLOW FROM ROOM TO ROOM..WITH THE FAM. ROOM MAPLE, THE DINING ROOM SAGE, WHAT COLOR SHOULD WE PAINT THE KITCHEN AND ITS ADJACENT HALLWAYS SO THERE IS FLOW?..LET ME MENTION THAT THERE IS A BATHROOM AT THE END OF THE HALL WHICH IS A DEEP AQUA/TEAL LIKE BLUE, VERY PRETTY WITH WHITE BEADBOARD..AND I WANTED TO PAINT THE LIVING ROOM IN A PALE BLUE BECAUSE IT IS SORT OF A POTTERY BARN/CAPE COD NEW ENGLAND LOOK WITH A HUGE CLAIRE MURRAY CAPE COD RUG.. I LIKE LIGHT COLORS BUT NOW WITH THE FAMILY ROOM AND THE DINING ROOM COLORS I AM AT A LOSS..I AM GOING FOR A FARMHOUSE/COTTAGE/POTTERY BARN/RESTORATION HARDWARE LOOK FOR THE HOUSE..YOU GET MY POINT.. HERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE FAMILY ROOM..KITCHEN AND DINING.. PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS..IN ORDER IS FAMIL ROOM , THEN KITCHEN /FAMILY ROOM..THEN KITCHEN DINING ROOM: http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/APPLEJACK1/GARDEN1.jpg http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/APPLEJACK1/GARDEN2.jpg http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/APPLEJACK1/GARDEN3.jpg http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/APPLEJACK1/GARDEN4.jpg THANK YOU SO MUCH..:>

It’s a home that when we bought it the previous owner had modified it for a family member who due to health reasons needed to live downstairs. The modifications closed off the bottom doorway and removed the only closet on the first floor, leaving no storage options for coats, boots, etc. We’ve since opened it back up, but in doing so are now faced with the challenge of how to make it a seating room that will accommodate enough seating and a TV. Since posting I have moved a couch over to that left hand wall... it doesn’t seem to close to view the Tv, and it is nice to have some seating facing the window. However, I’ve not moved the TV (so many cords!! And I’d need to drill a hole in the floor from the basement, etc) to see what it’s like over there.

I would get rid of the drapes (roman shades), rug is fine, get a more modern fan, and paint the living room the same color as the kitchen. After that, the world is your oyster! (I love Beth H.'s photos...so in the future, you may want to replace some furniture pieces, etc., but for now, I think just doing those things is a start). BTW, I have an open concept kitchen/dining/living room, and it really improved the look by doing this.

Is it possible to pull the sectional out some? The room needs some art, maybe some other colored pillows for the sectional. Switch out some for a color you like.