mnzinnia, thanks! It took me some time to embrace those stepped windows, but now I love how unusual the house is. The front room is not open to the dining room. The dining room is open to the living room, but the living room doesn't have windows other than the sliding doors to the sunroom. I understand, Patricia. I know you feel like I'm putting the cart before the horse and I'm sorry. I presented the case for waiting, but my partner is resistant to the idea, so I'm trying to make selections that will work with the colors we're most likely to use in this house. I hope you'll still help me make selections, even though it's not the order of operations you prefer. I have a fair idea of what sofa I want for this room and I have fabric samples coming. I should have them in hand before we place the order for the drapes. We are awaiting a quote from Budget Blinds for these fabrics: Front room: Left to Right: Front room, dining room, and a slate gray sheer for the master bedroom to be hung in front of the white blackout drapes that are currently installed. (I find it a bit hilarious that we have chosen two circle patterns.) Wave/Ribbonfold for both the front room and dining room. Front room hardware plain white installed on ceiling. Dining room decorative hardware in black (goes well with the bronze that the new windows will have) wall mounted due to the ceiling slope. Triple pinch pleat with bottom tack for the master bedroom sheer, and using the ceiling mounted traverse rods that are already installed. The wall color is Hint of Vanilla, and we're not planning on repainting. We have this color throughout the common rooms in our house - and I checked on here when we were having the interior painted and I was strongly advised to stick with the eggshell-like color, so that's what we did.

You asked what will stay in style - I doubt that barn doors will except in certain rustic design homes. Yours isn't - it has a vaguely european look to me (I think it is very attractive) so you want to choose design elements that are consistent with that. French doors would be. Two tone cabinets: not a "should" but rather is it what you love? They have more potential to have staying power, I think. Don't be afraid to have color on your cabinets either. I think there is no need to have a tub in the master if you don't want one. It looks like there is a tub in the other, so that should be enough for any potential future buyers (or if you should happen to have children).

Thanks houssaon for the renderings! I agreed it would look better without the large gable but I don’t think we want to spend the money to do that. Too many other projects. I was hoping to make it more interesting with a mixture of siding perhaps. Your suggestion about the architect is a good one as well.

@cat_ky That's a good point thank you, should go ahead and do that before making any big decisions. @chloebud It is the gray-ish color that it appears to be, I don't have a close up of the brick and am not near there at the moment but here's a closer photo of the home itself @Sabrina Alfin Good point on shingles above garage, when mocking it up that makes a huge difference and makes it less "welcome, this is a garage door" I like the dark grey/blue idea, do you have any trim color suggestions for that palette? @phassink good look on the garage door