Thanks so much Lynn. I used to know what the floor is. I'm pretty sure it's three-inch quarter sawn white oak. The stain is a custom stain that's mostly natural with a little nutmeg. It's a Swedish finish. Annz, funny you should mention the rug because that is what we're starting with: a very colorful bold rug which I absolutely love--but had been wondering about what furniture to put on it. The cream or beige definitely answers that question. I'd love to see photos of your room.

Oh, I didn't know that Chambrey was light blue, thanks for the fyi. I'm sorry they didn't help at the paint store, I would definately try another and I understand about the stripes, it was just a thought. Since you mentioned you want to leave your options open for bedding changes, I would say go for a warm low key beige that has a yellow base to it. Some have a pink base and that wouldn't be so good. A color I've put on my walls and have already talked about in another thread is Raffia Cream. It would go with the blues beautifully. You can find a sample card of it at the big box. :c)

Things feel dated when they were done by everybody without regard to their space, just because everyone was doing them. If you love creams, always loved creams, and the house you build will look great with them, given its location, style, your concept, light it gets, etc-no, won't look dated. Colors by themselves can't be "dated". They're too independent of us:) Only our impressions of combinations of them, our perceptions etc, that are usually very personal, can make them feel dated. So, to summarize.. No:) Use whatever you love and whatever your house will like most.

I agree with painting the window trim a white that matches the vinyl, and personally, I'd paint all the trim. (whatever you do, I strongly recommend against painting the actual frames if they're vinyl.) also agree that you can choose just about any color you want for the front door. the fun part about that is that it's not that hard to paint a door, so you can easily change it if you don't like it.