I suspect the furnishings are giving you that boring or suburban vibe. Once the rooms are empty, you'll have a much idea on how to maximize the view and "bring the outdoors in". Are you starting from scratch or will you be moving your own furniture into this new house? You might want to look at pics of A-frame mountain homes for inspiration.

Thank you! yeah we’re starting from scratch. those are just the listing photos.

any thoughts on repainting the interior?

I would paint using the lightest color in your stone.

So beautiful! Our kids go to summer camp near there and I love that part of the country.

How about planking the ceiling? I'd go bright white on the walls with no accent wall. Just getting the previous owner's puffy furniture and dried flowers out will be an improvement. :)

What style do you prefer? Scandinavian? Victorian? Contemporary? Country cabin?

As far as wall color, the view is so commanding id consider a pale sagey green to blend with the landscape if it would work with the stone.

It is a fantastic view!

If you don’t need to paint to cover scuffs and damage, I’d leave it until you’ve lived with the changes of light in the room, etc.

I think the only the furnishings are boring, old fashioned/suburban (but I’d also ditch the wood mantle) I think you can easily and cheaply replace your dining room chairs with something fun for now

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And get a fun chandelier for over the table

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A gallery of family photos would be nice in the dining area instead of the generic floral. Or this might be humorous

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For the living area I would actually keep the fat leather recliner, but I might put it facing the view. I’d go for something more hip for a sofa and lounge chair

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The end tables are fine. Just get more interesting lamps. They don’t need to match

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Eventually fidn a rug you love and a modern coffee table you like

Neighbors I've had planked their vaulted ceiling and then continued the planks horizontally across the wall all the way down the two longest parallel vertical walls to the flooring with really light wood and same light finish for beams -- it looked great. They used the same light finish on the vertical paneling but vertically on the end window wall and same light finish for the window and door trim -- so NO very dark to very light contrast -- which made the end wall visually disappear and permitted the view to be the star.

Another house with a vaulted ceiling (but less windows and not a great view) used a lot of light (walls) to dark (trim) contrast and the dark (trim) parts grabbed the visual attention. Prefer to let the view and furnishings/decor claim the attention.

I realize that you’ve not even moved into this house but for what it is worth, if you don’t plan to live there forever, wood walls and ceilings can be a real deal breaker for potential buyers. And if you ever weary of it, it’s a difficult design feature to work with and alter. You’ve already got plenty of wood to look at.

Start with a blank slate. You need to test a couple paint colors for walls but basic furniture pieces come first plus a great rug. I would start with great rug in style that suits how you will use this place? Will you be renting it out or just using for your second home? Or will this be your main residence. I put this mock up together just for starters. I used a pale gray/green paint called SW Seasalt. Goes beautifully with woods and is lovely with most any furnishings. Then use blues, cognac leather and black for main color pallet. Just initial ideas. Mainly focused on cozy, durable and comfortable pieces. There is a rug I love too. I have to hunt it up. But first, need style direction you lean toward?

Of course, I put big new Vizio OLED TV tilted over mantel. This technology allows for perfect picture from anywhere in room. Great feature.

I need specific room measurements to do a truly viable furniture arrangement for you. Do you have drawing or plans?

Wow, thank you all so much for these amazing suggestions. This is really helpful!

If the interior is painted a darker color you will find that the view through the windows pops! Its like adding a frame around them. Paint colors are best chosen based on the fabrics and textiles to be used in a space. Do you have pix of those that you plan to move into this space? That would be my starting point.

Gorgeous view David! If I had a view like that I wouldn’t need tranquilizers, lol. Good luck, your home and property look like a gem!

@Connecticut Yankeeeee 😆 im hoping to reduce my tranquilizer dose soon!

Look up Chris loves Julia. They r bloggers/influencers who renovated a home similar to yours.