Okay, I had to chuckle over the "10'ceilings". Most people I know only have 10' ceilings. It's the newer builds that have these high cathedral ceilings. Just think of the money you'll save with heating and cooling because you won't have that extra space to take care of :) 10' isn't really all that short, unless you're like an 8' or 9' person... We live in a mobile home and have for the last 8 years and will until the time comes that I get out, go to the two year business school and get a job (I've been a SAHM for 9 years tomorrow, exactly) because we need the second income. Our trailer is twenty years old but it doesn't look it because we have replaced and repaired and painted nearly everything. It's a 16X70, which means we have a little over 1100 sq ft, three bedroom, one and a half bath, 8ft ceilings in every room but the living room and kitchen. We have two kids, so lots of toys and 'junk' that comes along with them . :) Sometimes I wish we had a bit more room, like we only have the closets in the bedrooms and that's it for storage (we have an Amish shed outside for the seasonal things and whatever else we need to "store" but I have also learned to make use out of every avaliable space like under the beds) but we've made it work. We're not on top of one another. There aren't little walkways through the rooms. And even with the 8' ceilings and ceiling fans that hang lower, nobody has hit their head on anything (DH is 5' 10" and I'm 5' 5", so we're not anywhere near hitting our heads...but DH's cousin is 6' something and they bought an older house with low archways and he's still able to walk through and skim right under them with no problems. He's not complainging) I often think the problem is that people think they need more "junk" than they really do to make a house a home. You really just need the basics. I will admit that the reason I wish I had more room was really just to have more cupboards and shelving and more space to display my Primitive antiques, not because we're lacking space to move around and properly function. Just look back at the houses from the previous generations. Some really tiny homes were big enough for families of 5, 6, 7....I know people that lived in smaller mobile homes than we're in and raised 4 or 5 kids! My grandparents first house was about the size of our trailer. It was a Cape Cod style so they had the slanted roof in the bedrooms upstairs....they had 5 kids in that house. It can be done! One tip will be to definitely measure spaces and the furniture you plan to fill it with. A lot of furniture today are these massive, overstuffed pieces that may not work so well in the smaller spaces. However, you will be able to find things that work! Enjoy your new home!

I can see the cream and blue from your sample palette working with your granite and floor, but the pink and burgundy not so much. I think they kind of clash with the gold tones in your other finishes. Maybe you can find a palette you like that includes the gold along with other colors. Also, I’m not exactly sure what I’m looking at in your photos. The first one is a countertop, floor, cabinet and backsplash. The second is a group of samples. Are these changes you are planning on making? A portion of the existing granite with samples of other materials? The second photo seems to have a lot of patterns going on together.

have you ever done it? trying to protect that fabric from the new stain, stripping off the old to make a lighter warmer stain, sanding, staining, etc, is a lot of work. plus those legs and framing have a lot of ornate grooves and crannies. You'd be better off painting than staining or just hold off on the chairs until it's all done. lets see how it looks. you're worried about these chairs right now and the room isn't done yet. Or is it finished? the floors, cabinets, kitchen, is done?

Wow you'll need to provide a lot more info. Style of home? Your style? What appliances? Kitchen? Laundry? Outdoor kitchen? Children? Young? Elderly? ???????????????????