I had a master bath with no window for almost 30 years. It didn't bother me at the time, but when I had the choice of designing my own home, I made sure there was a window in the master bath and another in the WIC. I love having natural light! However, I also have SunTunnels (Velux) in the 2nd floor bath, the stairwell to the second floor, and 2 in the kitchen. I couldn't figure out how to get one in the powder room when we were building, and it really bugs me to have it dark. Now that we're in, I can see that I could have made it work if I'd just changed the 2nd floor bathroom plan around somewhat. DH really didn't want ANY, so I didn't push the powder room one, and it's one of my chief regrets. So, if you can do a window with a private view, I'd do it. If not, I'd definitely put in a Solatube or SunTunnel, the two brands that we thought were the best. Be sure to check out the differences between rigid and flexible, the possible lengths, and the outside appearance--SunTunnels have a more flush model if it will show on the front side of the house. Anne

We did well with BM Monroe Bisque in a few rooms with jack squat for natural light. If you're interested in going toward off-white, SW Navajo White is my favorite off-white. It has some peach, some yellow, some green and some brown in it, so IME it played nicely with a wide range of furnishings, window treatments, and light levels. We used it housewide in the house we rented (our landlord mandated that only one color be used and that it be some variety of off-white), which had a couple of bright rooms and more very dark ones; it looked different in varying lights so people thought we had used more than one paint color. BM's Navajo White is a bit cooler with more gray in it to my eye, and I think it has a tendency to look a little dingy in some lights (or lack thereof), although other people like it. Everything depends on your local market and if you're in a bad buyer's market that is heavily weighted to people who don't want to do a thing besides move in and unpack their stuff (which is what we had here - after all, they were spoiled for choice with high inventories, and I think too many buyers are watching shows like "Designed to Sell" and expecting that sort of "updating" in the houses they look at), that's who you're stuck with trying to attract. We were 7+ months on the market by the time we closed, despite being told over and over and OVER again how beeeyoooteeeful our house was with an olivey-goldish master, light lemon-yellow guest room, steel-blue bath and light plum living room. We had "neutralized" most of the house but kept those rooms as they were because they looked the nicest when we were still living there. Both DH and I totally suck at painting (well, I can't - by the time I get half a wall done I'm ready to fall down - and DH freely admits he sucks at it) and we just couldn't afford to pay a painter when we moved out. Talk to several RE professionals in your town, ask them what's actually selling there.

Hmmm, let's check that out. Can you post a photo of your whole house? We could try some mock ups to see how it all looks. Think of this: lots of people paint their doors bright colors to make them pop. Their door color doesn't match anything else, yet people have no qualms about that. So maybe a wood door wouldn't look off with a white garage door. And here in colonial country, I can think of many homes with wood doors and white garages.

Love your style and taste; similar to mine. I get Arhaus catalogs and drool. Never ordered anything, however, so can't comment on their products or delivery times. Loved the table, though; did you purchase???