Well, here's my question to you....Do you like it and just wonder if others will too? That's a common feeling when we paint more color than our friends and family. When I did my red kitchen 8 years ago, the reaction from most, both here on the board and in real life, was great. But there were still some who walked in and said things like, "Oh, I can see you like Color!!" And it stuck in my head a bit. Not enough to change because we all loved it. And when I painted it gray a year ago, I got some who loved it and asked me for the color, and some who mourned the loss of "the pretty kitchen with red walls". So, I wondered if you are just hoping it's all working for we anonymous friends, or if it's a bit "off" to you and you want some feedback? Your house reminds me of my dear daughter's house. I helped them paint a Brand New house (with muted colors carefully chosen by decorators) in Red and Spring Green. When you walk in, the green is uplifting and happy. The red of the kitchen is immediately visible and flows into a soft warm yellow hallway. Bath at the end of the hall is deep orange/terra cotta. It has a paisley RL shower curtain and vintage Icard prints and really looks good, but it is all much more color than I like in my own home. We always joke that she is the more happy/colorful version of me! And for the record, I like rooms painted in one color. Wainscoting I like in a shade of white usually. Other than that, I think your house has a very happy vibe, accented by Pooch #1 and Dear Doggie #2. Red

We are on our 5th house, three were brand new, one was old, and our current house was three years old. There are trade offs in every decision. Brand new houses have no maintenance, but they do involve expenses to put in a water softener, window coverings, landscaping. A brand new house can have some mistakes. Our second house didn't have duct work to one of the bedrooms. They forgot! The nice thing was, with a brand new build, it came with a warranty and all that little stuff was fixed for the first year. While I disagree that all new builds are shoddily built, that one was, but it was priced as such, and what we could afford at the time. With the old house, we had had problems with plumbing and electric, it had an old furnace that had oil heat when every other house had natural gas, and wasn't in the best neighborhood. It didn't have a lot of amenities, not even a dishwasher. It also came with costs to update decor as well as infrastructure, and even with the money we put into it, it was a beast to sell. Older homes generally don't have the features we like. Both Mr. Hammer and I enjoy having a master bath. I don't want to go down the hall to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Master suites are more common in new builds than old. I also like first floor laundry and a mud room, and Mr. Hammer insists on not only an attached garage, but a three car attached garage, other things that are unlikely in old builds around here. I want to add that we are in a time in our lives when we are very busy with family life with kids growing up. Someone said 10 years go by quickly and you need maintenance on a new build, but if you are putting braces on your kid and paying doctor bills for those 10 years, that grace period is a blessing! I am the happiest with our current house, which was 3 years old when we bought it (family was relocating). They already did all the initial costs of putting in landscaping, window coverings, the water softener and upgraded the appliances. They even put in a raised garden bed and storm doors on both the front door and the door leading to the garage. We also have the newest thing around here, a covered patio. It is wonderful! Although frankly, I think we have more things we love in our home because we paid for it. We are in a much different financial place than we were when we bought that shoddy new build with a blacktop driveway and no heat to the baby's room. What amenities I have now, I paid for them!

Move in with what you have an live with it for a while until you see how you want the house to live. I'm not sure how anyone sit on the current position of the sofa and can view the TV Here is a layout for your room, and definitely select a rug that is much larger for this room. Maybe a classic style to anchor the room. Would really bring out the wood and stone http://rugs.rugstudio.com/newnav/Traditional-Shalom-Brothers https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Handmade-Herat-Oriental-Persian-Hand-knotted-Tribal-1930s-Antique-Heriz-Wool-Rug-710-x-101/19420327/product.html?refccid=EYDKVHEPO5WZA7SJZRFZ2SDL6I&searchidx=107

This is not something unusual, or something that can be easily fixed. I'm picky, but, if your picture is representative, that's not something I would lose sleep over. I wouldn't blame it on the painter...it's really not his fault. Besides, what would you ask from him since there is no point in re-spraying? Try to stop looking at the ceiling every time you walk through the room, and it will be unnoticed in a few weeks. Trust me: I've felt the same way with my own little house flaws, and learned over time that there is no perfect house and life is too short to worry over things that are not truly affecting my quality of life.