I'm thinking roman shades, pleated shades or honeycomb shades for the french doors, but not sure what color would be best. The doors are being painted black. My sofa fabric is first picture. I'm afraid to add another pattern and still have to have valances made for my dining room and kitchen. I was leaning toward the colebrook collection from country curtain in the fabric below. This is not set in stone yet.

I just painted my bedroom and master bath SW Alabaster with SW High Reflective White trim and doors. I LOVE the look, both colors work beautifully together. Depending on the time of day (morning sun) it looks white without being too stark white, as the day progresses it warms up turning into a vanilla cream in the evenings. My bedroom is west facing with more windows and a small south window. My master bath is west facing. The High Reflective White stays pretty true to color at all times. Unfortunately they were not able to do the cabinets in HRW as the paint I used on the cabinets could not be mixed in that color. HRW is a color that is funny at Sherwin Williams and kinda' tricky and definitely takes more coats to cover. I used Emerald paint in Alabaster on ceilings, walls, and cabinets in different finishes and Super Paint in Semi Gloss in HRW for trim and doors. I was nervous about using Alabaster on the cabinets in the bathroom but it worked perfectly. I will say, for those that are using a white on walls that is not as warm as Alabaster/White Dove, or more cooler grays (think grays that aren't greige) the Alabaster or White Dove warm soft whites are going to go yellow/cream. I would recommend going with Pure White for cabinets and trim. It is still a soft white without the creaminess of Alabaster. High Reflective White is also a good white it's not as soft as Pure White but still not so white that it looks cheap, but again HRW is hard to cover and cannot be mixed in many sheens and paints. I decided not to go with Pure White with my Alabaster walls because my husband wanted more of a contrast with the doors and trim, I wanted to use Alabaster on everything, but made a compromise with my husband, and went with HRW. I am not at all disappointed with the look. I know I spent countless hours agonizing over the choices and hopefully this will help others that are in the same position.

Seeing paint on the walls is the best way to judge what you'e really going to like, but I think you're on the right track. The first photo is a great idea because it will freshen up the overall look, and brighten up the dark entryway and back patio. Since you are looking to stay away from yellows and taupes, pure white or extra white are the way to go. Pure white looks like it's a true gray. While extra white looks like it might lean more towards a blue hue. If you were leaning towards the idea of the third photo, going with a darker gray and keeping the door & window frames white than maybe something like an Eider White might work.

What color do you like? Buy that. Simple. Done. You're the only one who is ever going to see this, so it makes no difference what anyone else thinks, and it's an insignificant expense even if you decide to change your mind a month from now. It's just towels.