I rather like the color of your walls. I think they look very nice with the grey sofa and carpeting. All the other colors that come to mind, the soft blues or greens, even yellows, do not suit grey as well. I think your lounge could use a nice area rug with more color though. And perhaps something colorful on the wall in between the arm chair and the television? There are people here who are very talented with paint. I am not one of them, so perhaps I have missed something obvious and another person will offer better painting advice. In the meantime, you have a lovely room.

I copied the photo of your rug to my photo program and sampled the colors in it. I then compared those colors with paint colors from Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams. The light gold of the background most closely matches SW 6374 Torchlight. The light brown was similar to BM's 2166-20 Caramel Latte. The green matched SW 7729 Edamame, and SW 2806 Rookwood Brown is similar to a taupe in the rug. Neither the coral or the dark red have any matches, and they would overwhelm a room in any event. What looked blue in the rug sampled as gray. These colors in your rug are muted by the small areas they occupy. They are more saturated when viewed by themselves. Below are approximate samples of the above colors. You should first of all check out these colors on the manufacturer's website in their virtual paint. Here is Benjamin Moore and here is Sherwin-Williams. Remember that you can choose a lighter version of these colors. For instance, SW 7726 Lemon Verbena is a lighter version of Edamame, and SW 6373 Harvester is a lighter version of Torchlight. Once you have narrowed the choices you should buy samples and paint on poster board. You can then set the poster boards against the walls you want to paint to see how the colors work. This is the only way to see if you like the colors enough to live with them. Otherwise you would be better off choosing neutrals.

Congratulations on your new house! It looks beautiful! Very exciting especially since you are starting fresh with new furniture. This is how I would approach it. Do not repaint now - agree with jck910 -- pick your new paint color when you have chosen most of your furniture and big things like rugs and when they are already in place in your house. You want the stuff in the room when you make your wall color decision. For each room, think about what you will be doing there, how many people usually would be using that room. For example, in the living room -- will you be doing your tutoring there? How many kids at one time? Will there be a TV there? How many people will be hanging out most of the time? Function will determine what kind of furniture you need. Measure everything and create a furniture layout. Maybe start a new post to get input on furniture layout for each room or multiple rooms together if open layout, or continue on this post. For the entire house (or at least the rooms that are in view of each other) - decide how would you like it to feel. For example, do you want it to feel light and airy, colorful and joyful, dark and cozy? Create a Houzz ideabook or pinterest board for each room. Look for commonalities in the pictures that you save. Do you tend to navigate towards bright rooms or dark rooms? Do you like heavier vs lighter looking furniture? Are you more modern or traditional? Based on 2 and 3, create a mood board for each room. Like what HU-187528210 has created for you. Go online shopping and save pictures of furniture you like. Keep the dimensions in mind, always consulting your furniture layout in #2. I don't buy big pieces of furniture that I haven't physically seen and touched. So eventually, you would need to try them out. Once you have picked out your furniture, always a good idea to tape on the floor where they will go so you can get a feel if the size is right. I also like to use empty boxes to visualize in 3-d if the dimensions are right or too big or too small. While your layout in 2D is a starting point, you need to get a real feel for what the furniture would be like in your space. Finishes and color schemes next (or maybe simultaneous with 4 and 5). Example, for sofa, fabric or leather? If leather, cognac or dark brown or black? If fabric, what color - plain or patterned - what kind of fabric? Rugs - do you want them to be in the background or do you want them to make a statement? Consult your Houzz ideabooks/Pinterest boards/ your own mood boards when making selections. Keep going back to # 3 - how do you want your place to feel? Then accent furniture, lighting, window treatments, wall art. Start with the fundamentals (sofa, dining table/chairs) because this whole process can take years! Especially if you are indecisive. Of course, hiring a talented designer who will do this for you will make the process much faster and easier. But if you are like me, I enjoy the journey. Lots of mistakes along the way too (designers should save you from these mistakes) but I think of them as learning experiences. But careful planning should minimize mistakes.

What a beautiful house! In the main room the most glaring dated item is the fan. I am a big fan (lol) of ceiling fans, they save me many $$ in AC costs - but that one is a 1970s throwback to 1900 and not at all suited to the house. There are many suitable styles out there now. The gray-ish looking valances seem to be the wrong color for the room, and clash with the carpet - avoid any but warm grays; you can add any color you like to the walls as long as it is a warm shade. Do you have a favorite? Love blues, greens, cream, yellow? There are many that will work wonderfully with the wood, but warm white is classic for that style house and doesn't need updating. If you choose to use color I would only go with a very pale shade because of that. As for furniture, anything from transitional to sleek modern or simple classic will work, even some vintage pieces in the mix - but avoid "early American" and the "retro faux vintage oak" from the 70s/80s. Be sure to get some pretty, colorful and appropriately sized art for the walls. In the bedroom, I think the carpet and wall color are not awful - they seem a bit dingy, maybe both walls and carpet need cleaning - - it is the clashing ceiling white, and the drapes, that set my teeth on edge. The ceiling and drapes are cool shades, opposed to the warmth of the carpet, walls, and most importantly the wood trim. The ceiling fixture needs to be changed out to something larger and more graceful - or a fan if you would like one. I can't suggest specifics since I've no idea what appeals to you.