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I am even more in awe of her now!

So what did you decide to do?

I would paint the trim around the windows and the bottom of the window seat white, leave the panelling as is, change the carpet as others have suggested, use some throw rugs, put up some great artwork, hang some natural white linen curtains, put coordinated linen bedding on the beds and perhaps introduce some colour by painting the dresser and reupholster the cushion on the window seat in a solid and coordinated colour. You don't ned to paint at all -- and in 15 years people will want the wood again!

I think White Dove would make your beautiful table and rug pop the most, but I agree with the majority that Spanish Olive would be very nice too, and maybe a bit more trendy...

51desks and englishdaffodil, I was just going to recommend Maria Killam of Colour Me Happy as well. I'm also a fan and reading her blog prevented me from making some costly mistakes. I used her tips to pick five coordinated paint colours for my space and did not regret a single choice.

For the kitchen, stick with small changes until you can do a full well thought out reno. A new butcher block counter stained dark with a new sink would be an improvement. Check out Shades of Light for great, modern, reasonably priced flushmount ceiling lights. I agree that the pink tile in the bathroom would not be a problem if the walls were painted in a colour like gray and the cabinets were lightened up with white paint.

Love the look of the Jane Hotel! Gotta try it.