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I'd do the lower. My bedroom in high school had that color wood trim and I painted three walls solid red and the fourth red with a white grid pattern (thank you trading spaces).

I suggest painting the wall around the windows red first and decide from there whether you want the entire room red or just one wall red.

A pop of color adds so much without being scary. Also, that light beige would probably be complementary to the bottom red.

Wowza.

I got the original blueprints to my 1952 home. They still have the build slip attached. Black and white square/rectangle bathroom tile is original. And I am glad someone replaced the steel kitchen cabinets it originally came with. And every room had wallpaper, so glad I didn't have to remove it, but there is a piece of cowboy wallpaper visible under a vent in the spare bedroom that I think is neat.

Other than that, the old bag I bought it from just left her cigg tar and odor behind (she had owned it less than 2 years), as well as about 12 gallons of dried up paint in the garage.

Changing my dining room from the awful red it was to a deep vibrant blue was the best decision I ever made. I gaze into that room and make a happy sigh at least once a day. <3

Also, my kitchen is a lighter complementary shade of blue and it is gorgeous. I need to take pics...

Also, you can get luxe (for target anyway) sheets and bedding in the Target reclaimation section of some Goodwills. I got a Thomas O'Brien duvet for $10 that was $80 at the store.

An Ikea rug would probably have a better pile than the one in your living room (looks like the hall runner I got at Garden Ridge for $45, which I love but it isn't as plush as I wish it were).

That being said, love the vintage flair meets uptown in this home!

Too many red suggestions! I am facing a similar dilemma with my chocolate brick house that already has red doors and shutters (as do three other house near me, one diagonal from mine). So boring on my street.

I am considering an antique purple and slate gray combo. I'd love a turqoise/slate/yellow front door on my own place but my architecture is more Asian 50s than your traditional.

All that to say, I'd do turqoise shutters/slate trim/vibrant, retro yellow front door.

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I disagree with the blue. My kitchen and dining rooms are both complementary shades of blue and it looks gorgeous. I do think blue will clash with the countertops though. I would second the gray suggestion, maybe a nice warm slate (with this color you wouldn't even need to change the cabinet color).

I would find a backsplash that you love and add that to the wall to bring your paint color and the countertops into unison.

I wouldn't sit on this but I now have an idea for a night stand in my spare bedroom, without the pillowtop, you know.

I just painted over mine with garage paint, since it is in the garage... ?