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I'll get on that Scandanavian bandwagon, too, with lots and lots of white. The panelling reads as an orangey brown so don't go there. I love the color of the post before this one -a modern (Scandanavian) settee in a bright mustard with that panelling. White denim slipcovers for a couch would be a possibility. Add some black picture frames with lots of white matting. A strong royal blue might work, too. You've already got cozy and cute going on in the panelling so go bold. (Maybe I broke my own "rules" since I have some of this panelling in one room, remaining walls are white, royal blue couch but Black Watch and Fair Isle pillows. I love it.)

Just to follow up on a previous post about visiting cats who may dirty sand boxes - the danger of uncovered sandboxes is very serious and can lead to toxoplasmosis. And just to be on the safe side pregnant women should not change cat litter boxes.

Another thought - yellow. It is used a lot in Ireland to brighten light-deprived rooms yet is a very tricky color to work with, but a greened-up yellow like a citron might be just the ticket. It is strong enought to hold it's own against that dark window trim and bookshelves but is a very modern look. And you get to use turquoise and/or eggplant for accent colors. What do you think?

No matter what color you finally choose you should paint the walls white to get the final color true. You might actually like white but a lot depends on what exposure you have. North gives you a colder bluer light and southern exposure gives you a warmer light . Here's something that you might not realize - the darkest parts of any room are next to the window so you might be able to go with a color darker than white if you lighten those spaces beside the windows with pictures, frames and/or matting in white or lights. The corner bookshelf might be sucking out a lot of light, too. Please distinguish the traditional sofa somehow maybe by slipcovering and repositioning. Have fun experimenting - it's only paint.

...think you played it too safe with the color which appears to be a pale gray on the couch wall and white on the windows wall. Go for a deeper, richer warm gray on all the walls. A bonus would be that the curtains and duct work would blend a little better and make that wall look less choppy. If that seems too dark you can add a variety of mirrors on the couch wall to bounce back more light and switch the wall treatments. (Consider painting out the brown matting around the map which looks overframed for a map.) Otherwise a very congenial room.

My vote is for white or pale without pops of colour - it is the bedroom. As SunnyBlue suggested (but for the window sheers) palest pink would be lovely. If you can't find a pale pink then dye your sheets. I did this once (pink, in fact) with great success. As for losing the detailing on the Adler sconces - that is a possibility but maybe the detailng doesn't have to shout, maybe just whisper.

The kitchen is very elegant but for my taste a little cold and sterile without the warmth of some wood elements. Maybe those will come out from hiding after the picture-taking is finished. So glad you went with muntins - I could stare out those gorgeous windows all day.

Serene but with shots of gorgeous color; well-curated; great utilization of space. Kinda cheating 'cause the setting is so fabulous - a bedroom in a wooded glade. Who wouldn't love that?

The desk and the bookhelf really jump out as too dark in that room. Paint the bookshelf, then consider a corner desk in white. That will push the desk chair out far enough to catch some daylight from the outdoors which is always better for working, also allow his eyes a place to rest every so often, utilize underused spaces like a corner and still allow plenty of space around the dining table. A desk chair with a lower profile would also help.