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Windows, trim and baseboards don't have to be always white - in fact, sometimes white will look all wrong, and a creamy/ivory color (or even a shade of the wall color) will work best. For more, see: Unconventional Interior Trim Colors Choosing the Right Paint Color for Woodwork But...

Based on your description, you already have at least 5 colors in your decor. So to find a paint color for the walls, it's better to re-use one of the existing colors, instead of introducing a new one.

Even though white reflects light better than most colors, it doesn't add light to a space by itself. The only color that adds luminosity is yellow, period. I recently wrote an article about choosing paint colors for dark rooms - I hope you'll find it useful: Choosing Paint Colors for Dark...

another idea is to do some faux wood graining on your beams - with the right tools and all the how-to information available now, you don't even have to hire an artist for that. Yelena

Most paint companies have some kind of virtual painting software available on their sites. I personally like the one from Sherwin Williams - Color Visualizer: http://www.sherwin-williams.com/visualizer/ it will take a couple of minutes to load, then select the exterior photo gallery and...

The current stain color is in a disastrous condition - to make it look really good, you have to re-finish the wood (wood cleaners won't help much in this case), and it's very labor intensive. So even though I love the look of natural wood, in this case, if I were you, I would paint all your...

you can pull it off - as long as you stay consistent throughout your entire house (meaning all the doors have to be stained, and all the trim painted). Yelena

I would definitely continue with the orange color - the bars are not enough to visually separate your living room from the game room, so the space still "reads" like one area. If you paint your game room a different color, the overall look will get way too jumpy and circus-ey, when viewed from...

Since you have only 2 colors in the kitchen (yellow and purplish-gray), I would recommend you to add a new color to the scheme. The best-looking color schemes have 3 or 4 colors. My suggestion is sagey-green - it will coordinate beautifully with both your cabinets and countertops/tile. Try...

I'm afraid there is nothing you can do now except repaint with a new/correct color. Applying a coat of red-tinted glaze over the walls might add some red to the wall color, but it's not fool-proof and doesn't guarantee you'll be happy with the results. So, just embrace yourself, get a refund...

Here's what you can do to prevent paint seeping under the tape: after the base coat is dry and the stripes are taped off, go over the tape edges with the base color to seal the tape. Once it dries, roll on your stripe color. Yelena

I like your selection - looks pretty contemporary, despite the non-contemporary style of the house :) You might also try slate blue for the body, and muted orange for the shutters. Yelena

Hi Christian, I have a tutorial on my site for choosing the right wall and color for an accent wall, you can see it at : Painting Accent Walls - Accent Wall Painting Tips Hope this helps, Yelena