Anonymous wrote:I think grey looks so depressing and will seem super-dated in a few years (a la avocado appliances) so I would stick with what you like.

Anonymous wrote:I think if you use a bunch of bold colors, it may look outdated. I think if you had that blue in your dining room and grays or white on all the other downstairs rooms, it would be elegant.

Anonymous wrote:OP here--thanks for all your responses. Very helpful! Now if I can ask for more help: I'm pretty sure I want my dining room/ kitchen to be the blue color. Our floor plan is somewhat open-the layout is kitchen (with very little actual wall space, separated from dining area only by a peninsula-type counter, then into living room through a medium sized archway.

Any suggestions on a color to paint the living room? Furniture is neutral, I have a brick fireplace, and a large north-facing picture window and south-facing regular windows, so it's fairly bright though not super-bright.

Thanks! (I'd get professional help if daycare weren't taking all my money!)