They look like the floors in my previous home. Mine changed color too,it didn’t bother me. Since my current home is at least 75% glass I had the west, south & east facing glass treated with a clear UV protectant, also have solar shades which I rarely close. Mine were tinted to protect art.

I just realized the way to deal with a mix of woods you get when your floors and furniture and cabinetry are a mix of pine, maple, oak, and walnut is to treat them as colors: yellow, orange, and red. Then you can decide if you want to heat things up by adding brighter reds, oranges and yellow to fully embrace an analogous color scheme, or if you want to go for a split complementary color scheme by adding blue, or if you want to get really exciting with a split-split complementary scheme by adding periwinkle and teal. Why not mirror the full range of woods you have with the full range of blues available with periwinkle, teal, and blue in the middle? And of course you can tone them down for walls and ceilings while including accents in brighter colors. I may just head that direction in my living/dining room of antique wood pieces instead of staining the newer pieces.

Consider “international dark sky” ideals regarding night lighting. Rather than having lighting on an automatic timer, plan for lighting that can be switched on only when you are enjoying those areas. This would minimize night time light pollution. Night creature’s rhythms are disrupted by artificial lighting also.

Not one mention on the devastating impact that night lighting is having on our night pollinators and birds ( and humans, due to interference in our circadian rhythms). Do you enjoy fireflies? Their signalling to one another can only be done in darkness.

if you must light up your property, please pay attention to what the article says about down lighting, and turn off your lights when you have finished enjoying them.

Light pollution is detrimental to birds and other wildlife. The health of wildlife should be more important than aesthetics.

This is a good choice from Amazon no hangers needed

The short answer is they aren't. In the design world the TV is a required but hated element. If you want advise on your specific space, draw up a floor plan and tell us what furniture you have what you are willing to buy. The rooms you showed are not 'TV rooms' they are living rooms that are tolerating a TV.

I like the distance between me and my neighbor measured in feet rather than inches; and the more feet the better.

Lessons learned

• Drawers are queen - always and forever...do drawers
• Take time to listen to the pros on here. ALWAYS. You may think you know, but you don't know. They know. Do you want to feel good about yourself or do you want a beautiful design? If you're here, go for the latter.
• Microwave drawer - amazing.
• 48" clearance - the REAL luxury. Don't let anyone sway you any different. It's the unseen things that actually make your kitchen feel luxurious
• Inventory everything so when you design your kitchen, you know where things are going. And then know, it will change when the kitchen is built.
• PLAN PLAN PLAN. @Rene Rabbitt said this in numerous ways and so did the other pros but literally, the majority of decisions are from a good plan. Electrical, lighting, layout, etc. But also know it's ok to change for what's best too - you're not locked in...which leads me to
• It's ok to spend extra and change things where needed. If you realize a major improvement might cost a bit, THIS is the time to make the change. You may regret it later and it will be much more costly later.
• No one and I mean no one will care about your house like you do. You have to oversee things, no matter what. I have a dear friend doing a luxury remodel now...and the GC missed an entire FOOT of cabinet on a 13' island. an entire foot!

AND THE BEST ADVICE EVER from the goat @Jan Moyer herself

- Everything can't be the star. This is literally how you can tell a professionally designed space vs. not. I see people all the time wanting every single thing to be pretty - and that used to be me too until I learned here and started paying attention that it's really the art of bringing things together that make a beautiful harmony. Also hire great designers b/c they just have an eye and yours won't be as good (unless you're a designer, then please ignore this comment, lol!).