nlk - can you set up an ideabook, browse through Houzz rooms and save the ones that you like the most to your ideabook - call it apartment inspiration. Then post a floor plan and we will review what you love and you will have some pictures to help guide you. TanCalGal is right but the scale of what will work in your rooms will depend on their size and how you will use them. Congrats!

I just tried a SW stain ( they can match it in paint) called Cape Cod Red that had a definite orange undertone and a burnt orange appearance when painted on our door. I thought it might be my eyes because the color didn't really resemble the chip or this photo. Then I spilled most of a gallon in the back seat of my truck and my husband and I agreed: Nope, it's orange. It might be worth a try. It was a pretty color without falling into halloween territory. Here's an ideabook showing some orange paints. https://www.houzz.com/magazine/dreaming-in-color-6-sensational-orange-bedrooms-stsetivw-vs~7014483

Well, I think people tend to do this only where (a) the weather is pretty mild all year round, or (b) the main use of the house is in warm seasons (e.g., beach houses). Otherwise, you'd have a bathroom you couldn't use in stormy or cold weather, which would be a problem. But if the weather is nice (e.g., California), then it can be nice to shower in the out of doors, with plants and the sky...

Modern Beach side house in Goa with all the luxury to chill out after a longgg busy day. special feature about the house we will share in next post.