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I often look at my home and wonder what color to repaint...but I think we have selected the most complimentary color and don't want to change for change sake. Consider that as well - I love the starkness of the white for the style of your home and if you feel you need an update, maybe there are other things you could do, ie: landscape, stone, etc. Not much help in the color department - lol.

Hire an architect to help you or find a contractor who has a design build service and who is very experienced with your type of project..... It's not a good idea on a project this large to use a chain store .... Also, make sure that whoever you hire works with your budget.

Well as it turns out, the sofa color is more like the 2nd picture (entire sofa), having seen it for the first time today. And I bought it, it is in fantastic shape, and am a bit excited about getting such a nice sofa. It is very comfortable too. So now we have to figure out how to lighten up that room!