tamaltree, There are a few types of wood that don't take paint well. Heavy oily woods, like teak are the kind I mean. Most other kinds of wood will, so long as it is dry, clean and has a slightly rough surface for the paint to adhere to. If you are not a professional or an advanced amateur, don't try for the lacquer. It is toxic and highly flammable. Is that the information you were after?

Colour is fun but I don't feel yellow brown will be an inviting foil to the cream. Wood in that tone would be fine. How do you want to feel in your room? Fresh light airy? The. Go white. Cool edgy look - then add colour but be brave. Tomato red or Sea Blue or Coral.

Well for windows and doors you'd use gloss or satin finish paint in white and it shouldn't really be different to your white wall paint in colour , if you used the same shade of white from the same company.

My first question will be: what is the utilities of this room? Who live in it? Age, gender? Is this room oriented by the North or South? East or West? What do you want to feel in this room? Serenety? Concentration? Spirituality? Energy? After all this answer it will be easier to help you. :)