I like the light walls with the color of the room being in the furniture and accent pieces. The shelving and decorations around the fireplace is an ice touch - current entertainment center in basement could be converted into something similiar.
I'm wondering what to do with the big empty wall in the LR when we tear down the other wall in the kitchen. I wonder if we could move and rework the built ins in the bedroom to flank a fireplace/tv in the LR?