Yellow, yellow, yellow! A nice soft yellow would most certainly brighten up the room. It's also a friendly color to match accessories with.

Yellow & Purple = Monet's favorite combo
Yellow & White = is super cottagey
Yellow & Red = warm, relaxing and friendly
Yellow & Blue = nautical, sun and sky
Yellow & Green = cute, cute, cute

Edna,

We thought about doing the same yellow we have in the kitchen, but then thought it was more a kitchen color than bedroom color! We are pleased to see it as your choice. We would do the woodwork country white which is a soft white like we have everyplace else.I hope others will chime in.

We thought maybe paint the floor brown--after I spend hours getting the black goo off it. It has been painted several times different colors, so there is no going back to wood in an easy fast fashion.

We have a twin 4 poster pineapple bed that is the darkish wood and full size 4 poster bed that is cream colored for the room. I told hubby no way are we painting the pineapple bed (it came with the house) he wants them to "match" so we might end up painting the cream one.

I've been searching for the perfect brown color that matches a mahogany table that came with the house that I plan to leave in the entry hallway and I want it to match the stair treads, well I want them to match the table. This would be the same color I would use on the floor and possible the bed.

Only the south Parlor color to choose now....

Shades of yellow would be my choice as well being it's the north side of the house.
Annette

I vote yellow also.

Kathy

My first thought was yellow, too! A soft yellow would be nice. :) Becky

Another supporter of a soft yellow here too! I believe Diana has that color in several places of her home with white woodwork and I think it looks very cottagey and adds a lot of light to a room.

If you don't wish to go with yellow, then my next suggestion would be a sand or light beige color. It would still contrast with the white woodwork and is a neutral color leaving you to do more adventurous things with accessories. It would also go well with your dark furniture. Our hallway is done in a soft light beige, we have dark mahogany stairs and furniture and it looks good.

If you are having trouble matching wood color to mahogany, try cherry wood. I had that problem in our bedroom, which also has classic English style mahogany furniture and I didn't want the wood floor to be so dark, so I chose cherry. Because of the rosy hue of cherry wood, it goes beautifully with the darker reddish tones of mahogany and is a lot lighter. The trick is to choose a wood that has rosy tones, as opposed to yellow hues (such as oak).

Good luck with your choice.
Eduarda

A gold toned yellow would go well with the other colors you have throughout your home. My bedroom is an open master suite, a large arch leads from the dressing area and stair well to the bedroom. I painted the suite cream with white for the woodwork, but I did one of the bedroom walls in dark green.

Lorna

Umpteenth vote for yellow tones. Just a hint of color so you keep as much light as possible, on the peachy side. Very flattering to all skin tones (like candlelight). Your guests will take a last glance in the mirror before coming down to dinner. Happy and confident, good times ensue.

Ana, whose NW side 'master suite' walls are a warm yellow-y white yet hardscape in the bath is stark white and emerald green. It works on the cozy-to-clean scale. You are an inspiration!

Leasa,

The first thing I thought of was yellow, too, a soft, buttery yellow especially since this is a guest room that doesn't receive much natural light.

I think your guests would enjoy waking up in a room filled with sunshine!

Marilyn

Thanks EVERYONE!! for the suggestions and comments, We picked up the yellow paint a bit ago, hoping this week to get it on the walls!

Just thought I'd give you a preview of what I'm facing:

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The floor is taking forever!

Lesa, I admire your determination because I'd have given up on all that so long ago! Or hired someone to do it.
I still like the idea of the light green...

GGG

God Bless You!! That room is a challenge, but I'd still choose yellows. When Mum came to live with me, her room faced the river and got tonnes of light, and I still painted it two tones of yellow, to give some saturation. I wanted it to be bright and positive!! Her favourite colour was the Wegdewood blue they used on jasper-ware - It was a wonderfully warm room.

Cheers, Nancy.