Hi

I need help picking paint colors for my second floor bedrooms (2) and loft.

The rooms are not large we have sloped ceilings in the master bedroom it used to be the attic is 20X12 with a 4 foot kneewall and one window, we plan to install 2 skylight eventually. The furniture is mahogony and the bedding is Croscill Chambord the colors in the bedding are antique gold, beiges, tans, gray, green and purple. I love sage green, I tried EK's sage but I think it my be too dark. I want to paint the whole master bedroom the same color but feel if the color is too dark the sloped ceilings may feel suffocating.

Bedroom 2 is 16X10 with one window and regular ceilings.

The furniture is is natural oak. No bedding picked yet

Loft is 10x12 and shares a wall with the lower hallway, which is painted BM Atrium White so I don't mind having 2 colors in that room. The loft opens into both bedrooms so I'd like colors that blend well. I wanted to incorporate some color into the loft to break up the white hall and the area that will have our desk and computer.

I really like Ellen Kennons colors I'm afraid they may be too dark-intense? I've used Benjamin Moore in the past. I like BM paint, I have both fan decks but they have too many choices and I wind up getting overwhelmed.

I like to keep things light and neutral since the house is small and our ceilings are only 71/2 feet high. I'm also colorphobic (from too many white apartments) and am stumped, I've tried about 20 samples between EK and BM and still haven't been able to make a decision.

We have natural cherry flooring.

I posted photos, the first photo in the album is of a bedroom I've always liked, this is the look I'd like to get. The rest are my photos, we have done a lot of work since taking these but they are the best I have.

This is my first post, but I've been reading alot and everyone has great ideas.

Thanks for the info,

Thanks for you help.

Here is a link that might be useful: http://photobucket.com/albums/h120/ginabelle60/house/