I like the color, but don't see any ambient lighting in the foyer or stairwell. You could use some lighter colored area rugs in the living room and a runner in the hall, but going lighter with the paint might make you happier.

I am dealing with the same problem with an almost identical wall cover. It just seems to eat all of the light, no matter how many lights/lamps I have on.

My suggestion would be that before you go out and repaint the whole house try adding some mirrors they tend to reflect light beautifully and can expand a room if put in the right places. Try getting some light shades of artwork up on the walls and yes different layers and levels of lights. Also some more colorful cusions and a much lighter area rug. If those suggestions don't work then try painting a focal wall a lighter shade. If it still feels too dark than repaint and even if you do end up repainting you can still benefit from adding more things to your walls etc. in terms of decor.

You might not have to paint the whole house. Try a pale yellow like in some of the spaces and a grey like which will coordinate with Ranchwood.

This room is painted in Weston Flax: And so is this room: This room is in Edgecomb Gray: Another grey, popular on Houzz, is Rever Pewter. In this room, the walls are painted Rever Pewter and the ceiling is Edgecomb Gray:

Make sure you use a matte finish on the walls. It is washable and the color is truer, since it doesn't relect light. It also won't show imprefections in the wall.

I would do a light gray or light beige throughout if you like those colors....with dark wood floor and cabinets/bold colors will not look as good next to the dark as a contrasting lighter color would/and it sounds like you want light. Lots of colors have grayish undertones and are still neutrral and gorgeous....Espec. since your cabinets and counters r dark: a contrast is needed for the kitchen walls and backsplashes or it all sorta runs together....With the white trim/stay several shades darker than the trim for contrast unless you don't want the trim to stand out, but to blend in. Nice place/good start!!! Look at lots of pics on sites like Houzz for looks u like and that will help a lot!

A possible solution if you like the Ranchwood but find it too dark is to have the paint store mix up your paint with half the formula and apply this to your dark walls. So essentially, a wall across from a window stays in the full strength Ranchwood. A window wall would get the 1/2 formula and any other wall that once it turns a corner becomes darker would also get the 1/2 formula. Try it on one of your dark walls and see how that reads both day and night. By doing this you will have continuity without having certain walls growing very dark. Worst case scenario is that you ultimately do everything in the 1/2 or going to another color such as Houssaon has suggested.

I prefer every thing lighter.... it will make sense

we do have pot lights in family room, kitchen and hallway to bedrooms, and yes, what ever light is brought in through the windows is absorbed by the dark color. I am trying to get more light reflective surfaces in the house, but I am sure we will benefit with lighter wall color. Thanks for the suggestions and will try large samples of the suggested colors and see how it looks.