Absolutely not. Each bedroom could be different color. When one area blends into another or can be seen from another area I like them to coordinate. But separate areas have no need to coordinate. Boring when everything is too much the same.

Whatever you want. I would also paint the dining room a richer colour to complement your lovely floors. I can see a nice warm taupe in there. And change the window treatments. I can see a medium dark blind with 2" slats there. Very warm and inviting. If the main rooms blend together kitchen,dining/living/family room, paint them all in the same neutral colour family. Enjoy some nice colours in the bedrooms. Aqua, sage green, greyish blue. Enjoy!

Lovely fireplace and delightful kitchen. Would you consider replacing your entertainment center with something less 'imposing'?? It seems to overwhelm and 'date' your space. Love your blue and white paisley chair. I'd work my colors and room around it.

You have a lovely home. I have alot of difficulty picking out paint colors and recently painted all the rooms in my house. I hired a sherwin williams rep. to come and help me. She was a great help, choosing colors that blended from one room to the next. The cost was $90.00, but I received a $50.00 coupon for paint, which I purchased all on sale. Good luck.

Look for soft, light colors since your floors and cabinets are darker. Paint brands show coordinating colors that go well together; for example, maybe a cream, soft sage and butterscotch that you can use in different rooms but will still look good next to each other. The actual colors you use need to be based on your preferences, light, and furnishings you are keeping.

I like the color of the wall in the first picture. I would consider an "antique white" (off-white) on all other walls in the living areas, to work with the browns of the furniture and floors, as a backgound to your accent color. Consider an accent color ( I like the gray/blue) for pillows, lamps, throws, rugs. Consider a light rope colored sisal rug for the first picture, with the leather furniture. . Replace the window treatment with soft white wide wood blinds, or matchstick light wood blinds, that can be raised to let light in. Another easy consideration for a color palette is to get a sample that has 5 - 6 shades of a color on a strip, and use different ones in different rooms, which gives it all a cohesiveness since its all from the same family. Paint just one or two rooms an entirely different color, like a teenager's room or an office. In the first picture, move the two pictures centered over the chair, the larger one under the smaller one. Limit decorqtions on your mantel, and vary the heights. Co sider a light "wash" on the stones of the fireplace to lighten it up.

I like the idea of a soft sage and getting the Sherwin Williams rep to help! lovely home. Have fun.

I agree with those that say that if you keep the trim -- and interior doors -- the same neutral color throughout the home and much the same basic style, there is no reason your walls need to be the same color; however, I, too, prefer to have the colors of adjoining rooms coordinate rather than clash.

I'm personally not a fan of clutter in the name of decoration, but, large or small, you're art should suit your taste and reflect your own interests so be your own council on that.

Preferring wood or tile floors, I'm not a fan of carpet or even room sized rugs, mostly because they're dust and smell collectors, but, also, when you change wall colors or rug colors, you inevitably seem to need to change both along with any curtains or drapes -- it gets expensive, which is why I, personally, prefer neutral colors for walls and use other ways to add color to a room. (I acknowledge that room sized rugs can add a more warm feel in winter and can help define a sitting area in a large room where that is desirable; however, doing so, usually also seems to visually shrink the feel of that space, especially darker rugs against lighter flooring.)

Unless you're putting louvered shutters in a room (kitchen, bath, utility) such as where there'd be strong smells and moisture, I prefer mini blinds, even beneath curtains or drapes, for control of light and privacy; you can always pull them all the way up during the day and add a wood cornice where you're not adding any curtains to hide them when you do. If you add mini blinds to all the bedroom windows, you could even delay adding any drapes or curtains while you live with your new wall colors for a while, giving you time to decide what you want to go with them.

As to curtains, you might consider using a double rod and begin with matching sheers throughout and then use the same basic curtain style throughout most of the house -- drapes or tie backs and/or plain or with trim, etc. -- but with different color drapes or curtains to be added later to best coordinate with the different wall colors.

Enjoy your remodeling project and good luck with it.