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Looks like a well kept house. You have a neo-colonial and I'm not seeing a beachy/seaside vibe in the photos.

What do you mean by modernize the space?

If the floors are wood they should be able to be sanded down and re-stained. A dark color will show every speck of dirt and dust. Light floors are coming back in ... and gray walls are on their way out!

Thank you! I guess I just got a beachy feel from the colors. And knowing I’m moving from the Midwest to a few hours from the coast, haha! Do you think the floors and walk colors look good as is? It just felt a little dated to me.

The beige reads a bit peachy, but that could be the photo or my monitor. With the light floors and what seems like a fair amount of natural light, you could probably go just a bit darker with your wall colors and not make the rooms feel dark, but give them some more depth.

What a beautiful home. The kitchen could use some color. Except that there are no pendants over the island, nothing looks dated to my eyes. I think you floor are gorgeous. Pictures don't show wear and tear. Are they not in good shape? They are a classic color, graying the will just date them and assure you will be doing them again. How fun all new furnishings!! I would spend my money there and leave the bones as is!!

Have you gone through Houzz photos and saved things you like (and dislike) in your Ideabooks? Make different Ideabooks for different rooms and plan to spend an hour a day for the next few weeks to come up with a good collection of ideas. This will give you a good starting point.

Lovely house. Please do not paint the walls gray in an attempt to update it. As chips and Penny mentioned, gray is well on its way out of favor as a just because color- choose it if you love it and have always loved it- not because you have been looking at it for years on end.

I would paint the walls a pretty white. Refinish the floors if they need it and focus on your rugs and furniture, curtains and accessories.

You may want to check out Laurel Bern's excellent interior decorating blog for inspiration and great tips. Her writing is entertaining and her choices are classic and fresh.

Congratulations on the beautiful house!

Thank you so much! A fresh coat of white paint sounds easy enough. I keep thinking I need to add some sort of wallpaper or accent wall. Focusing on the furniture sounds like a good start.

Look at Sherwin Williams Creamy or Benjamin Capitol White. Another white I recently used was BM Simply White --- it works really well in bright rooms.

Pretty house! It looks well cared for which will be a big win as the new owners.

I don’t get a beach vibe at all though - but the trees are a pretty view too!

Not sure what you mean “modernize”, to me it reads more traditional due to all the arches and crown than modern.

I would not go gray. To me that house calls for lots of light - maybe look at a lovely white with variety in bedrooms, etc.

The kitchen does need some colour though, in my opinion. To me it looks a bit “stark” at moment, but a lot can be done with your seating, window coverings, and changing the fan likely. I will let others give their input on that as that is not my wheelhouse (blind leading blind and all that!).

"A fresh coat of white paint sounds easy enough."

OP, there are many whites. So it isn't quite as easy as it sounds. Here are a few brief storybooks to get you started on choosing the right white for your walls if you choose to go in that direction.

I agree with the others, no gray. You can even go for colors in your rooms. Consider living in your space first to plan and see which direction is right for you.

https://www.houzz.com/magazine/how-to-choose-a-paint-color-you-can-live-with-stsetivw-vs~95503956

https://www.houzz.com/magazine/dare-to-choose-a-more-colorful-neutral-stsetivw-vs~235431

https://www.houzz.com/magazine/how-to-pick-the-right-white-paint-stsetivw-vs~416809

By the way, your floors are perfect the way they are right now. Classic and light.

SO glad that gray has been voted out. :-) I sent the pics to my large monitor used for work and the wall look to be a clean, soft beige, not peachy, as they appear on my home laptop. The floors are beautiful.

Wait til you get your new furniture, and come back and show us pics then, if you still think you need to repaint.

Beautiful home! The wood color is very classic, and is certainly the easiest to maintain with kids. I agree with other posters that the beige in the dining room is a bit peachy, otherwise the house is fabulous. Look forward to seeing how you choose to decorate it.

I would first of all get a much larger rug and base your color scheme on that. For this style of house the white furniture doesn't really seem appropriate. I would get a patterned rug, perhaps an Oriental, and pull the colors for the furniture from that. That coffee table looks rather dated and for you I'd choose a glass and metal one, which will also show off the rug more. It really depends on what your true style is, and that may be something you need to decide first. Look at Houzz and Pinterest pictures of living rooms and pin down what you really love before buying anything. Maybe "beachy" is your style, but just be sure that you're really certain in which direction you want to go. The house should reflect your personality and interests, and not just be another cookie-cutter interior that you see everywhere. Good luck! It's such a nice house.

Hi Jasmine. it looks like stunning house. I have seen some awesome floor redone in matt finish. this hides the dirt and imperfections quite well. The house seems to have so much natural light that creates so much opportunity as my architect says it is only free thing you get in house. use warm colors on walls where you want to create a warm and cozy feeling. Remember you can always paint a house if you do not like the colour you choose. Last bit from me is get a idea of what you are going to buy for furniture as this can also balance the feeling of the house. I work with interior designers a lot and I think they are worth every penny. Choosing some one if you do is like any other business relationship. If you do not feel a connection try someone else. Hope this helps. beautiful house. take care