Would like to see what you're dealing with aswell.

What color are the baseboards, trim, doors, etc? Any white in there to go with the cabinets?

Could you paint your kitchen walls a dark brown, for example?

No dark brown walls in a kitchen but we need photos. Post them in a comment

The walls in all the rooms are Swiss Coffee and the baseboards white.

Kitchen-How to bring continuity between rooms

Living Room-How to bring continuity between rooms

Those two don't look off to me. And the dining?

(to be honest I was expecting more western stuff)

I see the kitchen and one room. I thought you said the kitchen spans the two rooms. Where is the dining room? Take note of the accessories used in these dining rooms.

Love the SW Style - and color is what will bring continuity into your space. Bold colors - usually designers work with three, one becomes the focal point in one room with the other two used to complement. Then one of the complementary colors is used as the primary in the adjacent room with the other two becoming complementary. Fabrics and art work could tie it all together.

How to bring continuity between rooms.

I appreciate all the comments, they are helpful I do agree that I don't want the look to be too themed. I am looking for a picture of my dining room, but have the hutch. As you can see it is a more formal look with darker furniture. You can see past the hutch to the side is the opening to the kitchen and living room. The table is dark walnut, but has clean lines. I am wondering if I need to replace the hutch to make things flow more. I did want a more contemporary, clean lines look (like modern Scandinavian) , and would like to go that direction in the dining and living room,

and have been considering white Eames chairs with walnut legs to lighten up the look and the table, but again I don't know how that would work with the hutch. I will try to find a picture of the whole dining area as I am not at home right now. While the other two rooms have lots of windows and are light and airy, the dining room is rather dark.

How to bring continuity between rooms.

I know my last comment might sound confusing, because before I said I was thinking of making the dining room into more of a western theme to fit

, but I guess I am trying to decide whether do have the southwestern, western theme bring the continuity between the rooms, or have a light contemporary look tie it all together. I do appreciate any feedback. I found a picture of the dining room. Please excuse the stuff all over the table, I am still in the process of getting everything moved in and settled. The ceiling fan is very modern and it does not go with the rest of the room as it is now. Thank you!

I'd do a less formal display of more interesting pieces in the china cupboard. If you like southwestern do you not have any traditional pottery pieces? Look up Ida Claire (home deco conversations) to see some pictures of her house and her southwestern baskets.

Thanks for the suggestions, they are very helpful. Thanks to deconenthusiate for the pictures too. You all have given me some good ideas.

I think it’s the dining room that’s off since the wood in kitchen is more of that light Scandinavian color.

No need to get rid of it though, can you do DIY and refinish them? Or find someone to refinish them in a different tone? Fill the cabinet with the baskets you mentioned, or Art. Bring in color. Maybe refinish the dining chairs with a color that’s in the other room too. I think that would help. from the three pics it’s all the different wood tones that are off in my opinion! But also looks like nice solid furniture. If you’re over the furniture treat yourself to new, but I see no reason why it can’t be refinished to match more of the kitchen aesthetic then you could get a nice area rug to cover the floor !!!

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><md>Also I would add thick black hardware to the white cabinets to tie in the black in the stove, and your lamps seem black from the photo. You could even reframe the art you have in black, that helps bring cohesion as well!

I just redid my bedroom, I have aged brass lamps from my MIL with basic shades like yours. I got new shades from ikea and now they look so new and cool! Little things like that really liven up stuff you’ve had for a while :) I’ll try and attach photos of my lamps I’m proud of how they came out

Before

After! Looks like a new lamp!

I wanted to ask KR Kitchen Remodeling how to pick the bold colors. I have 5 or six Navajo rugs in earth tones (grey, brown, gold and white) and about 4 that are red, black and white. I don't know if they would go well in the same room and what bold colors would you choose to coordinate with those colors without clashing? Thanks.

Consider painting that china cabinet in a bold color from a rug under the table.

Love the lamp & shade!

Pish posh - eclectic decorating is the best. Your house does not look "un-cohesive." The wall color unites it. I don't know for sure but it looks and sounds to me like you want some color. Are the rugs too big to hang? Are they right sized for any of your floor spaces?

I love your antique hutch. Please don’t paint such a gorgeous piece...I think painting antiques is a good idea if the piece has no more natural-finish life in it and painting is the only way to extend or repurpose its life. That’s just my own opinion though!

Yes, you need to decide which style - Southwestern or Scandinavian. If SW, you can work with the DR furniture (agree to displaying collection in cabinet instead of dinnerware). Add SW rugs, a few baskets and some color to the kitchen. Maybe paint the island a color. If modern Scandinavian, I would sell the DR furniture and the SW rugs. With both, add curtains in the LR to add texture and soften the room.

Eh, really, homes are to be lived in! You've got a beautiful china set and a china cabinet, do the logical thing, put them together. Then you can clear off the table and dresser spaces and put some simpler, bolder more modernish Scandinavian or southwestern stuff on the table or dresser top. Take away all the little fru fru bits and put them in the china hutch if you love them, or give or pack away. You've got plenty of wall space to display art that reflects your esthetic. And I disagree that you have to stick to one style, particularly in art. Scandinavian motifs and southwestern motifs are not mutually exclusive, although cheap purely decorative stuff I wouldn't overdo on.

I am wondering if I need to replace the hutch to make things flow more. I did want a more contemporary, clean lines look (like modern Scandinavian) , and would like to go that direction in the dining and living room,

and have been considering white Eames chairs with walnut legs to lighten up the look and the table, but again I don't know how that would work with the hutch.

but I guess I am trying to decide whether do have the southwestern, western theme bring the continuity between the rooms, or have a light contemporary look tie it all together.

I love Eames chairs, I have one original and have crossed paths with them in my life, but they don't say Western or Scandinavian to me. If you love them you could probably make it work somehow, but if you look up "modern Scandinavian dining chairs" you'll find many wood ones, particularly mixing wood and rush or cushions or woven seating, that I think would look better with what you have. I guess if you're ready for something new get new chairs, but the ones you have are very nice and could go very nicely with some SW or Scandi accent pieces.

If it were me, I'm a minimal expense/effort person, I'd go in the direction of the second photo Decoenthusiast posted. I hate painting good wood but I'd paint that china cabinet distressed robin's egg blue and leave the china in there, it would look fab. Nothing all that special lost with that dark brown wood plus you have the other nice wood dresser (I have one just like it!). A colorful runner on the table and either hang one of the rugs or put under table and bam, you're there!