Some people paint the majority of the rooms white, with bedrooms & baths (especially), different colors. For our new build we painted all the common area walls and ceilings white (Sherwin Williams Pure White, SW 7005 ) and each of the 6 bedrooms different colors. The idea is to have fun with colors but not to stress over it. Oh and theater is painted dark turquoise (as recommended by AV people).

We chose white because it keeps things bright, has a contemporary feel and felt right against the rustic details we have (like natural stone, exposed beams, iron-colored metal, etc.). For bedroom colors we chose (light) green, pale blue, canvas, light peach and others; these are all Sherwin Williams colors...I can provide the list if you're interested.

Attached are a couple of pictures, just to give you some ideas...even if all is white or similar there's always different shadows and lighting that change the white to another tone....

I love the idea of the whites everywhere. Colorado, your house is what I hope ours will look like when we're done. Would you let me know which whites worked for you? Patricia, I like the idea of pale greens but I'm afraid of them. There is some in the house now and it's a little too colorful/minty for the space. Thanks to you both!

Colorado, random question.. why is the chair on the right facing the wall? Just curious. ;-)

Generally a bright white wall isn’t the answer. This post explains why:

https://mariakillam.com/4-reasons-white-walls-look-bad/

Pick your FLOOR and hard surfaces first. Then look at paints. Complex creams tend to harmonize better most of the time. But again, hard surfaces first.

W, we only used Sherwin Williams Pure White, SW 7005; Guess we are amateurs and didn't use a designer for paint, but we certainly like the SW 7005. Of course, ceiling has a low luster SW 7005 but walls are flat 7005. Interesting idea that Patricia has; we didn't know about that subtle part of white paint.

Ha ha, the LR furniture. The LR has 3 pieces near FP: a chaise lounge (on right) with open side facing coffee table. a swivel chair so you can enjoy the mountains OR face in towards to chat and to watch the fire. Finally, a couch facing FP. So, for the chaise you kind of jump on and face the FP or turn your head to left to face people or enjoy the view out the windows. My wife designed this setting and it seems a little odd but it does work ok. She wanted an arrangement like in our inspiration picture...see below:

I am trying to find the appropriate Ben Moore white for a contemporary home. Be careful of green tones bec. they can make u sick. Stick to white with slight warmth if u are doing brown floors.

Can someone suggest a pure white that won't look like hospital white?

Swiss Coffee Ben. Moore on walls or ceiling for use with dark wood floors.

Where on earth did you ever find something that said green can make you sick nature is full of every shade of green imaginable so I guess we are all sick all the time. I think before choosing colors you should make sure your lighting is not casting a yellow glow on everything. Use LEDs in 4000K then your colors will look the same at night as in the daylight. Test some colors on poster board painted with 2 coats and move them around during all kinds of times if day. Evens whites can be different .

I am sorry that my comment upset u. I stand by what I said. If u r not a professional it is difficult to pick a green tone for your home. I designed a home that was in the WSJ and when we used green shades like celadon we had to make a few samples to get it right. Green is a wonderful color but tricky to use inside a home.