I really hate black and enjoy natural bathrooms. You can add colour in various ways, including towels, accessories. And change the accents as you get sick of them. I've never got over black baths that existed in my childhood (and looked dated then) - too dark for most spaces and show up soap, powder etc far more than natural tones.

I think your biggest problem is the paintwork, particularly as it seems quite dark in the space anyway. If you sell the furniture & replace it you will run at a loss, so I would put that money into repainting instead. Go for a much lighter colour, like Dulux Natural White. Beige & pale blue absolutely work together, & when the beige is on the floor only it will be far less of an impact, it's actually quite a neutral flooring to work with, and certainly a 'beige' floorboard will lends itself well to a Scandinavian look. Also you really want to mazximise the light in the space to achieve a Scandi look so the whiter walls will help this too. If you search "beige and blue" on Houzz I would be surprised if there weren't countless schemes incorporating these colours. Good luck :)

Hi Suewiley, Great advice from the other contributors, but beware white is just not white!! This is where a lot of people go wrong. And you need to be aware there are many different undertone colours when you pick your neutrals both cool and warm. With the orange coming through in your floors the previous owner has picked up on this and painted the walls with this tone which tends to emphasise the floor and date the home this is also a warm tone. If you want to lift the space and give it a more modern and airy look I would look to introduce a blue undertone neutral to the walls which is a cooler tone it will modernise and make the space brighter and seem bigger. Blue is also a perfect complimentary colour to orange you also have blue green coming through your couch and violet in your rug which sit beautifully next to blue. Will also lift the kitchen which only appears dated because of the emphasis of orange from the floors and walls the colour change will really make this area pop. Using Dulux, I would recommend 'Lexicon Quarter'on the walls. I would keep the wood beams as is and go with a Vivid White on the ceiling. Hope this Helps. Good Luck! Thanks Paul

It needs a lift , but I agree with everyone else -- the roof isn't the problem . The garage doors need a lift , so the darker colour would work , or even changing them to timber . In some ways , that would be a waste of money , but probably similar in price to painting the roof , and I know which would add the most to your house ! I can't see the front door , but maybe paint that and make a feature of it , or change to a natural wood to match the garage doors -- but only as part of a complete theme . Kates idea of darker gutters is good , it adds a lift but also adds a 'break' in the height . Gardens would finish it , and with the lighter walls , a sculpture or even water feature in that ferro-cement ( with some marble content ) would add to it , as long as the gardens had some large green broadleafed plants , some rustic grasses , a cactus , some red leaved plants , maybe a glazed pot or two . Some people would expect me to say red , orange or yellow gutters and garage door , and that would work , and stand out -- but here's an off-the-wall idea -- how about doing the roof in an almost terracota orange , as a nod to the days when orange tiles were all you saw in some suburbs ? I'm guessing this is a newer area , and probably doesn't have many orange roofs -- the light walls would wear this look well IMO !