Just read your post again... Wool does 'fluff' a lot ... Staircase may be a 'high traffic area' - do you want carpet on it? (Without it could also be higher noise though) We have carpet upstairs (wool in lounge and synthetic in hall and bedrooms with wooden floor in kitchen separating carpets). Also just wooden floor for staircase and downstairs. I'm amazed at how much dust gathers on stairs, but easier to sweep clean than to vacuum)... Definitely recommend keeping some offcut pieces to use as mats ... Reduces dirt of rest of carpet. The carpet shops can get them trimmed/'edging' and you can attach some plastic 'non slip' backing.

Out of those three, which, if any, do you want to keep? Also, what is under the carpet?

Sorry Cassandra, been working! What about the colour Ridge in the New Sunrise range. It's not as stark as Valley, has a lighter appearance, still in the darker colour range, but with adding wood and copper etc, I think it'd look great and tie in nicely. Best bet is to get your local carpet shop to lend you a sample (if they do that) for a few days and put it under the drapes. You'll be able to see how it looks at night as well as daytime. While you're at it, get a sample of colour Paua in either the Detroit (28oz), Columbia (36oz), Golden Bay/ Alabama (55oz), or Wattle Bay (70oz). The weight is indicative of price, also depth/height, or plushness if you like, of the different names I've listed. FYI, New Sunrise is a 44oz, to give a comparison. I've seen Wattle Bay Paua installed with beige-y curtains, and looks amazing. If you have a darker colour at the bottom (floor) and lighter colours on walls, ceilings, it gives the place a "grounded" look.

Congratulations on your new home! I personally favour an all-white interior, but I think it will also depend upon what you plan on doing with the ... colourful carpets. I'm not sure how they'd all look with white walls as they'd really be attention grabbers! I'd potentially start by painting the ceilings white - I personally, particularly don't like the darker ceilings in the bedrooms and blue hallway. I'd also potentially consider picking two or three of your favourite colours from the house (e.g. the hallway blue and bedroom green) and using fewer colours, but consistently throughout the house (instead of every room being a different colour). You could do all living areas in colour X and all bedrooms in colour Y. Good luck!