I think you need to stay neutral to ensure that your couch and room colour are cohesive. The odd colour out ... that pops out at me when I first look at your photo's is the silver around the wooden TV cabinet doors. I would suggest long term (if you are keeping that furniture) that you try to incorporate more of that colour into the room to add balance...... but back to the couch. I would go fawn / beige colour and then you can add colour back into the room with cream / dark brown tones in cushions and maybe a casual throw. Alternatively if you repaint the feature wall from brown to a darker shade of grey I would go with a medium grey couch which would also match in with the silver on the TV cabinet and then you could put a lovely textured silver / grey floor run between the couches and move your coffee table to the centre of the room / rug.

Hi Kirstin, for one new build I specified a total of 3 different finishes. There were good design reasons for this and all had a repetition in style that meant each room looked like it belonged to the home rather than different houses. Remember that speciality finishes often have longer lead times and with higher prices that can quickly add up for a new build especially when you think about the other fixtures eg in a bathroom - shower, towel hook/rail, toilet roll holder etc. All the best, Louise - Decoro Custom Interiors

For a living area, it is always good to have the flexibility of lighting types and strengths depending on the use. Providing you don't have the downlights and the pendant switched on at the same time then there shouldn't be a problem with the different colour temperatures. Think about how you are going to use the space. For television watching you probably want soft background lighting that doesn't reflect off the screen. For reading a book a standard lamp over an armchair will give you good directional task lighting. If you are planning interrogations or open heart surgery then by all means go for a bright, blinding downlight pattern that lacks cosiness and is uniformly distributed across the room. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls

I have struggled with these same questions. i have asked for advice from tradespeople, tile sellers, researched many bathrooms by designers and have come to the conclusion that it is ultimately what you personally will be happy with, unless you intend to sell your place in next 5 years. I am told that tiles are the most expensive thing to change if you wish to change the look but tap fittings etc is easy. I think as Kate said, you want to keep something in common across all bathrooms . I have seen one bathroom design change the terrazzo colour from one bathroom to another. If you have the space, accessories can also provide links to the bathrooms... eg towels, Knick knacks, lights etc