Hi Sheree, the Black Galaxy with its Bronchite fleck will work well with your kitchen not only for its colour and style but also for its functional benefits. Peacock Pearl and Volga Blue would also be good options; enjoy. Black Galaxy. Peacock Pearl

What a great space, you have done a terrific job, love your colour scheme, black fan for sure, I would go a more square light and these won’t date or restrict your styling, a concrete table could add an industrial look and be easy seating for the family, add a gorgeous sofa that you can relax on, some beautiful planters and lush plants, bliss.

Kat Jat - choosing colours is a slow process to get it right. Pottsy's idea of getting some towels or even pieces of fabrics in colours you would like is a good start to check the colour in the room. You then have to consider the aspect of the room - e.g. a south facing room will be much cooler than a west facing one, and often have more muted natural light so you need colours that won't mud in dull light and add warmth to the room. A west facing room is the opposite and needs more cooling colours, especailly when the afternoon light floods in. Keeping the colours fresh helps too. Once you establish what look to be the best colours for a room, use your fabric samples and towels, visit your local paint shop and ask to see their colour atlas (generally hidden under the counter). This contains hundreds of variations of shades so you can find just the right shade for your room. If you can pick up a colour chip good, but many colours never make it to chips. Then go on the Paint companies' websites, download photos of your rooms and you can do a virtual paint of the room to give you an idea of that shade in your room. Unfortunately colours do not reproduce well on screen but it will help you narrow colours down more and then you can pick up some paint chips or some sample pots to be doubly sure of the colour in the room. Leave the colours in the room for a few days too to check them out in all lights and at different times of the day. It is a slow process, but if you want to DIY, then i it guarantees the most success. PS - Funny Pottsy, I think blue is the perfect colour for a bathroom, to me it represents water and cleanness and freshness. Of course there are blues and there are blues, getting the right one matters. :)

We painted our metal window frames on on old house, used Dulux weather shield exterior paint , masked everything and used a brush, very easy and looked fabulous, also had pull down canvas blinds, cut off scalloped edge, painted them also , same paint but used a roller, 10 years ago and saw them recently and they still look great. I think going with Dark trims on your house would look beautiful.