I would wait until you move in and get some test pots and brush the colours out on big pieces of leftover wall paper. What suits will also depend on your furniture etc. I would be cautious painting the aluminium as going light over dark is likely to scratch and be obvious. I quite like the timber - but the colour it doesn't go so well with the timber floor - perhaps the other walls need to be painted a cleaner white as suggested and the timber wall to go darker to act like a frame to your view Alternately you could also paint the timber the same colour as the walls but it will need to go with your floor as this is the limiting factor. all the best with your new home.

I would love to see some photos of the house, interior and exterior. Where are you located and are there plenty of windows? Do you know what timber the floorboards are? If there is lots of direct sunlight onto the floorboards, this will reclect colour onto the walls so choosing the right "white" will be important. Did you want the one colour to go through the entire house? Are you wanting to keep the feel of the high ceilings or would you prefer to have them feel lower in some rooms? Regards, Bronwyn

Did you both use it in any other parts of your house out of interest? That's what we're looking at doing, daughter's bedroom is first. We've put the three selections on her wall in the quarter, half and full strength. She hasn't chosen which one she wants yet, but has always said she wants grey so guessing she'll go for the full strength. Hubby and I are liking mid strength at this stage which we'll use for the rest of the house I think.

I’m pretty much with .dreamer, but 50s furniture would have been placed in houses with wainscoting, so not odd, what is throwing me out is the cool colour of plaster. Start by painting it to match the wainscoting then reassess. Colour and warmth can be added by your wall hangings and furniture. Natural white is slightly warm, could go warmer shade again.