What a great big room. The ideas are endless. Not sure if you live in Melb but I would get professional help. Honestly it doesn't cost a lot and you have peace of mind. For the painting go to any paint store, even Bunnings. They have the ph nos for a paint colour consultant. (I went with Dulux) but most Paint companies now have colour consultants to come out for a fee. The consultant comes out for a fee approx.($150) but that was for a few rooms. Then if you buy their paint, the price of the consultation is deducted off the paint you purchase. So really the consultation is free, if you choose their paint. Freedom decorator consultant works the same way. Can't remember how much (no more than $200) and she gave me great ideas. If you buy anything from them, again it's deducted off your purchase. There is no commitment with either paint company of Freedom to purchase from them. The advantage is, you can have the amount spent deducted from purchase. Honestly it cost saving and you get professional advise. Win Win situation. We've built 3 times and painted the house myself, and I have been so glad I did the above, with both paint and furnishings.. Plus I do up my own furniture, (most bought at garage sales) so I only purchased what I really wanted from Freedom, the rest 99%, I got from op shops and did up myself. But the ideas are helpful. Honestly, you need to know what decore you want in your room? So they will work around that. If your unsure, they will look at the rest of the house and work with your ideas. I like French provin. So I worked around that, Just to give you ideas you don't have to spend a fortune. My bedroom is also huge. Haven't took photos all-round. I redid all the furniture in both rooms. The above cabinet was brown stain which I painted white. GOODLUCK

Keep your soffits white or take a risk and do them in the grey of the roof. If under eave lighting is installed the grey overshadowing looks divine. Painting both the soffits and the weatherboard both in dune won't actually allow you to differentiate a tone, as dune is a metameric colour and is viewed differently in different lint etc, it can be a weak shade. However, if the soffits are clean white the dune will have a stronger impact, which is what I'd do, or the grey would accent the roofline if it's architectural. However as your windows are also white I'd lean toward White soffits too. The fascia and gutter are best in the roof colour anyway, they are not particularly a feature, particularly if your roofline is gabled. If you want to introduce colour, do it on your front door. I will say reconsider white windows as they will tend to look unpainted next to the dune walls and a grey roof. If it's only featured on the soffits lining which doesn't count as a colour, the windows may just look undercoated. I'd do them grey also. As far as accent colour goes, most would work, however they would need to be low chroma, meaning not bold vibrant colours rather somewhat dulled down in brightness, so insteadof being orange a low chroma orange could be a terra-cotta. For example not saying do that. I like the idea of an ink blue.

I'd rethink the red and cream colours. There are multiple threads here with people trying to change those exact colours. They are a bit dated but have what you love.

The simple whites are what I like, the lounge welcomes you to get comfortable and spend time and lose all the distractions, giving you a chance to refresh and refocus. The TV art on the wall is the highlight and draws your attention, and hides its personalities. Is it a TV at all?, Overall I chose number 9 for its simplicity and comforting feel with no clutter and with one piece to comfort the body and one piece to stimulate the mind.