Keep the lounge away from the wall and it'll look bigger.

Hi there! We are about to start a renovation project which will produce an open plan kitchen / lounge area with a high ceiling and exposed beams in the lounge part. The house is a coastal property, but on a harbour rather than a beach. I'm a huge fan of colour and am planning a boho-type them with relatively neutral coloured walls and then lots of colour in furnishings, artwork etc. My issue is as to what colour to paint the walls. I don't like anything cream/beige/brown/ grey/pure white, so was thinking of a very light blue, or perhaps a white with a warm blue undertone. Any suggestions?

Personally , I think the main colour is fine , the crisp white on the poles and most of the terrace is fine -- the two different 'sandy khahki' shades ( the window surrounds , and the planter ) looks out of date . I'd do both of them in charcoal , as well as the terrace base board and the upstairs downpipes . It looks like the barge board and the veranda are already a charcoal -- if not , then darken them up too . The mid grey on the steps etc is fine as is , it's hard to see in the photos but the front door looks like it might be a nice solid wooden one -- again , thats fine to me , but I'd do the door surround in a crisp white to make it more noticeable . The other brighter option would be to do the window surrounds , the door surround , the top barge board including the gables , the terrace base and probably the terrace top rail -- all in a bright sunshine yellow !

Wanting to paint the exterior of our house, located on the Northern Beaches in NSW. Unable to change the window frames that are a bronze aluminium, not my choice but need to live with it. Suggestions of paint colours that would co-ordinate well with the bronze would be greatly appreciated. Current house pic (included in post).