This may have been covered already; if not it may be a suitable topic for general comment although I'm not in a 'dilemma' - but I'd really like to see some discussion from anyone interested. I live in New Zealand although I was born and raised in England - these 2 countries have totally different climate colours as it's possible the East coast has from say the West coast in North America (?). I'm aware now of being careful when using certain interior colours about how they may not suit outdoor 'palettes'. For example I used a saturated burnt yellow colour wallpaper from the UK (Osborne & Little) mostly due a room not receiving much morning light. Now if i lived in the UK that colour was fine as the natural light is subdued and as such the colour could create a warm feeling especially at night. Most people when they heard it was yellow though it was an awful choice! I disagreed and maybe I'd call it distinctive. If I had a glass wall however, overlooking an almost completely green aspect (countryside etc) i know there is a risk of the green influencing the yellow (to my eye) and making it more of an acid colour. Using this same wallpaper in California sunshine would most likely be a sensory overload. One of the most tranquil elegant rooms I've seen recently is by www.greencouch.com or Houzz link here:

. I'd really like to know what the type of light is outside this dwelling; I'm sure though even in bright sunlight this room would look the similar. I've attached some pictures from my old townhouse to give an idea of how the yellow worked (sorry the only ones I have are from Christmas time lol). I've now moved and am renovating an older villa with wooden floors and am having to try so many different colours. The sample picture of these grey/blue/cream striped curtains were originally for a living room. This room has two Williamsburg candelabra with incandescent bulbs, so 16 bulbs in total. The curtains looked great in daylight. As soon as the lights went on at night they became a 'sludge colour' and really dull..so hence my questions. The pictures are a bit rough sorry Are there any set rules that can be applied here? As said I'd really like any or all comments