Sage green is a great colour. I've used it in one of the rooms in our place. It's quite a soft colour, and suits pictures in wood frames, and loves houseplants. Rose pink is actually a great colour but I think needs quite a strong decorating theme to stop it looking old fashioned. We have used it for our living room, and it will be teamed with white marble, black and brass accents etc to stop it being too feminine. As Man About The House Says, painting the front door and paying attention to lighting will make all the difference. If you use warm temperature LED f"filament" style bulbs, or a copper/brass reflective pendant light, you will make it cosier and bring out the warm tones in any paint you use. Cool light bulbs will make it colder. I am using different bulb temps in different rooms to bring out the colours the way I want them - pick colours for how the natural light falls during the day, and change/maintain them in the evenings with your artificial lighting.

A pale warm stone coloured splash back would work with the units and complement the rich wood. Have you tried standing one of the floor tiles up against it to see how warm neutrals would look?

Karen, thank you. I liked Mole’s breath and will put it on a samples board. But I think I might also try and squeeze in my blue wall, or at least see how Oval room blue (suggested on F&B website) work on the opposite wall. I already have a sample. Sonia might be pleased that at least someone might be using Oval room blue after all. 😁

I actually like the wood inside, it suits the house, and don’t think you need to paint it if you chose to paint outside. I’m a bit on the fence re exterior as i do quite like the wood but think a lighter colour would really lift it. If its not too rude i think changing the yellowy cream paint to a complementary stone colour would look lobely and maybe choose a colour for the front door