What a great house! I have lots of red in my house, but in small doses. It is a strong color, and can really close in a room if you aren't careful, especially with the hardwood being stained dark. That being said, I LOVE red walls! Since your floorplan is so open and you have so many spaces that need to coordinate, I would probably do red accent walls and a neutral color (like a pale tan) on the rest of the walls. Accent with red in places like curtains and dining room table linens. I would paint your dining room wall (the one with all the windows) red and the kitchen red (all the walls that have cabinets and the refrigerator wall). Even if you paint the other walls neutral, you can still go with a black/white/red theme. We have an open floor plan at my house too, and painted the kitchen a darker red with one wall in the ajoining family room the same red to tie the two together. We used a neutral color called "Paper Bag" on the rest of the walls, and it looks very nice if I do say so myself I agree with watching HGTV and loading up on paint samples. Some places also sell actual paint samples, enough to paint a 2'x2' square on the walls to see if you like it. About the trim, we have bright white on all the trim, crown moulding and doors in the house, and I love the contrast. It makes everything looks clean and streamlined Oh, and a word of advice about red paint. Save yourself time, effort and money. Be sure to paint the walls you are painting red with a GREY primer first. With the primer, it will take 2 coats of red as opposed to 4 without the primer. We learned the hardway with our master bath. It took us 4+ gallons to paint a BATHROOM! We learned really quick that primer is absolutely necessary with red paint.

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