My favorite house painting was in California when we bought a house. I was able to paint it myself which was the best (after that I had a house with high ceilings and didn't paint common areas again). All the colors were nice but not so trendy they couldn't stay the same for 10 years. My favorite colors were
* a peachy paint called skinned knee in the dining room, it was chosen to match the existing wallpaper until I could take down the wallpaper but the color was nice based on how much light the room got.
* green tea for the small office that got a lot of light, it toned it down a little and made it a good place to work
* white for the small living room and all the narrow hallways, I even did the 5 doors that were in the hallway white to make it look more open
Once I did a bedroom black and gold with a deep red trim. Very asian, my daughter loved it. And a major PAIN to cover up when I had to sell the house. So I do not recommend dark colors.