It's All About the Samples

I still haven't decided on a paint color for the boys' room. Well, it might just be J's room at this point...since we have split them up at naps and at night in an attempt to get some more sleep-for them and for us. Anyway, I was set on blue...but now I am not sure...their bedding is navy with darker colors so I am wondering if I should do a brown color...that way the room stays neutral...and gives us the flexibility to change the bedding or the room function down the road.
I need help...if any of these scream at you (good or bad) leave me a comment. Maybe you are thinking of something I am not. I really like the "fig" color in the middle top row but it may be too dark for the whole room. But I defintiley want to use it somewhere in the house.

All different shades of blue...

And we are pouring of samples of shades for the windows...

We have got to get something up...the 4-8 p.m. hours are killing us...the sun shines in and we have sun in our eyes while eating dinner or trying to use the computer or watch a movie in the evening. But there are so many different considerations...the ones we want are too expensive but are the most energy efficient...the best price shades don't have the top down/bottom up option for our size windows, or the shade size is too small, argh....so we are awaiting three more sets of samples from different companies. We did purchase a tiny honeycomb shade for our laundry room window to see how we like it.

So we are making progress...slow progress but progress. We are getting very close to finalizing shades for our master bathroom so we can take down our classy Florida beach mats from the windows!