What color is the original wall? The only reason I ask is because painting a wall red from, say, white is a complete pain in the ass.

If it's only 1 wall, it shouldn't be too bad, but don't be surprised if you find yourself needing to apply multiple coats.

As far as whether or not the color is too much, that's something that I am ill-suited to help you with.

Benmoore I'm using Netscape. I managed to upload the photos. All 4 are nicely in my profile somehow but I couldn't drag them over to the post. I will try again.

LINK: Ask The Decorator's Choosing to Balance

No there is not such a thing as too much red. The key to using any color is balance. If the only place you incorporate red in the dining room, stairway and hall is on the wall, then the red might be a bit overwhelming. But if you use red as accents in the dining room such as flowers, drapes, table cloths, etc. then the red will seem like it flows through the room instead of standing out akwardly. On the red wall be sure to include acents of the buttercream. One beatuful way to do that is to paint a decorative design on the red wall with the buttercream yellow paint. It will not only make the wall look very interesting, but also tie the four walls together. You coudl also use artwork and other things to tie the wall together. To see a much more detailed response about balancing color you can visit my blog and read my post called # Choosing to Balance. http://askthedecorator.com/2006/11/15/3-choosing-to-balance/

are you using safari?  that has had problems.  how about firefox?  sorry for the problem.  let me know if it doesn't work out.