I like to keep things very simple and cozy at the same time.  I love clean, geometric lines and patterns and prefer cool colors usually.  My house has a very horizontal feel - it made me think of Frank Lloyd Wright when I first saw it.  The exterior is all brick and inside there is a lot of the same brick- the fireplace makes up one wall of the great room and on the other side of the fireplace, the brick is exposed in the kitchen and encloses the oven and a storage area below the oven.  The kitchen also has a copper exhaust fan above the stove and the color works beautifully with the brick.  The color reminds me of a desert sunset, sort of a peachy pink. The last thing I bought as a decoration is a welcome sign that was laser cut out of copper or brass and has glass beads and spirals and other doodads. I hang it in front of  the window next to the front door so it is backlit.