How to Whitewash Cedar and make a Modern Dining Table can be found on Atlantic White Cedar.

There is a high amount of tannin in cedar.You can't whitewash it as the tannins will bleed through and give you an unappetizing shade of pink.Leave it alone.Those floors don't work in your home.They clash very badly.You need something like a slate or Marmoleum.

If the ceiling is smooth, your walls will look less busy.

If you want a single wall of cedar, go with wallboard on other walls.The cedar will be reduced to a background by the larger art on either side.There is a difference between the wall color and the furniture color.

There is enough wood.Smooth ceilings and no beams is what you need.There is a tile floor.I suggested a natural slate.You can buy a cedar fence picket at your local home improvement store.You can see how pink it becomes when you whitewash it.It would be more effective to bleach it.It involves a lot of harsh chemicals.There is a lot of PPE.

If your foundation isn't very solid, that's the issue that you need to be concentrating on.Not décor choices.

You said that your home's support system was inadequate, but didn't indicate that you would fix it.There is no problem with doing tile if you are addressing it.Tiling can be done on your own.You don't have to pay anyone.

When you ask for advice, it is not always what you want to hear.If the walls were mine, I would paint them with a good primer and then use a soft gray paint to give them a white washed look, the cedar or pine will bleed through any paint without primer, but it will happen.I'm not sure if it's a good idea to say that the foundation isn't solid because it might be not rigid enough for tile.We often tell clients how they should spend their budget because we don't want to break a habit of telling them how to spend money.

I would not want tile in my house, but I still think a pale gray would be better than white with the floor, the scratches will just give it a bit of character and don't forget the primer you need to keep the wood from bleeding.

There is a danger of complete wood overload.Something has to give if you want wood floors, beams, ceiling, and walls.I'm talking about more than just whitewashing.

The number of wood surfaces needs to be reduced.There are no wood floors with wood walls.No wood walls if you choose wood floors.There are no wood ceilings or beams.

Remove the wood walls if you want to have the other wood elements work.

I'm not sure if the knots on the panels are bleeding or not, but I do know that the wood won't absorb the paint or whitewash the same way.The various whitewash process is explained on these do-it-yourself sites.

The floor is too dark for small areas and low ceilings.You will have problems with a laminate floor if there is a hint of a problem.

I'm not an expert on these new vinyl floors, but it might be a better solution to keep the cost down and the future problems to a minimum.A lighter hue would be a better choice for your home.You can use all the light you have.