@JAL I'm open to trying anything once. I'll take some time and look into that. I was going to redecorate a lot for my main save, but maybe this is a way I can create one from scratch.
I know what you mean about the mismatched items. When I redecorated that lot on Tartosa I had a stair railing in mind that I thought flowed well with the whole lot but I couldn't use it. The paint on the wall around the terrace and the railing, both Maxis items, would not match up. And it was a glaring difference. Use a common palette guys. Ugh! I get differences in textures and patterns but monochrome paint in primary colors not matching??