Are the logs that green? Most modern log cabins are composed of well seasoned or kiln dried or radio frequency dried material to maintain their size after construction. Otherwise it would be back to the frontier days and you'd be re-chinking the gaps that opened up between the logs every fall. Rent a moisture meter and check with the log home manufacturer....your logs' interior moisture should be below 17%. If not, a standard residential dehumidifier won't touch them for about a year. I've built a kiln drying shed and dried big timbers with fan forced heat and it took six weeks for the wood to reach 17% moisture content....at over 180 deg. F with continuous air flow and gaps around each timber. Stacked timbers become a mass unto themselves and without air flow on all sides can take many years to dry. If it is humid in the house, the more likely cause is drywall finishing, paint and tile work, all trades that introduce copious amounts of water to the interior environment. That would be mitigated by a dehumidifier.

I think your colors are restful so I would work with those and not pop a color. Maybe some interesting artwork that had some color in it, but I think you should go for a more elegant calm look. By the way, I like the chandelier you have with the fireplace. I think I would paint the lower part of your wall the same blue as is in the top part. Then I would add some black accents in glass and lamps. Curtains that have a sheen or gold thread would be nice.

Our deck was built last October . It is pressure treated with a lattice privacy and a railing. We do get a lot of sun We'd like to put a sealer onto it "Olympic with Uv protection" to keep the natural look What kind of prep do I need to do? Do I need to use a deck cleaner or can I just lightly pressure wash the top before sealing?

I'm painting a room a new colour and wondering if I have to sand the entire wall before the undercoat/primer and coats. I've watched videos which talk about the need to fill holes and then sand the wall. Does sanding the wall only refer to the areas around where the filler was used, or do you have to sand the whole wall regardless. Wall has no holes and was previously painted. Can I just go straight to prime and paint?