Bruce, if you paint that room dark brown the furniture will be almost invisible in there.

Hmmmm. Interesting idea. Maybe if you took in the right kind of lighting and some interesting accent stuff you could make it look like an opium den or other Victorian smarmy hangout.

However, I think we're pretty far gone when it comes to paint in this household compound. Paint doesn't stick to singed wood too well, for starters, and out near the rink it is too cold for paint to stick.