smldesigns I think blue and white together present a fresh look. I think with the dark woodwork, I would use Farrow and Ball Borrowed Light. If you can't afford their paint, go to a paint store where they mix paint and they can look up the formula and make the same color.
http://us.farrow-ball.com/borrowed-light/colours//fcp-product/100235
http://us.farrow-ball.com/borrowed-light/colours//fcp-product/100235
I've been into periwinkle shades lately for small, bright rooms.
http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/orientaliris
http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/blueice
Clean greens are nice too
http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/bathsalts