Like the display homes do! Some of them have over 100 on at anyone time.
IMO lighting is so underestimated with what it can achieve in giving your house character, especially at night.
Low voltage downlights come in such a variety of colours these days including black, and the white aren't always white, some have a fair amount of black mixed in.
Have a look through some of the builders web sites at their display homes, Porter Davis have an excellent site, many of them mix both white & chrome downlights in the same room (you can see them in the photos). I bet many people don't even notice when casually going through the houses.