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EB Interiors if your afraid to go too bold, why not try a warm tan color to go with your wood?
BM philadelphia cream and monroe bisque are great colors and very "safe". sierra hils is a bit of a taupey brown, really pretty too.

Carolyn Albert-Kincl Design Take a look at Sherwin-Williams SW6149 Relaxed Khaki. It's a wonderful greenish tan, and SW paints are less expensive than Benjamin Moore. We designers adore Benj. Moore for their fabulous array of colors, but I think that this SW color could work for you.

Moments of Art Find a piece of artwork that has colors that you love. I built the entire color scheme of our house around these pictures. If you love the colors in the art, you can't go wrong pulling a color from it. If it seems to vibrant, then go a shade lighter or go a bit more grey.

Susan Mladenovich Oh Carolyn I just read your comment as I finished posting my question about trim to use with Monroe bisque. Now I am thinking about SW. I am planning to do accent color of something with pea in the me (sorry o. My phone so don't have with me). There is a sample office vignette on those colours on the BM Website. Should I Che k put the SW option? I am looking g for something neutral I can keep for years and just make fun with accessory Colors

Carolyn Albert-Kincl Design I like SW 7012 Creamy as a trim color to go with Relaxed Khaki.

esskress Perhaps I should have said this, but our dining room walls, which is the room to the right of the entryway are a goldenrod color. I'm afraid the creamy tans/khaki would clash? (Full disclosure: first time homeowner, so I'm new at this and don't, for one second, claim to actually know what I'm talking about. :) ) Playing around on the SW website last night, this is what I kept coming back to: Classic French Gray with Raisin as an accent color. Maybe paint the wall w/ the front door the raisin color, along with the wall you face when walking down the stairs, eveything else classic french grey. Would that be too drab!? Goldenrod colored decor to bring in hues from dining room walls.

Natalie Hi-any color in a medium shade. Mocha/gray or sage/gray would look nice. Good Luck!
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decoenthusiaste If you like the BM colors EB Interiors posted, equivalent SW shades would be 6379 Jersey Cream (top left,) 6120 Believable Buff (top right) and 6093 Familiar Beige (bottom.)

Carolyn Albert-Kincl Design SW Classic French Gray is a dark gray that I would consider too dark for your entry. When you do decide on your colors, I would leave your front door and trim white and paint the wall around it the same color as the rest of the entry. I don't consider that wall a good candidate as an accent wall.

Interiors International, Inc. I like the ideas of :
Carolyn Albert-Kincl Design and Natalie

esskress Thank you so much for your advice!