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by Amy Poole

Wall colors, fire place and book shelves

I need ideas about paint for walls. I wondered if I should paint the walls a color and the fireplace another color. I also wondered about painting the wall behind the bookshelves. The room is currently yellow and I am looking maybe at gray/brown neutral for main walls. Suggestions?

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mbtayloe It would be cool to paint the walls a nice grey (including the walls on the backs of the built-ins and keep all else white. Then the built-ins would kind of pop. And you could do great color in your fabrics.

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mbtayloe

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Kind of like this

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Interiors International, Inc. @ mbtayloeThat would look good.

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Amy Poole I like the idea of gray. I have two, identical neutral couches with brown pillows. Do I need a gray with more brown or blue? I looked at Benjamin Moore gray paint colors and there are lots!! I don't want the couches to look green.

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mbtayloe Search the house ideabook area under color and search for 'grey' and there are tons of ideas. I would try maybe a cooler grey (has more blue undertones). You've got a great window too which is nice. Are the built ins on both sides?

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mbtayloe Ad you can always switch out the decorative pillows to change up your color scheme. Brown couches are nice for just being a back drop!

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mbtayloe Look at this...brown couch, grey walls, white accents.