Lovely, almost, except for the lake, today's morning walk. One big difference though, I have traffic noise, main artery for work traffic about 1/4 mile away. Add to this a re-routing of traffic from an Interstate due to a truck accident and you can't hear yourself think.

2nd picture - looks like you could take a dive into the clouds and soar through the sky! Very nice, Jean Julie

I agree with the above post. Agreeable Gray is very light and is a warm color. Goes good with ivory and creams. All grays have some undertone--it might not appear that way when the color is by itself, but next to other grays, they either look more green/yellow, blue, purple, orange, or beige. AG happens to be beige. I've used Repose Gray, Mindful Gray, and Dorian Gray for my basement and foyer. Recently used Agreeable Gray for a bedroom and I love it. Much lighter and warmer gray.

what if you brought in some terra cotta pots w/the jute/black mats/rug? maybe did a birdbath, southwestern style, in the middle ? suround it w/some native plants? so many cool ways to add some color right there. bubbling urn, terra cotta, lots of boulders/pebble rock, container plants, I'd prob do something like these rocks, the bubbling urn or a colorful birbath, some mexican pebble rock up aginst the cobble, a few plants in a some colored pots. or something simple like this with a little pathway, the bench, some solar lights or, a little bistro table chairs i'd layer something like this on top of the larger jute rug. how about a place to sit? love these two colors (the wood) w/the terra cotta, black and the aqua (and copper) (oh, but you don't like this color, right? w/the black and copper, I think it's a nice addition. use the cobalt if you prefer) a southwestern style bench up against that part of the wall (you could always do this bench in the color that you like. ) a sun on the wall behind it, a copper southwestern style door handle, and pots to match? maybe a southwestern door mat. These are just thrown together. you could pick better colors and styles. gave you the wood bench here w/the cobalt pot. love these colors