Sorry about the double picture, here's the other picture I meant to include with my post.

It looks like the background is light tan/sand colored, which would be too much of the same for me.

Here is a link to a larger photo of it.

Here is a link that might be useful: Toile comforter.

I would have to put some lively color in a room with that. I think a very dark green or very deep rich gold would be sumptuous but I think the white and/or sand drains the energy from what is an otherwise lovely comforter set.

What a pretty set!! I really like it alot....in fact if I didn't have my blue drapes I would get it to change out my bedding. My room is painted BM Wilmington Tan which is a nice rich neutral which I think would look very nice with your set. I agree with Patricia (usually do!) that a sand will make it kinda dull.

Smiles:)

I would go with a soft blue or blue green. Or go dark, expressor, charcoal if you can stand the drama. More beige/tan/sand will just make it fade into the background, IMO.
Diane

I had a similar set in my old house that was a black and cream Williamsburg toile and I painted my walls a deep mustard gold. I thought for sure people would hate it when we went to sell our house (just because it wasn't your average run of the mill color), but they actually liked it and the people who bought our house kept the color! I still love the color, but it just didn't fit in with our new decor. I also love black and cream toile with lime green (with black undertones), soft green, soft gray/blue and of course red! If you want to try to stay monochromatic try Duron Maison Blanche, I have that in my LR/DR and it is a nice sand or cafe au lait color...see link below.

Kat :)

Here is a link that might be useful: Maison Blanche

Thank you everyone for your help! I have not picked a color for the walls yet, but will consider all the suggestions. I agree that a sand color might look a bit dull. Thanks for the pictures lesmis, I could definitely consider a gold color. The problem for me in picking a gold is finding one that isn't yellow or too dark for the room. Yours is very pretty. The room is currently dark green, and we wanted to lighten it up as it's been kind of dark for many years.

The bedding arrived and it looks almost like the picture, but it's more of a tan and black combination than the light color the picture shows. I actually like it even better than I did the picture.