Neil, you will get a lot more suggestions if you start your own thread. what I will tell you is no gray laminate. In fact, I wouldn't even do laminate. can't you do a nice engineered oak? like a french oak? These following two floors are exactly what I would choose. (along w/these beams. more on that later) all engineered options. that won't go out of style and will look great w/your stone. The last thing you want is more gray on floor where you'll be stuck with it for decades. With flooring, it should be something that will last. laminate isn't going to last 50 years. wood will. wood floor will never go out of style. plastic stuff will. But ifi you must to the LVP, pick a really, really good quality brand/style that looks like a nice french oak in a natural to medium stain color I would NOT do any type of gray flooring. Your fireplace is very cool and modern. bring in some warmer wood tones. This is Alaska Gray on this fireplace. Notice the warm wood floor, the wood accents, the white walls, and all of the textured items (the rug, and misc decor items) A potted tree in the corner would be perfect. I also have to mention your room and windows. that ledger stone leans toward a more contemporary vibe. The casing around your doors/windows and entryways, are all traditional. your stairway railing is traditional (90's) the windows, ditto. and that ceiling fan, please, exchange for a nice (and hang it lower) chandelier of some type. This color combo, flooring, furniture, would look equally amaing in your room. love the black accents on the sides of this fireplace. This wood floor is perfect color for yours. wood beams that you can't see make the whole room And if you did some faux wood beams on that cathdreal ceiling, it would look a million times better. In fact, since you like the modern farmhouse, check out this link. she has the same fireplace stone like you do and explains how she did the faux beams. (yours would look even better than this since you have the vaulted ceiling!) https://modernfarmhouseglam.com/blog/wood-beams-in-greatroom-at-modern-farmhouse-glam/ She actually used a wood look tile on her floor, but it's not half bad. can you imagine how cold this would look if she had used a gray flooring?? trust me. go w/a wood. and the wood beams. Use your imagination w/this one on the fireplace (imagine your stone). this is a darker floor to match the beams. Sectional is so much nicer than what you have. wood shelves, throws, the lighting,,,, some other decor ideas if you like the farmhouse. (notice all of these have the warmer wood floors, not GRAY!) copy any of these photos for ideas, flooring, beams, decor. Like I said, start your own thread and you'll get lots more help if you want to transform that room.

I have anew gray currently in my bedroom on the walls and alabaster on the trim. I think it would be beautiful to have the trim and perhaps the door also sw anew gray and the walls alabaster. Another look depending on the height of your ceilings, you could paint the ceiling anew gray with alabaster walls.

Lovely! thank you Kisa. The lighting will be poor this time of night, but I'll add photos in the morning. As we opened the kitchen into the living room by removing a wall, I plan on painting both rooms Light French Grey with Snowbound Trim. the far wall in the living room (opposite the kitchen) Will have a TV and art on it, and I'd like to make it appear to recede and add some drama to the room. We are getting new furniture, and only have chairs on order so far, with sofa decided, but not upholstery, so everything else is flexible, but going for lighter furnishings. I know we should wait to paint, but my husband may divorce me if we don't get paint on the wall. It's been months with patchy walls from our remodel! He works from home and the unfinished walls are driving him crazy

Yes, the cave effect is what I'm concerned about, especially in the basement. I love the cozy look of the inspiration picture and really want to try and create a similar feel in that room. But except for a few hours in the afternoon/evening, the room doesn't get much natural light. There will be an overheard fixture, a sconce next to where I plan to put my stationary bike, and a floor lamp next to a reading chair (near the window) for some layered lighting, but most of the time the light will be from soft white LED lighting (similar to incandescent). I have a week or so to decide so will pick up a chip of the Relaxed Khaki-- thanks for the suggestion!