I am with the few that don't like them to be painted. I've seen too many that were sloppily done, and/or obviously had many coats of paint applied over the years. Painted ones tend to be more difficult to dust, because the paint used is usually the eggshell or flat wall paint, not glossy in the same color as the wall. However, since yours are already painted, I would say keep, or paint, them the color of the wall and not change them to white. Painting them white now serves no purpose.

A brown sofa and golden orange wood cabinets are complimented by browned down greens and grayed blues. Find a rug with a lot of the below colors, and do the SW Sawdust for most of the walls. The blue and copper work for pillows, drapes, and maybe even some accent furniture.

I love blue colors.... Are you only covering the red ? Keeping the white trim and taupe/dark beige walls? I love Racoon Fur but it is a very almost black dark color. It can have a sheen of gray but you would need better lighting. I love Polo Blue by BM but it will be too dark for you. I used Benjamin Moore Polo Blue.. The cabinets were made by Cabico but we color matched at BM store and they said it was Polo Blue. We have lots of light so it shines bright in the room. On the far right is Benjamin Moore Polo Blue Benjamin Moore Old Navy in the Aura matte finish might be hale navy BM Benjamin Moore Hale Navy HC-154. Benjamin Moore HC-155 Newburyport Blue Benjamin Moore Old Navy! Benjamin Moore van Deusen Blue Benjamin Moore HC-155 Newburyport Blue.

I suspect the paneling above that appears to be on an angle, is a bulk head for something, and I would be very cautious, trying to remove it. It may hold plumbing pipes, or it may hold ac vent pipes, etc. I would paint the walls all to match, but, leave the wood on the slanted ceiling part. I would paint the bookcases white too (different sheen, but, same color white as the walls), but leave the mantle like it is.