I am not a big fan of the gray trend, but I think this room would be an exception for me. I would pick a warm gray tone in some of the lighter stones and test it

What is the light in this room? Bright natural light? Not much natural light? Which way do the windows face? And how do you want to feel when you are in this room?

Thank you, Kippy. My first instinct was gray, but I thought it should lean toward a blue gray. In some of the pics, the gray appears blue. I usually prefer a warm gray. So!!!!!!

Thank you, tibbrix. The fireplace has a 105" window on the adjoining wall, about 3 foot away. The exposure would be east. The window will have sheers or 2" slat blinds....not sure yet. I feel kind of cold, but my preference is warm colors.

Just throwing this out there, perhaps, stain the gray????

So it gets morning sun. I wouldn't stain the gray stone. Rather, I'd bring out the rust of the sofa and the orange stone, since they are the warm colors you like. I'd go with a warm light green or a warm cream or a warm blue.

BM Capitol White: A wonderful warm cream

BM Sweet Daphne

BM Georgetown Blue

busybee3, Thank you for responding!! I had not thought about sagey green. My favorite colors are blues/greens.

tibbrix,

First let me say, I am directional challenged, hubby says southern exposure. Having said that, I love your samples. I was thinking perhaps cream as one of the interior colors.....love the Georgetown blue!!!!

I was considering Glidden slate green. I used this on another house, changes from green to blue, light dependent. Kind of a darker Georgetown blue.

That middle stone in the fireplace, kind of greenish beige, above the opening, or perhaps the narrower lighter one above it..

Of course, I am and have been a fan of gray. Definitely sample Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray (my new favorite color) and Accessible Beige.

Agreeable Gray more pics

accessible beige more pics

BM Gray Owl

Or check out BM Coastal Fog. It's green, beige, gray, all over the place but intriguing.

coastal fog

Southern is pretty bright.

Definitely take a look at the Capitol White by BM. It's so warm and creamy.

Or maybe Glidden Iced Green Grape

Or Glidden Elfin Sage

Love the gladden elfin sage

Dang autocorrect. Glidden should rename itself Gladden and save us all a big hassle!

nosoccermom, lovin' me some coastal fog. Great illustrative photos, you have chosen.

tibbrix,

elfin sage is an interesting color and a strong contender, at this time.

We have now primed most of the ceilings and walls....crunch time on the paint choice.

The entire interior will be painted. It is pretty easy, when choosing for one room....but 7 rooms and hall.....uuugghhh!!!!!

I painted my entire house except for one room, including ceilings and all woodwork, and I about had to be put in the funny farm by the time I was finished. I literally couldn't pick up a paint brush again for three years. Looking back, I scratch my head at how I did it, but I guess the excitement of owning my first home, making it my own, etc., gave me the adrenaline to do it. Definitely a one-time deal!

Have fun! ;-)

You could paint the fireplace wall a complimentary color to the fireplace and the other walls a color you would like to be surrounded by. Make sure both paint colors work together.

I went light taupey-gray for the fireplace wall (Ben moore cedar key) and cream for the walls (ben moore collectors item). The cream seems two shades up from the original yellow I had which was too saturated. So it's a happy warm color for me.

I love gray but I know it would depress me after a while. I would feel like I was in a black and white movie. You can dress up the fireplace wall with accessories so that the grayer color does not dominate.

I would paint the fireplace wall the exact color of that golden stone, it looks like you have four of that color. Then I would paint the rest of the room a soft gray. Your sofa will look fabulous with that stone fireplace and those colors, and you can find pillows that incorporate all three colors to tie everything together.

I'll second what kwsl2 said about trying to go with a golden hue to link the golden stone color with your couch. And you said you have gold curtains? Gold and a pretty gray for the other walls

I like the idea of using gold (or sagey green) :-) also, trying to find another area to use gold....waste not, etc.

Perhaps, this picture could be part of a collage, above the fireplace. Are the colors too similar to the fireplace??

The Georgetown blue would look gorgeous.