It looks like the current color matches the dark tones of the stone fireplace. Perhaps you could choose one of the lighter tones instead. It seems that only colors from the stone will work.

You will have a lovely home!!

Thank you so much. I'm honestly scared I will get the decor wrong. But I am very very thankful for the house, is there any beige color you think is pretty?

I use SW Kilim Beige....very versatile, no undertones.

You will surely get lots of advice on here. Hold on tight! :)

It is a very pretty color, is it brighter than the brown on the walls currently?

No, sadly my drapes went to the new owner of our house in Ct. Our new house is 20 miles from Austin, TX. They were made by JC penny.

The walls in the new house are scuffed up so I wanted to paint this weekend before my furniture comes. That's why the hurry. I'll probably do beige but the house feels dark so I would like to brighten it up. Some people can find the most gorgeous beige paint, I'm not one!

If I wanted to lighten it, but stick with the beige tones, I'd look at BM peau de soie.

I like Annie's suggestion. You might also look at BM Capitol White. Here is a thread showing it in a kitchen:

Capitol White

Beige is such a hard color to get right, if it were me, I'd probably use a lighter version of the wall color in the bottom pic because you already know it fits well with your furniture.

I like these benjamin moore colors very much. Thanks, if anyone has more suggestionso, they are more than welcome!

BM Shaker Beige.

SW Agreeable Gray or Accessible Beige. BM Edgecomb Gray.

Sherwin WIlliams is on sale 30% off this week. I would look at the colors nosoccermom suggested as a starting point. I think the Accessible Beige or Agreeable Gray might be good. I used Agreeable Gray at 150% and it looks similar to the stone at a diagonal from the right corner of the mantel. I have BM Wish in another room. IIRC it is a little lighter and warmer than Edgecomb Gray, which loooked greenish in my room.

I'd also go with a tad lighter version of the current wall color.

Don't forget, your furniture will brighten the room too. Being lighter, it will look gorgeous against a bit more saturated background.

You also might want to keep the right balance between the darker kitchen-and the rest of the room.

Your rug should look smashing there.

Great home.

There are several threads now on off white/light paint colors. Here is the list I have so far that might work with our flooring. I have Capitol White on the list to check out. Elmira White and Manchester Tan are the darker of these. On my thread someone said that Feather Down is a lighter version of Manchester Tan.

White
Down
Feather Down
Maritime White
Ballet White
China white
White Dove
Elmira White
Manchester Tan

I wanted to say a big " thanks" for everyone who took the time to make these great suggestions. Right now bm muslin is the leading contender.

Paint hates me! I just wanted to say welcome to Texas (: I like the warm rich brown so I'm no help<g>

Welcome to Texas. I live about 40 mins from Austin. I like BM Elephant Tusk.

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Another vote for Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige. We have it throughout our home and love it. It's more of a greige than a true beige, but that seems to give it a lot of depth and interest. I have come full circle and no longer view a room with neutral walls as boring. I think your new home would be even lovelier lightened up, as you plan.

I have accessible beige throughout most of our home as well. Here is a pic in a south facing room with a ton of light.

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Here's Accessible Beige in relatively low natural light, where it takes on more of a true beige tone. It's a chameleon, and I love that about it.