I would choose a soft tone of the gray in the tile for your walls, and use a white with a barely peachy undertone. I'd paint the ceiling the same color as the trim, to keep the rosiness going. Sophisticated, calm, and coordinated. Martin-Senour "Owlet" or "Cindersmoke" on the walls, with "First Bloom" for trim and ceiling would be pretty. Farrow & Ball "Elephant's Breath" paired with "Dimity." Sherwin-Williams "Worldly Gray" SW7043 or "Amazing Gray" 7044 with "A La Mode" 7116 or "Venetian Lace" 7119. Then if you wanted something strong added, towels in pink and burgundy, or deep gray and apple green? And a little touch of shiny black - perhaps a black marble soap dish and cup, and a slender black frame for whatever you choose for the wall?

Hi - We just painted our entire first floor in Farrow & Ball "old white", which is a taupe-y grey. In some light, it also has a very slight hint of sagey green, but not so much that you'd think it's a green color. It definitely looks more taupe-y than anything else, and we've gotten lots of "oohs and aaahs" over it, even from the subs. We have dark wood floors and white trim and baseboards (which is done in F&B "Pointing" as are our ceilings). In the office and master bedroom, we used F&B "light grey", which is also a wonderful color but definitely darker and may not feel light enough for the main areas in your home, depending on what your natural light is like (and obviously, depending on your taste for dark vs. light). Farrow & Ball has such wonderful big hand-painted swatch cards, and I would highly recommend purchasing them...they're a hefty $50, but definitely worth it and WAY better than the little brochure they'll send you for free, which has tiny little bits of color that give you just enough of a feel to want to see more! If you're interested, I can take photos of these rooms, but we're moving in on Friday (after an 8-month whole house renovation), and we're in the throes of last-minute chaos with electricians hanging fixtures, painters doing touch-ups and punch list stuff. Our contractor put rosin paper down on the floors so they won't get messed up, and so the tone of the red rosin paper may influence what you'll see as the color of the walls. Here's a tip for you - if you go to Google and press the tab for "Images" and type in the name of the paint that you're considering using, you'll probably see photos of rooms from magazines that used that color. It's very helpful. When we were considering using F&B's "Middleton Pink" for my teenage daughter's room, we were worried that it would be too little girl-ish, but when she saw the image of several rooms painted in Middleton Pink, she liked it and so we went with it (unfortunately, later on, after it was on the walls, I made the mistake of mentioning that it wasn't a very sophisticated color. DUH! WRONG thing to say to a teenager). Anyway, Google Images was very helpful! Good luck with your search. I went through the identical struggle on the neutral grey taupe about six months ago so I know how difficult it can be! Susan

Balboa Mist is a lovely color...Swiss Coffee is also a good choice. I have both of them in my house and am pleased. Both rooms get good natural light. But I would also recommend them in rooms that get little natural light.

I have a custom-modified version of Sherwin-Williams's oyster bar throughout my house. The "custom" part is that I asked the paint specialist to "double it", so it's slightly darker and more saturated than the original SW oyster bar color. A color consultant advised me on the color, which I originally thought was a boring beige, but in hindsight was a great choice because it's very neutral. It has slight undertones of gray/green, depending on the light. It looks great with just about any other color accessories, including Persian-type rugs with reddish, blue, and green hues.