We need some more info please. I really like your room. Do you like it? What else would you like to do?

Looks like you are considering some other wall colors? To me, this room looks a little schizophrenic, with the bright green walls and everything else more earth toned. You're basically highlighting the green wall color by contrasting it with very dissimilar colors. Which is not a bad thing if you LIKE the wall color. If you like it, I would punch up the art and accent pieces with some more similar bright colors so the wall doesn't stand out as the main feature in the room, since the woodwork, fireplace, cool archway and other thing are so lovely. You need a color scheme. You can go high contrast colors, or similar colors, muted or bright. But you'll have the best results if you pick one and go with it. The reason I say this is if you aren't conscious of the effects of color on the room, you may inadvertently create something you don't much care for but aren't sure why. I speak from experience on that one! (Been there, done that!) The key is, if you like the green, bring in some more of it or some similar colors, either similar to the green, or similarly bright.

What are your interests? The walls need some personality.

Do you like the historic british caribbean style? That could be nice with the green. Dark traditional wood, tropical plants, palms, sepia typography, key west building art, antique chests, pottery.

The room seems a bit spare of furniture. All I see is a sofa, coffee table, and console table. It doesn't seem to be set up for conversation (a couple chairs or a loveseat would do that), or reading (a side table and a table lamp or floor lamp would help with that, and a tall bookshelf), or TV watching (no TV that I can see, not that I encouraging that).

I think wall art or mirrors would be a nice addition, and maybe one tall bookshelf. Once you have more seating, you might want to think about a larger area rug.

Room has good bones but I think a softer green would be better choice and still in line with the naturals you appear to favor. Also, remember you don't have to get all furniture and art, etc THIS INSTANT. Fun is in the hunt plus it cuts down on mistakes from being hasty.

I had green walls in my living room in San Francisco at one time, and I found it somewhat limiting in terms of decorating. It was a fairly small room in a Victorian flat with molding, etc, and I painted the small crown molding a metallic gold, but the green I used was fairly dark - more of a forest green. The furniture had 1940s style fabric that was gray with dark green palm leaves, and we pretty much kept the color scheme green, gold, and gray, although our 1940s drapes had a bit of burgundy in them. All of the art we hung had gold frames, but I did also have a Oaxacan tapestry (rug) that was basically black and white with a bold geometric pattern of an animal figure (a monkey, I think).

I might put a bamboo Roman shade on your window and replace the drapes with something with a pattern. You could use the colors in your throw pillows as a guide, or you can keep the room monochromatic. Black, white, and gray always look good with green, as do the beige and browns that you already have. Earth colors would also look good in your room, although I am not particularly fond of them, although I have used them in my own living room because I have a lot of primitive/tribal art.

Things to consider b4 investing another $:

purpose of room: cozy tv/gathering or admire but don't touch?

traffic pattern:. Must go thru room to access other rooms, yes or no?

Honestly, how much will it be used? No need to invest in chairs immediately if not many visitors. Per HGTV everybody entertains but we know better than that. If your house is a refuge for you, likely not much of people coming and going

children? Pets?

budget: buy what will get you by prettily or invest on items you will have forever, forever meaning 30-50 years, or til you mate has a say so, til pets take over, etc

I really like the green. I think it's a beautiful room, and the flooring and furniture all work IMO.

I agree that with everything else neutral the wall color dominated. I'd bring in color in accessories and art and maybe different curtains. I also think the rug is too small, and should be replaced with something larger and more colorful. That is an amazing fireplace and needs a large and bold piece of art above it Find another place for the clock, it's too small for that spot.. Finally it is a little sparsely furnished, maybe a couple of accent chairs for additional seating, a bookcase or curio cabinet to fill some of the empty wall space?

Curtains would help a LOT!

I would add at least add another chair in the corner across from the sofa so that if people come to visit, they have a place to sit and talk. Next to the chair should be small table with a lamp on it so they have a place to put a glass, or if you sit there, you can read, put your book down, etc.

The room definitely needs some more lamps as they make a room feel cozy and useful at night. Probably get some end tables for either end of the sofa with lamps on them.

Wall art would also be helpful to dress up the room. Try to get art that coordinates with the colors you've already got going on.

I would definitely change the wall color before buying anything more to put in the room. It's not that it's not a nice color, it is. I just think it's too strong for that room and when it's all said and done, you won't be able to relax in it the way you should be able to.

If you look at pictures of the first green you tried, Mistle Toe, it is a grayed down green, but that gray is what tones a color down to make it more liveable. To avoid the problem of the saturated color bleeding into the new color is to have the paint store put 1 oz of black into the white primer, the gray primer will keep the color from bleeding and work as a good base for the new color.

Here's a sample of it in a room and suggested colors that can be used with it. Notice one of the colors is a rusty terricota? I think this is really lovely and the green is so much more liveable.

Pls, first ditch the island rug & coffee table--meaning both being in the middle of your room w/no relation to anything and making coffee table non functional

Rule of thumb, front legs of sofa s/b on rug to create a grouping

Yeah...you have to prime it so that green won't bleed through to the new color. Lighting in the room plays a really big factor on how a color will look too. This may not be the right green for your room but there are lots of greens similar to it that might work better in your lighting. Just keep the picture to use for inspiration

Prime your walls first. And then bring home a few sample swatches to see how they look in the light. Narrow it down to a couple that catch your eye and buy the sample size and paint a square of it on your wall. If you have a Benjamin Store in your area, they usually have a designer on staff who can help you choose your colors. Show her this picture and a picture of the room once it's primed. He or she should be able to make a few suggestions.

If you're not familiar with primer and/or what to do, show the clerk at the paint store a picture of your room and they will show you what you need to get but definitely add the black to the primer so you'll have the best coverage and a good base for the new color.

Once you get some sample squares on the wall, repost your room and we can help you figure it out!. Good luck!

ETA:. I really love all the wood and the fire place, it's a beautiful space with a lot of great potential!

I agree with I Pinkmountain. The green stands out too much alone. Add some decorative items of a similar color either darker or lighter and pillows that pick up that color.

I like that one too, that's a really pretty green and would look lovely with the other colors you're interested in. Got your paint brushes ready?

BM Georgian Green is a nice green and would go well with your woodwork and furniture.

I like the green. It's a bit bright now because you have so little else in the room. ... If you can find two chairs and some art work that has a bit of the green color it will blend into the room.

I'm thinking of fabric with a black background - a strong tropical floral or a stripe with tans, green and black.

I have to say that I prefer your current green over the more sagey, greyed out ones although it's hard to say because it looks different on every single picture.

I'd get some art work, perhaps larger photo prints from travels or black and white or whatever speaks to you.

I'm a true lover of color and that color looks stunning in the pictures, however, seeing it in pictures is completely different from living in it and I say that from experience with my own painting faux pauxs. Before finding this forum, I chose one wrong color after another. For our living room I found a swatch (Warm Muffin by Behr) that looked almost beige on the card. Loved it, bought the paint and gave it to DH to start with while I ran errands. A few hours later, I came home to BRIGHT YELLOW walls. Yellow is one of my favorite colors but much as I tried, I just couldn't live in it. In small doses as an accent wall absolutely, but not on all four. Even in a larger sized room it was over whelming. He refused to paint the entire room over again, so I slowly managed to get 2 walls connected to other rooms repainted several times in several colors, finally settled on Raffia Creme and that has helped to tone it down.

I too first came here because of a color scheme faux paus. What I thought was a pinkish beige turned out to look like the walls were painted with watered-down pepto bismol. I hated the color but I found when I mixed in brown, beige, yellow, terra cotta, red, maroon, peach, all colors near pink on the color wheel, it toned it down. Nosoccermom's pics show how you can use the green wall as an asset, if you love it. I had to stick with pepto bismol because like Lukkiirish, my dad painted the room for me while I was away at work and spent all day doing it and fixing cracks, etc. and there was no way I was going to turn around and paint over it. But if the color doesn't go with your taste in furnishings and art, then by all means paint over it. Maybe look for the other pieces you want in the room and then let that be your deciding factor as to re-painting or not. I am currently working with builders white walls and going through my things and my mom's to pare down, and I kind of like that I can switch stuff in and out for a while and the walls can take it either way. That would be another way to go, pick a completely neutral wall color and work on the accent parts.

Hector, prime all of your walls first. Use gray primer (as the paint guy to add 1 oz of black into the white). Prime everything not just a spot on the wall because the color you have on the wall right now will reflect in the light differently and influence how the new color looks. That original green will bleed through the little patch of primer you did too also affecting the color. Once you get it all primed, then try samples on the wall in the room you're going to use it in.

Hector - using a grey primer for a medium to dark color makes it easier to get good coverage.

thank you for coming back to update- it looks lovely and I am sure you are thrilled.

Loving the new colour. It looks great.

Oh my goodness, that is gorgeous. And yes, thank you for coming back!

What a beautiful update, Hector; you should be very proud of your color choice and workmanship!

Love It!

I love it when folks update. Thanks! It looks fantastic. Great choice! Hope you really enjoy it.

That looks wonderful; the color is great with your wood trim and floors. Looks like it goes perfectly with your decorative pillow, too!

Looks really nice!

Lovely color!

You must be so happy, it looks beautiful. Would love to see it when you are all done decorating too. I could live there now :)

I think that color is perfect in your space! Well done!

Gorgeous!

Very nice green! Good choice, looks great.

Love that green!

That is awesome! Looks very nice!!! It fits the room so nicely. Thanks for following up it's always fun to see the after pics!

Very nice color and works well in that room. Great start on a new room.