I am considering painting the walls of my living and dining rooms Benjamin Moore White Sand. For months now I have been in the very slow process of redecorating, changing the effect from a very 90s French Country feel to a more sophisticated, transitional feel. (At least, that is the goal.) Since I have a limited budget, I have been acquiring and getting rid of furnishings through Craigslist. The cheery yellow walls must go! The rug in the living room, and similar ones in adjoining areas, are below. (Other photo below shows rug in a nearby area.) Furniture is oatmeal, taupe, muted green. Overall the feel is fairly muted, with color in the throw pillows and accessories (rust, mustard). See fairly recent LR photo below. (Blue throw on the arm of the chair doesn't stay there, color doesn't work with the rest of the room.) I am considering BM White Sand because it is neutral and allegedly a warm tone, a "greige" with a beige undertone. But, I put a sample swatch on the wall yesterday and it looks a bit cool to me. I had considered BM Edgecomb Grey, but I think I like the lighter effect of White Sand. My real hesitation is the undertone, because the room in question is overall pretty warm. Has anyone used this color? If so, do you consider it warm, cool? Would you recommend it for this room? Thank you!

I wouldn't choose a dark floor which will be incredibly difficult to keep looking good, since everything will show. You will be forever cleaning it. You might also want to rethink the gray walls in every room unless you absolutely love gray. Your decorator is I think considering what is stylish and trendy rather than what will serve you best. Warmer and lighter colors are much more conducive to an atmosphere of comfort and ease and can look equally beautiful.

Miranda, Thank you for the image with the color change. I appreciate the visual. The Soji white in person is really white. I painted the fascia just to see how it would look and it was too white. I painted over it with the Acia Haze. We also live in a Arizona with horse property so my husband doesn‘t want something too light where the dirt will show up. We are liking the Urban Puddy which is the bottom left in my original picture and the big board in the pictures I added. I put up the board I made of Roadside in the morning and post a picture. The painter will pressure wash tomorrow, tape Tuesday, and start painting Thursday. Based on the comments it seems we should go with the Urban Puddy. Or does anyone have a specific color they’ve used and been happy with that is similar to what we‘re all visualizing?

@Patricia Colwell Do you think the round mosaic would go nicer with a darker blue-gray like Nimbus Gray for vanity or a lighter gray like Silver Satin or a warm gray like Revere Pewter.