I am very confused without a picture. I am not sure where you painted Dromedary Camel, and is Biltmore Buff the trim or another room color? I am not familiar with that color and my neighbor still has my color decks:( Why not pick another color on the same color stick as Dromedary Camel for your dining room (seems like you want a lighter color than Dromedary camel). There is a color at the top of that stick called Autumn Blonde (?? unsure with out my sticks) and I think, another color called sundew. Personally, I would paint the dining room an olive green especially if you have a chair rail with decorative molding below. In our previous home, the builder painted all the trim in SW Crystal White. Its a soft white and goes well with everything, even Dromedary Camel. Right now I have super white with Dromedary Camel and it looks fine, but I would have preferred a softer white than the stark white. Going to ivory is adding too much yellow to the trim.

beverly....thank you again for posting the images....i need to learn how to set up a mood board part of the decision process on the sofa and rug is my condo has a fairly traditional look...egg and dart with crown moulding, brick fireplace (painted white) so i grapple with going with a more modern type of rug design vs. something more traditional...the sofa itself has bit more of a modern vibe, so i guess you could say i may be steering toward 'eclectic' ....also i think DH likes the more traditional/transitional feeling as well i have indeed been looking on houzz (searching navy blue sofa) and while i have seem some beautiful rooms, thus far none of them seem to really be anything i could replicate i have a LOT of green and tans in my house and it's really hard to look past existing color schemes ! sheila...it's funny you should mention getting a second navy sofa...i have a family room that is also on the redecorate agenda, and my DH mentioned (since we may be moving in 3 or 4 years, that maybe consider getting the same sofa for downstairs (thinking for example we buy a house with a great room we could use both sofas facing each other) regarding the "right navy"...i went immediately to a very dark navy fabric that had a toned down effect (some of the navy's almost look royal blue to me) which i found to be very pleasing

lovely table. Are you sure you can't tolerate the chairs? Here's why: Once upon a time, we loved a dining table (Paula's table) but had no love the chairs (Mike's chairs) that coordinated with it. We bought the table and searched for chairs..... And searched and searched. The problem was that the table was a tiny bit taller (31.5 ") than the specifed height of 30", which is the standard and we wanted upholstered chairs. Many chairs had spevified seat height, but that did not factor the human body sitting in a chair and the sinking factor. Many chairs had us feeling like children sitting at a chest high table (we are tall folks 6'3 and 6'0). After a YEAR of searching, we found PB's Hayes chair to be perfect, plus the concave back is sooooooooo comfortable. It is the perfect chair. (PB should pay me for this post)

jen90je , I hope you didn't let one harsh comment ruin your Houzz experience. There is a lot of great help available here and in some ways Jan is right, just harsh. You would get a lot more response if you had more pictures and you get the most advice if you say your a bachelor. Sounds to me like you are drowning in a sea of neutral. This is pretty common since we have been leaning neutral for a couple of decades. The problem is that after doing our white on white or gray and white or beige and white and layering all the neutrals we crave color. I try to blend colors throughout the home using more or less of the same few colors in each room. My current color pallet has one white, one neutral and 3 colors (hues). My general rule of thumb is approximately 60% neutral, 30% color and 10% accent color. Blue can range from purple blue to green blue and from silver blue to navy. What will work well with your blue and the other colors in your home will depend on the shade of blue you are using. My mom always told us to look to nature to know what colors work together. Color theory tells us to use a color wheel and geometry to find perfect color combinations. I do both and sometimes find inspiration in a painting or piece of art choosing colors that an artist selected that speak to me. Blue is the color of the sky and water, some flowers and birds. You can use several blues pairing brighter and subdued together or pair it with most any other color. It is really versatile. Think of the colors in your home in a painting or like a wardrobe. What coat works with what pants and shoes and shirts and jewelry. What colors do you wear that make you feel like a 10? What colors bring you joy? Your home should bring you that same confidence and joy as that outfit that makes you feel like a 10. No one can tell you what color combination makes your heart sing. Once you know what colors you like with the blues you have already incorporated into your living room you can add a few touches of another color. A vase, flowers or a coffee table book. You could add an area carpet that is gray and blue and has a touch of another color. Use that color in your kitchen with a few touches of blue. In the bedroom you can use a lighter blue or a darker blue with another color and use that color in the bathroom with a few touches of blue. Pick your pallet and keep layering and adding until you feel like everything flows and is in balance. I am working on a renovation. I picked my palette from the Red/Purple/Green Slate floor in my entry. My home has red siding and brick. I love color, but have a special affinity for wine reds and purples. I also love coral and lime greens, but had to make a choice and lime green and coral don't really fit with everything else. Here is a picture of some of my color choices Hope this has helped.