Thanks again everyone for all the suggestions! It's been a few weeks since I've been to his house but his couches are fairly dark and if I had to choose if they were more "yellowy" or "brown", I'd choose brown. I've added Basket Beige, Natural Beech, and Sea Spray to my list to check out. I'm hoping to get a mix of samples ranging from the gray side to the more yellow side. I was thinking that by going with more of the taupe/gray tone, his olive/brownish couches would pop out and I'd add some natural woven roman shades to add some warmth to the room. I think the floors he's picking are really really dark....an espresso color.

Hi there- I would recommend a rug in shades of deep hues of blues, reds, and greys. Neutrals or metallics would also pair well with your bold couches and floors. These would work, in my opinion. Loloi Justina Blakeney Kalliope Collection Rug - Charcoal Lilac Loloi Justina Blakeney Kalliope Collection Rug - Spice Blue Jaipur Rize Rug

Using pops of color is a perfectly acceptable answer. I generally do neutrals throughout the main living area, but add more color to bedrooms, bathrooms, laundry, Red is a strong color, so it is often better to add some touches rather than paint a whole room. I would try a few whites/off whites, try to get a white with a creamy undertone. Your wood trim and floors are perfect for a white/off white background. You also want to test some different lighting. I like daylight bulbs (5000 k), but I use a lot of purples in my décor and any yellow in the lighting turns purples to mud. It is a very white light with just the tiniest bit of yellow. It is not blue - you will hear that it is blue, but it isn't. The worlds top color experts set the standard for daylight The lower the K value the more yellow the light 2700 k only works in a few homes (Think historic Colonial or Tudor home with lots of dark woods and rich fall colors). Some people prefer a bit more warmth, some prefer less warmth. People in lower latitudes seem to have a preference for higher K values than those in colder climates. Many designers are designating 4000k as the end all be all perfect lighting, but you have to like the feeling that the lighting color creates. Test a couple of light bulb colors in a pair of bedroom lamps and see what feels good to you. Decide on lighting before picking your paint color as the light will change the appearance of the paint color. I would choose a white, off white or light color - something noticeably lighter than your cabinets. I would choose warmer, creamier tones. Something between the orange yellow of the cabinets and the greener tones in the counter. Here are a bunch that are where I would start. I love Creamy, Cotton White and Icing, but you should text a couple of others and see what they look like in your home. Icing is hands down my favorite white, but it has to work for you, in your home, with your lighting and your colors, not mine. You can get the Devine Icing at Benjamin Moore (company is no longer in existence, but the BM version is dead on.)

Keep the color you have. If you paint it white, and all the furniture is white, it will be a very sterile looking house.