Valspar has a color called "Silver City." It is a nice gray with just a smidge of blue to it. It you have a nice texture and use semi-gloss, it's shimmery. Looks great in my little boy's room, which has zero texture. And I had extra, so I painted my bathroom with it too! (That;s where I found the shimmer!) Looks great with all colors, especially browns and primary colors. I can look at my chip books and see what I can come up with if you're still looking.

I would definitely go more blue than I would gray. I think it would be beautiful with the black furniture. I can picture a room that someone on here did, but I can't remember if they used blue or green on the walls. I remember they had black furniture and they had a four poster bed. Does anyone know who I'm talking about. I think the style was a little on the contemporary side, but I'm not positive. Laurie

First of all, do you want to keep the wood tone on the walls OR go with a light color such as light blue or even white? Nothing brightens up a room and brings in the outdoors as these two colors do. If you go with white paint on the walls, I would suggest you paint the ceiling a neutral light blue to bring in the color of the lake and the sky. Then, you might add a bedspread in a royal blue and white window pane plaid with large white squares inside the royal blue grids and complete the look with sheets and pillow cases in the light blue of the ceiling and royal blue or navy blankets. Red or yellow in small accessories would make a refreshing accent for the room. A textured area rug in dark brown or dark gray might make a nice backdrop for the blue and white linens.

'My husband will never move the tv (he laughed)' - This is generally the response when hubby does not want to go through the trouble of moving something. Don't have him move it - hire someone to do it for you. Once it is done he will be just as reluctant to move it back. If he insists on having it moved back show him the numerous articles that explain that the viewing height above the fireplace is too high and the heat and soot from the fireplace will reduce the longevity of the TV. The other option is to buy him a new, larger, curved front TV and have that mounted to the wall next to the TV as a suprise gift.