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Best paint color with this fireplace?

4 years ago

I’m having trouble picking out a good paint color that goes with this fireplace. The original wall color was dark purple and we recently tried painting the walls edgecomb Gray by BM thinking the warmth of the color would blend well, but now they look purple again. The room does not get a lot of natural light because it is in the center of the house and the fireplace is so large. Any advice would be great!

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