@BeverlyFLADeziner I actually do have a Samplize sample of Shoji White and that’s why I’m hesitating, because it doesn’t quite seem right to me above that pine.

I actually think a deep khaki grey like your sofa could be interesting to sample. Create a whole different moody feel for the basement. I don’t like having 2 close whites visually close to one another - it will just look off and I agree the creamy will look blah w the paneling. Have good lighting down there and embrace the dark side there is my vote. Especially if you keep the light carpet. It shouldn’t feel dreary if you get the right rich tone.

Are you happy with white in the basement. White generally requires light to look good and I don't know if you would have enough light in a basement to make white sing.

I might try something more in the gray green sage family vs white.

If you like to Shoji White consider painting every thing that color. Then there is no worry with the trim and paneling it's all the same color, your only concern is how it works with your carpet. Your chimney and wood stove become a focal point. The wall being the same color may make the room feel taller.

@Jennifer Hogan I’d prefer a light neutral wall color to show less fingerprints as this space is primarily used as a play area for my kids. I wanted to use SW Krypton or maybe a lighter blue gray at least for the part above the paneling. The paneling has some blue gray in it so it seemed like that would work. But my husband only wants white walls so now I’m looking at whites.

Oh here we go again with your husband's ridiculous restrictions. You have what, 6 kids? Is he going to scrub all the white walls?

I'd do a white that leans to soft sage/khaki. It will be hard to get other whites/creams to go with the paneling, wallpaper, and carpet. Do you really have to worry about fingerprints on the walls at that level?

Is your husband an expert in color or interior design or an artist? Does he really believe he knows better than all the experts and designers? There are a dozen blog sites written by people who spend their lives learning about paint color and they all say the same thing about white in a room without really good lighting.

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"This is a great question and the answer is, if you don’t have enough light streaming in your house for most parts of the day, then white is not the best idea. What will happen instead is your walls will look gray and dingy because the shadows all on their own will simply cause your white walls to appear gray." Maria Killam

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"Why Can’t I Paint a Dark Room Bright White?

The most counter-intuitive tip is that you need lots of light for white paint to look good. If you have a dark room, white gets shaded in the corners and turns into a dingy gray." Color Concierge

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"Design Mistake #3: Painting a Small, Dark Room White" - Emily Henderson

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I have been painting for over 50 years and studying interior paint colors for the past 20 years. I say do not paint the room white with great confidence. I understand how white works and when it works well.

I often share the following information when someone wants white and it is a bad idea. . .

HOW WHITE WORKS

White needs light to look good

@Jennifer Hogan he could really care less what experts and designers say. Is there a light neutral paint color that might be good here, maybe a tan or greige? Maybe SW Neutral Ground? Would SW Aesthetic White be too light? I do not want anything sage-y. I‘m mostly done decorating this room and soft navy and turquoise are my accent colors so sage green walls will not work. I need a neutral for the walls.

I think you got so many suggestions to use a sage color because your sofa is appears to be a green gray.

No one saw navy or turquoise anywhere in the room except in the painting.

Your carpet appears to be a taupe gray so it appears to have some pink tones.

You mixed pink undertones, green undertones and yellow wood, you are adding Navy and turquoise. You can't go too light because you don't have enough light and it has to look good next to the white walls above and if your paint is too close in lightness it will simply look like you tried to match and failed.

I would say Aesthetic White is both too light and too gray and that Neutral Ground is the best light neutral based on the colors that I am seeing via the internet. You will want to test a large sample (l like to paint my samples on 140 lb water color paper or an old piece of drywall. Poster board warps too much for me. For light neutrals I like a sample at least 18x24. This can be done with 4 9x12 sheets if you don't have a need for 30 18x24 sheets of water color paper.

You can get watercolor paper at Micheals or hobby lobby or off the internet.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NQ49PLM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Please test and let us know if it works for you.

Again, it is hard for any of us to provide help with absolute certainty as we are working with colors via the internet and they may not accurately represent what you are seeing in the room.

@Jennifer Hogan I guess I wasn’t clear in my OP but the white walls above the paneling are what I am painting.

The sofa is sort of a mossy brown. Brown, but reads slightly greenish at times. Definitely not gray.

I’ll try out Canvas Tan.