jella, you must have your photos protected so they required a sign on. Try going to tinypic.com it will let you upload the picture and get the html code you need. Just copy and paste it into the thread. And when you upload it, it has a menu for what size picture you want, choose message board. If you use the default size, it's very small. :c)

I wanted to post some after photos and thank everyone who took the time to comment. It turns out that the wall was "indented" when we removed the chair rail so my DH has spent several weekends to build it back up with joint compound and texture it to blend in with the walls. It was a painfully tedious process (first trying to do it by hand, then with a sponge, then with spray-on compound that dribbled everywhere, and finally with a trowel lightly loading dabs of compound on). If you look closely you can still tell, but it's not as glaring as it was several iterations ago. Suffice to say, we are thrilled to be done with sanding, priming, texturing, and painting! Now, I need to figure out what wall decor to put up as the removal of the chair rail makes it a much easier space to deal with! Any and all advice would be appreciated. I was thinking of doing a photo gallery near the front entry, but that is a HUGE wall and I don't know that I can put photos high enough where you can still see them but not so low that the wall looks off-balance. Forgive the quality of the photos, taken without a flash on my iPhone.

I really like your colors so far- ( I am very partial to blues and tans). I am not clear what you are looking for. I think I understand you want a neutral to go with the other colors you do have. From looking at the fleur de sol you seem to be looking for a very light neutral. Someone on another thread mentioned Benjamin Moore Natural Cream which I am seriously considering in my house for the hallway . There was a site which would show paint color equivalents between brands, but it is no longer.

That looks like a great floor selection. Maybe Accessible Beige would be a good choice?