Blue and mahogany can be gorgeous, but I think you need more blue -- a deeper blue. Your paint is very pretty, but the soft contrast looks more like a BR or bath room to me and it pretty much rules out the red for me. Look at something in the nature of the blue in that second photo Annie posted -- maybe even deeper, but not a navy blue. You want more contrast between the white and the blue, but not a sharp contrast or you start getting nautical. Then use the softer gold of the LR wall color as an accent -- your drapes (gold silk or velvet would be yummy) and as one of the colors in a rug. , Look at blues that work with the existing color if you want to keep it in the foyer.-- take a darker version of that color. Looks like you have grey or blue drapes in the LR, and if you like blue enough to paint your walls blue, I bet you have some other touches. Worst case, you might want to add an accessory or two. Gold and silver both work great with blue. Don't be afraid to mix them. It can be very elegant, especially with your crystal. I would do silver or crystal candlesticks. Since fall is coming up, why not keep your eye out for some mini pumpkins for your bowl? Change it seasonally or leave it plain. Crystal is beautiful on it's own. The dark gold tablecloth may look better with a deeper blue, but it is too dark with the light blue and I don't think it shows off the crystal well. Bare wood, a white or cream table cloth or runner might be better choices.

They must have added the acetone lately. it used to be almost straight xylene from an old MSDS sheet I have. Acetone will do a LOT of damage to many other finishes. It is far worse than xylene. Unless the OP wants to figure out what the finish is, they can just keep shooting in the dark and see what damage occurs. Gof Off 2 looks very differet. 3. Composition/Information on Ingredients Hazardous Components (Chemical Name) Ethanol, 2-Butoxy- (Ethylene glycol n-butyl ether, (a glycol ether)) 111-76-2 CAS # 3.0 -7.0 % Concentration 1. 2. Benzenemethanol (Benzyl alcohol) 100-51-6 5.0 -10.0 % Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether (2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol ((a glycol ether)) 3. 112-34-5 1.0 -5.0 % 4. Propylene glycol phenyl ether ((not 313)) 770-35-4 1.0 -5.0 % Here is a link that might be useful: Gof Off 2 (GO2) This post was edited by brickeyee on Tue, Apr 2, 13 at 14:27

White will probably not look good in a room that doesn’t get a lot of natural light. It will look sickly and shadowy without a lot of sunlight. Lightest I would go is SW Creamy. It’s creamy, but not yellow. If you want more of a yellow (which would probably brighten the room a little), BM Linen White may look nice. You may have to actually paint a wall to see how it’s going to look in there. Even then the remaining walls are going to reflect in the white, because white reflects what’s around it.

I would think about making the room more stylish with minor decor changes, but make them bold. I would get a new guest chair, a new desk lamp, put a big piece of art over the file cabinets. Consider layering a bold graphic area rug under the desk. Are the shelves in the book case adjustable or removable? I would take out some of the them so you could add some big art or objects. Right now the room lacks curves and swirts, so I’m thinking a modern-ish curvy swivel chair for the guest chair, a dynamic rug under the desk (even a zebra hide!), an archng or round modern desk lamp. Rather than try to jazz up the interior or back of the bookcases, I would break up the appearance of the shelves with a couple of framed oversized black and white photos hung over a few of the shelves or propped up within them, or absract modern artworks with color. Also consider, if it’s not impractical, arrangng some of your books horizontally, instead of all of the spines vertically upright