Gray has an undertone of green, purple or blue... best to match those with the surrounding colors. Maria Killam (of Colour me Happy blog) has a few rules for selecting gray shades. She is working out of Canada, but translation for the paint names should be available. Her posts on gray undertones including color samples are also very informative. -VW Working with Grays: 5 Rules of Thumb By Maria Killam 1. Decide whether you want your gray to have a green, purple or blue undertone, it will make it much easier to choose. 2. Consider your fixed elements when choosing a gray undertone. 3. Work with the light in the room. 4. If the house is empty at the start of a project, do not fill the walls with 10 samples of gray paint colours. 5. Choose your fabrics first. If you look closely at this kitchen (above) the stone countertop and flooring and subway tile have a green undertone while the interior panels of the doors have been painted a blue-gray. It's subtle and doesn't look necessarily wrong (to the untrained eye) but can you see it now that I'm describing the difference? Most people can. Here is a link that might be useful: Image Source: What Everyone should know about Gray

This is the before. We covered the fireplace brick with sheetrock, replaced the log burning insert with a gas insert ( in our area we are not allowed to burn wood on Spare the Air Days, so whenever you want a fire it's pretty much against the law). We removed the wet bar that was just in the way and changed out the awful carpet that attracted mud from the backyard (from the beagle) with a wood floor that matches the rest of th house. We removed the wood paneling and changed the patio door too. Oh and there were no overhead lights before, the recessed lighting is new. And by we I mean the contractor's crew. I just get to do the painting. We don't like the ceiling beams but removing them would also mean removing the popcorn, asbestos probably, ceiling. The contractor was game but as we have a friend who was dying of cancer from work related asbestos exposure we were not interested in stirring it up and risking someone's life.

That is a good point. I didn't mention décor details, because the house will be sold this year, and I am trying to go for a neutral look that would appeal to many buyers. Of course I want to like it too, while still living here. I love gray, which happens to be a popular choice, so I am happy playing with shades of gray. But I would welcome any suggestions for other colors that harmonize with gray on adjacent walls. Here are some pieces of furniture that I have: Dining room table - Flatiron from RH (still looking for chairs, I want mismatched chairs to go with it, some weathered wood, some painted): Breakfast nook: white pedestal tableChairs are like these, but bluish/green - no longer sold at PB, so can't find photo: Red cabinet in living room: Family room: Finish on the console is espresso elm: RH English roll arm sofa, color is charcoal: Sold the old coffee table, haven't chosen a new one yet. There is also white built-in shelving in the family room, and a red-white-gray brick fireplace, similar this one: The floors are your standard 90s yellow finish oak, I plan to refinish them to weathered oak or a driftwood-like finish (so that all orange/yellow is gone). Carpet is this (color is "Platinum Mist" - gray): I hope this helps. Thank you again for your time and advice.

@elcieg I think PUre White is too white for my liking for walls. I love color and depth but have low light rooms. I've used a similar warm white w pure white trim in another house and liked it for just a bit of warmth but it was colors I knew. I've never used Edgecomb. But now I'm in a panic and just looked at the BM website and some sample photo of a fireplace looks butter yellow when I clicked EG!!!! I've never seen it resemble anything like that BM sample photo online or on my paint sample. Guess I'll see when I open the door - painters putting on edgecomb now. @celerygirl Thanks! Dove Wing looks like something I'm looking for. That gray!!! That gives me an idea. I have Taj Mahal in the kitchen and not wanting the all golden beige look. I saw a beautiful kitchen that blended a blue/gray tile w their TM and it looked so good - different than what I see always done w Taj.