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Have a brand new open concept attached home-condo. I have morning light from East and south as well as afternoon light in the west. NAturel Red Oak floors, white cabinets, white Siena Quartz as elements. Some furniture staying is Black based and cherry top. What neutral color should I use? Prefer no pink or yellow undertones.

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HALLETT & Co.
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If you are looking for advice post photos of your space and the existing furniture here in the comments.
lsabell1
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last month
Keep in Mind that the first picture is the condo, the others are facsimile.
Kitchen only has light from sunroom which gets sun in the south and east and north, open to 3 lighting sides, opening into kitchen, no windows except Dining area has a double hung with light coming in also south. Any other light from open concept LR is facing West.
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lsabell1
Original Author
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I’m closer looking to the facsimile as far as my unit design. Real pics are of another unit but displays some of the windows.
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HALLETT & Co.
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'what neutral color should I use" Wall color? Upholstery? Accents? What do you like? What other fixed elements are there?
lsabell1
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I need a wall color for whole house. Fixed elements are black shaker counter chairs, white Siena Quartz over a stained grey center island. Cabinets on wall are white shaker. Natural red oak Bruce floors. These are elements in kitchen, the sunroom which gets lots of south, north and west exposure has very little painted wall but I have purchased a sofa, and two chairs. DR table is Natural Cherry, black chairs, opening into LR which has same flooring with Sofa being a navy, cranberry and green check upholstery , furniture is black based with cherry tops. I have enclosed fixed elements from a previous home. Same furniture to be used. I really need help with a whole house color that won’t go pink on walls but has a good contrast to
The rest of the elements.
lsabell1
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Fabric samples are in my sunroom, very little wall to be painted, but there is wall.

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