Hi Nancy, Thank you for your question about paint color. In this project the warm gray was chosen to co-ordinate with the chinking of the logs. Also, not in this photo, the kitchen is open to the living room whose focal point is an eighteen foot wall with a stone fireplace. the stones have this same range of colors. The warm gray paint color is used on all the walls that are not log or stone and continues up the stairwell wall and into the loft bedroom over the kitchen. Hope this helps.