We just sold our house and it sold in one day. We used a light yellow for all the living areas and an olive green for the bedrooms. The olive green was also an extremely light shade. Just keep in mind the size of the room and stay on the lighter shades of what ever color you want, and earth tones are extremely safe. With this being said we just bought another house that sat on the market way to long due to multiple things but if I had to guess the number one issue was the purple walls. It was a lighter shade of purple but it was an off put. I almost guarantee this house would have sold so much faster if it were for just a little cleaning and stay away from purple and pinks. Most people looking for a house are family and lets face facts would your husband want to live in the plum, purple, or pink shades.....

I attended a decorating class recently. The interior decorator said a really great color is BM Pashmia. She used it in her house. It is a beige without warm or cool undertones. Said it changed color as the light hits it and several clients had selected this color.

I am a realtor and often advise sellers on updating with color: Benjamin Moore's natural linen, white dove, revere pewter. Sherwin Williams' kilim biege, shaker beige, nantucket dune. Malabar is another great choice.

Check your finishes and the kind of light your room gets. The undertones of a neutral are important and can affect the way the color actually looks on the walls. You can have pink undertones, yellow, green...

I agree that matte finish is the best look for formal areas; eggshell in others. Least favorite is glossy walls unless you are doing a "lacquered" look - done well can look fabulous.

It depends on what direction the room is facing as well. I really like SW Accessible Beige but if your room is facing North or not a lot of natural light, you might get a bit of a muddy look. The LRV on it is 58. But if you go a with SW Maison Blanche it has the same color combo and the LRV is 66 which will help in a darker room or North facing room to remain true to color and is a truer tan without different tones, red or yellow. I am about to do a living room hallway in this color and I will try to upload an after picture to show you finished project.