Take into consideration how much and what kind of light you receive in that area. Check out Benjamin Moore's line of paint by visiting their stores. They usually provide lots of visual materials to see their colors. Look in magazines and pick out your dream scheme. That's really the only way to do it. I have an open downstairs and have chosen a BM color called Richmond Gold. Everyone who comes in admires the color and says that they never would have thought to use that color. I found it in Traditional Home Magazine. I dare to use color and I dare you to use it too.

What color is the flooring? What are the colors of the case goods and upholstered pieces? How much light do you get in the space, as nanabella asked? How much other lighting will you have in the space?

All those things make a difference- the wall color doesnâÂÂt exist in isolation.

I like to think that the most interesting rooms are a mixture of both warm and cool colors. An example would be pairing an orange color with a blue color. I would find out what exact colors he likes and then find a cooler counterpart. btw, a warm color can be a color with yellow undertones, but they also include orange and pink undertones.