Accent wall by the fire place will do what you want with out breaking the bank ,try burnt orange or soft blue depending of what type of transition you want to create!!!

I actually think the color is beautiful. I wouldn't change wall color, but would add color to the room with simple things like a pale throw blanket on the sofa, a tall leafy green plant, and some more art on the walls.

Maybe try those steps before repainting? I really think it is a great color, and you will appreciate the continuity from kitchen to great room as time goes on...rather than chopping it up with another paint color.

I also wonder if repositioning your sectional, chair and TV might help with your "blah". Nice pieces, but chair seems a bit awkward there, to me...

@ Luxus Interiors I am the queen of sample pots & poster board!
@ One World Construction, do you mean to the left of the fireplace or the actual fireplace wall?
@ mrsstem It is a great color. I was so thrilled to get rid of the red that the previous owner had painted the kitchen! Grays & Reds are just not me. I have downed sized, & the sectional is too big

May I recommend re-homing the big lovely sectional, and perhaps replace it with a paler sofa and loveseat in a smaller scale? Or a sofa and pair of occasional chairs? Then you could position your lovely chair and TV more comfortably?

Here is the art work that will get hung when I get a helping hand.
I might be able to adjust the sectional once the hardwoods are extended. Would love to get different furniture for this room, but it's not in the budget.

Mrsstem, we are on the same page, at the same time. This is what I have to make do. The matching chair is dumped into my bedroom.

Plants! More plants! Your picture has that conservatory thing going. That window to the right in your photo pours in light...keep that wall color...get a tall lovely tree, and perhaps some orchids for more color...they bloom for ages, and most basically just like the same living/light conditions we do...

How about flip-flopping the room a bit? Sectional turns so one side runs parallel to the blank wall, the other leg in front of the fireplace. Lovely chair goes nearish the window with a table.
Have you a console or small sofa table for behind the sofa, to hold a gob-smacking orchid arrangement?

Great tips from everyone. I agree with changing the room layout and adding large-scale "pops" of color with art and accessories. I might consider re-framing the art you are planning to hang in a larger, heavy wooden frame with an accent-color mat. The larger frame size will bring the picture more into scale with the mass of your sofa and stuffed chair. Also add "sparkle" with metallic finishes. Believe it or not, bright brass is making a huge comeback in design! It will look perfect with your traditional color scheme as the accent.

Gave everything a quick shove. The 1st pic is from my eating area & the 2nd from my entry.
The window wall is 4' longer than the blank wall
Sectional is 11', blank wall is 11'10"
Window wall 16'6", width is 16'3". The chaise part of the sectional & the wood floor jog are really doing me in!

Plants are a good idea. They really like it here!

Paint the fp wall SW Bateau Brown, Cordovan or Deep Maroon - all have plum undertones. Then use some accent colors from sofa pillow around the room in a few accessories. I would also reorient the sectional to face the windows once you get the floors done so the tv isn’t getting glare.

I have considered moving TV to other side of fireplace. The windows face east, so glare is not usually an issue. BUT, it would be the 1st thing you see after entering the front door. It doesn't seem welcoming. Does it?
Since I had the sectional pulled apart, what are your opinions on this arrangement? Using existing pieces as place holder for new items.
@ Adalisa, I have never painted a feature wall, those colors would work, or maybe a rust?

Ouch. The proximity of TV to sofa presents a problem, doesn't it?

How does the sectional look if you take the chaise segment off and treat it as an individual element somewhere?

I forget the pics.

Oh, better! Yes!

Unfortunately, the sectional has connectors and the "sofa" arms don't match :(

I am sorry, my bad..I didn't see the picture where you had already broken it up, before I posted that...(at cross-purposes again, we were!)

It looks much better...not so crowded, don't you think?

I do like it better, wish I was in a position to buy new! New windows & new floors will be breaking the bank!