Hi Marty, love painting old dated paneling. The problem your likely having is that the samples you have up look very jarring against the dark paneling.

Take a look at Sherwin Williams Wool Skein ..... It's a nice creamy warm color. It will look great against the brick details if you're leaving the brick as is..... If not, I would do a white wash to the brick letting some of the brick color come through.

Lastly, paint all your trim semi gloss bright white....

Have fun, hope this helps!

Barbara Brown
Barbara Brown Interiors,Inc.
Washington DC

Check out Benjamin Moore...Sohji White....

I would highly recommend priming (with a strong biting wood primer) a nice large section to help give you a clean slate so to say. The large section of white primer will help your eyes adjust to the new plan, and not be influenced by the existing wood tones. Here's a couple of my favourite creams:

White Down (CC-50) by Benjamin Moore

Soft Chamois (OC-13) by Benjamin Moore

Natural Cream (OC-14) by Benjamin Moore

Best of luck on your project!

Sorry my bad..Sohji white is a Sherwin Williams color.

I would have stained instead. Stain comes in many colors other than wood tones.