I'm confused - what is the first picture with the dark wall? Is this the before, and now it's all in the cream?

Ok so the deep grey wall is what we just painted last night! Someone recommended this color combo to us. The white walls is what it looked like before.

Oh :) I'm not clear as to why you feel this should be an "accent" wall. Particularly if you'll be selling shortly. The depth of the grey is a very stark contrast to the adjacent walls and I wouldn't recommend a contrast colour to hi-light the arch. If you know you will be using the sectional in your new space - I think there would be a much bigger impact to the overall presentation of the room if you invested in a super long, narrow console for the back of the sectional.

We were told that the arch should pop, so painting it was recommended to us.

Yes before we put it on the market we will move the sectional into the other room, swap out sofas. This sectional is a lot more comfortable to watch movies on versus our other sofas.

Our other room has been turned into our daughters play room. There we have two sofas.

So you recommend then to paint it back to the original wall color?

HI -- Well I think the dark color is a mistake and also because you made the fireplace trim standout . What would be better for now and for when your going to sell is to paint the whole house interior to a white - walls and ceilings too. Alabaster sw 7008 by Sherwin Williams or Simply White oc-117 . Then hang the TV on a bracket on the wall to the left or right side of the fireplace . Then because the sectional sofa cuts off the room so much ,maybe try to put the left section on the right side and the other section on the left side so they face each other . Then put some big and round mirror on the fireplace and a painting (same size as TV) on the other side . The trim feature on the fireplace can either be removed or just painted out .

another suggestion might be to remove the middle section from the sofa. It would open up the room. The FP wall should be three to four shades deeper than what it is, maybe a tint of the floor would be nice. This would not make the door 'pop' quite as badly. I am afraid adding painting to the other side of the FP would make too much of a statement. Maybe adding a bookcase with a few books and some other interesting items.

When I take the sectional apart this is what it looks like.

These are the couches we will use before selling possibly. But for now the brown sectional has to stay.

HI -- That is why I said to put the ugly ends of the sections facing towards the fireplace wall .

Will try to face the ugly ends towards the tv wall.

So about wall color? Should we just paint back to original?

I vote yes on going back to the original color like your picture above. The color is warm and neutral. I was going to recommend putting the two sofa facing each other, but I think it would block your sliding glass door. One should work and possible a small chair too. Less is more when you are selling.

So if I go back to original color should I paint wall and fireplace all the same color?

I vote for a white or creamy neutral on all the walls. Do not accent the arch over the fireplace, it is not a selling point.

Hire a professional to stage your house for you when it comes time to sell. Then price the house competitively for your market and it will sell like lightening, it looks like a great place. Dark cluttered houses (or houses priced too high) sit on the market longer and cause stress.

I like the white table. Wait to paint it until you find your new place. If you have money to spend on getting the house ready to sell then spend it on getting the house/property; light, bright, and super clean.

Return original wall color on fireplace wall. Paint the fireplace in the same wall color. If you are comfortable with your furniture layout then leave it until the house goes on the market. Wait on painting the white table.

Ok. Paint in hand. Thank you!

I would keep the table white ;0

Here is the wall now.

That looks great, nice job!

These are the colors I use when staging a home. They are all variations of neutrals.

Benjamin Moore
Vale Mist 1494

Sherwin Williams
Straw Harvest-7698
Toasted Pine Nut-7696
Patience-7555
Buff -7683
Crete-7556
Greek Villa-7551
Dromedary Camel-7694
Cargo Pants-7738

Thank you will look up these colors. At some point we will be painting the trim and doors a white shade.

My mind goes to a light, warm gray throughout. I think it would add instant/understated design cohesion. I try to refrain from listing specific colors, especially in tricky scenarios. But perhaps you could try to pull a shade from your wall hanging.

stone lion hgtv paint it will look great with floor and neutral paint everyone will like , lighter cream around fireplace .

I'm glad you repainted to a lighter color. I hope you are pleased since I know it required extra work.
Buyers are always more delighted with light and airy!
One option for furniture placement might be to move the end chaise to another room - perhaps master if space allows.
Then to cover the exposed hardware, place the ottoman in the same spot - or even better, a small table. This will visually allow "entrance" into the room.
Also, try moving your palm to beneath the tv and any other plant groupings you can round up. This will make that awkward corner seem more purposeful.
I like the silver shade above your round white dining rm table and am thinking a repetition of silver accents into the room would make things feel brighter.