I want to leave the ceiling white.

Yes i was thinking the whole rug thing but rugs will change over time the wall color will not.

Why not paint is almost as temporary as the rug.

its understandable but since im painting the room and the room is well around 20ft tall its not something i can repaint every other month.

here are 2 more pictures of the other side of the room. the closed door leads into my office and the stairs to my bedroom.

As its such a high area to paint - then it might be better off kept white ! Have all the colour interest brought in via the accessories and in the normal height part of the room then ?!

You should do a light grey on the side walls and behind the couch a goldish tan almost like the tan in the rug. A light blue going up the stairs.

Add some red pillows to the sofa and red lampshades with black as the other accent colour - will be quite masculine - but very up to date !

here are some other pictuers of the kitchen and what not

Seeing these view makes me more certain of my previous comment - add some red and black pillows and it will look fab !!

http://palacinainteriors.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/getthelook-May2012.jpg

My advice is to add a warm neutral pale on the walls. The stark white is not doing anything for you - with the gray it is pretty cold. The right "off-white" will help make all the gray and red deliberate but feel immediately "done."
Like http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW7526-maison-blanche/ or http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW7531-canvas-tan/ They are both buff tones but the color in them will make the room feel 100x more pulled together.

Can I ask what the white thing is between the black speakers on the "best buy" wall? If it is an hvac grate, it should be painted out red like the wall color. Also, for that one elevation, the "white" baseboards are popping. Paint them out red also for this particular location so they don't visually "read" off that wall.

Why not "try" different paint colors with computer - don't know how myself. Maybe someone would give instructions?

Hi fbmbirds,
Love the couch, here are a few wall color example that may enhance your space. Hope they help!

I like bottom left color.

i think the peach on the back wall and grey on the side walls would be great.

Spacialists - how do you add the wall colors to the photos?

thanlks for all the great ideas. and the HVAC intake isnt a metal grate. Its accually a custom wooden louvered panel. it looks great in person and i like the white trim around to bottom of the room.

So i talked it over with the wife and decided to paint the wall the TV is hung on and the side walls the below grey.



Then paint the very back wall the below Orange.

then possibly painting my bedroom hallway a blueish color.

I love that idea it will make such a big difference. Make sure to post pics once it is complete, so we can see how it turned out

A cream color the one that is in the little circles in your rug:)