I like the modern farm house look. think fixer upper show style.

Too stark. And, btw, you're going for a "bright...overall feel" & thinking of grays???

Whitewash your brick. It's super easy. This is a picture of what I did on very red brick in our basement game room..

I didn't think they would look so gray. I did some research on the colors and they looked neutral enough. Some ideas.

We were originally going to white wash the fireplace. I still maybe will.

I wouldn't pick your wall color until you whitewash the fireplace..all paint colors will look completely different once whitewashed...the white painted trim should be painted out with the color you use to whitewash the fireplace. Good Luck and congratulations on your new home!

What do you mean it will be painted out? I'm having anxiety that we will ruin it now that we painted the wood white. but if we white wash it will be fine?

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OK thank you

I like it as is, paint the shelves white. Behr Perfect Taupe might be a nice wall colour

Iv been looking at the behr so many times. I do love that color in pictures. just have to find a store that sells by me

Alyson, I love the brick. If you keep it as is, look at BM's Maritime White for the walls. A nice, light neutral.

Alyson..dark walls with that brick and white shelves will not look good and will not update your space..you are a young family..you need bright clean fun youthful finishes with pops of color...paint it out white and it will transform your space..than colors have no limit...just a thought!

I wanted a neutral color that wouldn't clash with my brick fireplace and barn red milk paint kitchen cabinets. I have a box of sample boards and ended up with California (I think) Plymouth Beige from their Historic collection. This is the third house that I've used this color in - it's easy for me to live with, shows off the black frames on my art, has a red undertone to support the bricks and warm it up a bit. Good luck - this had to be the hardest part of the whole house project. The house I'm in now has Jewett White trim with the Plymouth Beige. (new house is wood trim) I'll try to get a picture tomorrow and add it to this.

Love it as is! :) Draftsman Newcastle

Urban Farmhouse meets Shabby Chic....Light or whitewashed fireplace is a must!

Behr perfect taupe. thoughts? too dark ? I'm really hating every color in this room!

I think that would look nice if your brick was white or white washed. You won't get a true read against the current wall color.

I used a product called brick anew. If you google it you will see a variety of shades and it comes out looking like a natural stone rather than paint.

Queen Anne's Lace is a beautiful color. Soft creamy yellow looks good with white trim. Definitely whitewash brick.

Please don't pick a wall color until you do fireplace:(....it will change the lighting and tone so drastically!

I agree but it appears that you are trying a gray with white moldings so, let me suggest that you take all the pros comments, find out what you want to do with your fireplace first. Rather you white wash it or paint it but the gray tones on the walls have to be balanced with the fireplace. One thing I ask of you is to consider how your furniture will look in the new space. Let me give you an idea of the white fireplace with the gray painted walls. I am a K & B designer and a professional faux artisan so color is imperative to me. Therefore take a peek at this picture, play with the colors. Just click on the link here.

Color Snap Sherwin Williams

Paint the walls to match your lightest brick.
The white does not work. Sand it off if you can.

Things to consider: Type of lightning LED, CFL, etc. Different types of lightning will affect the paint and look of the room. I would leave the brick as is, add Daylight LED lighting, and then choose the paint color. Have you looked at Sherman Williams Accessible Beige ?

Don't know if this will help. The wall is eggshell finish, the trim is semi-gloss for some depth. The walls in this house are wood. The walls in my current house are drywall so even though I have the same color in both it is a little different shade. This color really does change with the light.

we painted today. now to decide on a wall color.

WOW! Great job...amazing transformation!

If you want a gray that won't look blue...try Sherwin Williams Dovetail or SW Dorian Gray they are just beautiful! they are both warm grays rather than cool..that can sometimes look light blue.

SW Dorian gray

How are things going?