Bm Bennington gray

Bm Manchester tan

bm grey owl

bm classic gray

sw white duck

sw creamy

sw incredible white

I have wood trim too so I have spent lots of time thinking about this.

Sage greens are also classic with oak woodwork. This is Sherwin Williams Softened Green.

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Personally, I find that skinny chair rail piece of wood, with nothing underneath it but drywall, a little silly. It chops up your wall and takes away from the gorgeous trim around your windows.

I don't see the chair rail through the rest of the common areas. Usually, they were paneled underneath. I think you would be fine removing it.

I would probably keep the chair rail if it's original. Living in a 1910 Craftsman, I'm pretty sensitive to inappropriate changes. And Barbara, I'm pretty sure that isn't drywall, but plaster beneath the chair rail.

Since you're not painting the wood, I would paint the walls a warm gray, maybe BM edgecomb gray or revere pewter.

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Just paint the same color above and below the chair rail.

I'm with you- I really dislike the current colors. I would paint all ceilings a nice crisp white and keep the walls really simple and light- I like your ideas, blue/gray, light gray. With this type of home and all the wood- the paint should be kept really understated to create a new modern twist. Then have fun w furnishings. GL! :)

Warm gray...

Grover just pointed out how much better the warm gray looks w/the wood tones. You can't change the tones of the wood so don't fight them.

I'd do some sage green colors in there instead of gray. at least do a warm green/gray to play off on the tile.

You are so lucky you have the original tile on the fireplace! Do you know how expensive that tile is now?? 12 of those tiles average around $75 or so. do you have a closer pic of the Art Nouveau tiles around the fire box? those are even more costly.

if you can remove the chair rail without damaging the plaster, I would do that. without separate colors or wainscot, it just looks like a dividing line through the wall.

Beth really wants you to paint this house green. Here's a warm green:

ewww,,no didn't think it would look like that. although the warm green isn't too bad. Was trying more for a grayish green.

what about pale oak?

Just do plain white ceilings

was trying to find some interior craftsman colors w/the oak. There are a lot of green rooms! found these

love this shade. there was no info on the color

this green shade sure looks good though!

Warm gray, blue/green/gray, very pale gray/green. Another thing that could really give this a new twist is a touch of wallpaper.