Can you post pics please in order to help you better

We are removing the gold Fireplace insert.

What a pretty space! Can you share photos from other angles, so that we can see windows, etc.?

What is the room that has the same accent wall color?

We liked the yellow, so we decided to put that in the dining room and our hallway. I wanted the living room and the adjacent to flow with the dining room. A friend suggested agreeable Gray, because of it being a neutral Gray. After we painted the room my husband thought it was too dreary, so we decided to add color with an accent wall. We carried that same accent wall color over to the adjacent room. I'm still not sure about the colors in the living room. The rug was a gift from another friend and I loved the colors. I love the picture of the blue that you posted !

what kind of feel are you going for farmhouse traditional, transitional etc?

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I think I lean more towards transitional farmhouse. But I am open to ideas.

I would float your chairs with four seats in this room

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Were you planning on having this room as a formal living room

Will you be adding a t.v. to the space? How many do you want to seat? Can you post a layout of the room with measurements showing door, window, and fireplace locations?

Ditto to JudyG's posts. Keep the gift rug and work with it. Paint is easy enough to change. You have a nice home that will be fun to decorate.

I'm not a very formal person. I like a comfortable, relaxed, inviting atmosphere. There will be no TV in this room, we have a another room with a fireplace that we will be using as a family room. This is the living room at the front entrance of the house.

Is the red oriental rug something you'd like to use? The only living room picture in your ideabook shows something lighter, with prints and light woods.

You have a beautiful home. We at first chose a rug similar to yours, but then the room somehow looked too formal and I wanted a little bit of edgy. We returned that rug and chose the one with blue in it and I'm so happy we did. It gives a much more current look even though I lean heavily toward the traditional. It somehow bridges those two leanings. I then found myself also changing the table and the love seat. Funny how one thing often leads to another.

JudyG Designs , I love the chair and the rug. Do you know where i can get them ?

ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9 , that is a beautiful room. I do love your rug choice !

The agreeable gray looks good, The accent wall blue looks good. I don't think the two work together. A warm gray and a cool blue at almost the same value are destined to clash.

If you love the rug, I'd keep it and look for a better paint color.

Assuming you want to stay in this color range, I would go for a deeper value on the accent wall and a gray with the same undertone. Here's your current room:

With a couple of blue oushaks:

One more:

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groveraxle , I really like the last photo.