I like the green to the left of the TV.

A lighter color of your samples is what I would pick. I can't quite see all of them on my little tablet. You have a very dark fireplace and wood so lighter color on the walls is my choice.

Left of TV

Further left of TV

Walls take on such a life of their own. I wouldn't be too worried about matching your walls to the brick. Choose your very favorite color and something to inspire you, though I would veer away from gray tones and look at warmer colors. It also look like you might benefit from some lighter tones unless you just like the overall darker look in the room as a whole. Then as a last step, check to make sure it doesn't clash with the fireplace. Brick is often considered to be a neutral, similar to wood flooring and wood accents. The soft furnishings and other decor is where you can really emphasize one color over another. You can also change the brick color if you want with something like Romabio's limewash products.

Thank you all for the feedback! It’s much needed and appreciated as I currently have 15+ paint samples in this room! Another hang up I have is that this room is completely open to my kitchen which has weird ivory cabinets and gray backsplash...

Those kitchen cupboards are such an unfortunate color choice, given the beautiful woodwork in your home. I don't think I have ever recommended it before on this forum, but I would consider painting them. I would continue the same warmer wall colour into the kitchen. The gray does not work well their either.

@partim, I definitely agree. Not sure what the previous owner was thinking choosing this color for the cabinets. I don’t like the color at all, but painting cabinets scares me! What color would you suggest?

I would go with a sage green. It's a classic colour for houses with lots of woodwork e.g. in the Arts and Crafts style. Here are some examples.

With the two rooms open to each other, you really need to consider them together. What are your furniture and rug colours? You may find this site useful. Cream is another option for your living room, rather than the darker colours you tested.

Love the idea of sage green cabinets. Attaching a few more photos. For reference, standing in the kitchen, the living room in straight in front of me. There’s an open doorway on left side of kitchen which is my (blue) dining room. The dining room is open to my foyer, and foyer leads into living room.

Carpet in dining room is going to be replaced with hardwood, but outdated tile in the rest of house has to stay for the time being.

Your woodwork is just gorgeous! Love the blue in the dining room. Keep up the good work.

@partim, thank you SO much!!

The first picture is an interesting one in the Arts and Crafts link I posted. Not so very different from the colours in your kitchen cabinets and floor tile. Maybe you could you blend your wood tones by using a warm pale wall colour rather than contrasting with a cool colour like your current kitchen wall gray. I have a lot of different warm wood in my house and Shaker Beige looks good with them all. Beige with an orange undertone. In the third picture I just copied a colour from the first picture's tile as a virtual "swatch".

@amuzyczka, thank you! I love Par Four!!

@partim, I’m not seeing a link. I had not even considered trying to kind of blend the two wood tones....maybe that’s why none of the cool and dark colors I have sampled have clicked for me. I’m going to try that! So, should I do the same color in the living room and kitchen?

I have a lot of natural woodwork and I've painted almost my entire interior in Par Four. It looks great. Light and fresh, but subtle. (I have a "darling dog", too!) Good luck with your project.

I like Par Four, but it is light. Take a look on the BM website for shade of Par Four. But if Par Four works for you get it in a matte finish.

I did behr's campfire ash. I have a red brick fireplace and those orangey oak floors. Looks light gray but has green undertones.

@jill, I like that color. When I google it, it looks purple! I’m sure it depends on which direction the room faces

Does anyone think I should keep the room white? Or maybe just do an off-white?

Given the open-ness to kitchen I would not paint the living room until the kitchen is solved.

Do you think there’s anything I could do with changing the backsplash to make the current cabinet color make more sense?
I just really don’t trust myself to try to paint these custom cabinets.

My counters are white quarts with gray veins.
What about changing the backsplash to something closer to a cream color to blend with the cabinets instead of making them stand out with the gray tile?

My worry is that changing the back splash may damage the quartz. Anyone here with experience in that?

People have painted their tile backsplashes, although there is difference of opinion on Houzz whether that is a good idea. E.g. Rustoleum Tile-Doc. It says you can tint it to pastel colours. https://birdseye.construction/how-to-change-tile-color-without-replacing/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glmn0trH6Sk

They don't get wear like a tile floor or bathtub would.