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Hi-

I don't know how large your family is.

If that was my family room, I would add shelving units on top of the storage units that are on either side of the fireplace.

You need places for books and games and coasters and maybe video games or whatever young kids play with these days.

I would paint that wall the same as the rest of the room.

If you want you can paint the interior of the bookcase, but before you do, do a "dress rehearsal" with colored paper or painted foam board to see how you like it.

Can you replace the ceiling light fixture for something more attractive?

Is there any way you can lower the TV? That is surely a neck ache waiting to happen.

Are there no end tables or cocktail tables in the room?

The room would be improved by curtains.

I think your photos are hung too high.

There shouldn't be that much space between the top of the sofa and the bottom of the pictures.

If you want to keep the family photos in that room, then I suggest hanging them as a square, two on top of two, so two are lower down, and find something else to put to their right.

Or you may want to move those photos to a hallway near the bedrooms that will be the family gallery or a the stairway upstairs.

thank you for your insight! we will be moving the pictures down or to a different wall. We plan to get a new light fixture or ceiling fan as well. you'd think the TV is really high but it actually isn't, it works out well being in that spot as you can watch TV while in the kitchen as well. we have no end tables or coffee table yet.. may do 1 end table between two large couches. we have a 2 year old daughter, all her toys are hidden in those cabinets and other toys are upstairs in her playroom. we are debating between shelves on each side of fireplace or art work. it's hard to decorate when you don't like the color of the walls which is why I'm asking for paint advice 😀 we plan on doing curtains as well..i wish we could do it all at once but little by little will have to do. thank you for your input!

Are you looking to change the wall color throughout? Or are you just unhappy with the navy fireplace wall? If its just the fireplace wall color, I would echo loobab and suggest painting the fireplace wall the same as the rest of the room. Then artwork flanking the fireplace to bring in color, or shelving for storage.

Hi Laura! I'm wanting to change the color of the accent wall and the other walls too! I am open to anything though and keeping the walls all the same color could work too! thank you for your advice

Hi Maureen! the couch is centered, I took the picture at a weird angle lol. We just bought those white cabinets and I'd like to keep them that color because it makes the color of our kitchen cabinets which is why I'm thinking a nice dark color would look neat on the accent wall with complimentary light airy color on the other walls. paint colors stress me out lol I feel like I choose a color that ends up looking different once we paint and im planning on painting the whole house so it needs to be something that works well

Here’s the look with your cabinets and backs of shelving the same as rest of room. It’s interesting even without a bold color.

If you decide to paint a dark color, I think it will look patchy with all of the components - dark fireplace, dark wall, white cabinets and then another color in rest of room. if anything, go lighter. I can’t find any examples of what you are thinking in a dark or medium shade with white cabinets. If you like the look of the dark color now..then go for it and use a color that compliments the stone so there is more harmony

I like this picture, it looks nice and will be a good guide for me! thank you!