ps. I can't take out blinds and looking for entertainment center!

Do you have some art already? If so, put that in the room to pull colors from it. I'm glad to see someone wants color instead of beige or greige.

If we could see your artwork, we'd advise on color based on that. Can you prop it up and take pix? Just comment here and use the attach images button below the comment box.

If you are looking at orange/reds, try terra cotta on the walls and add an area rug in the seating area to carry the color through, define the space and separate it from the dining area. I'd prefer a chandelier or two hanging over the table.

The inspiration to the room is the first painting and another I will attach. I need to frame the Bolivian paintings but only want two of the four. The black and white one is more for photography inspiration (bw photographs).

more beautiful ART. the last is the other "inspiration" and i have put one of my own photographs of a sunset (philadelphia).

Wonderful art. Get all four framed (the four with hats) with the same simple black frame. Put them horizontally across the back wall. Use three if all four won't fit.

Thanks! Dar, I have this tablecloth which I use with brown round placemats but it may clash with orange wall. I have so much wood and cream Im trying to figure out wall colors and then accents (but want to tie it from the start). I did think grey wall but find my furniture more traditional and like the eclectic feel more :) hence my art! What I don't want it to look like is a carnival or splatter with no purpose. My honey is more traditional and don't want to go overboard! That is why I've put it off but want some help!

Put the tablecloth on and prop up the pictures along the wall and take a new photo. See if it works with the current wall color.

When designing a room I usually pull 2-4 colors and continue to work with them. These colors can be expressed through the beautiful art pieces, wall paint, accessories, carpeting etc. I think Chazz Spina has a wonderful suggestion to choose a strong color to accent the dining room wall. I also like the pendants over the dining table. Here is the color palette I would use.

an example of how it could look together

APK Designs LLC, thanks! I often hear blue is such a cold color, will the orange be fighting that? What other option besides a blue to keep it hip? Also, is it important to have it carry through to the kitchen (which is closed off)? The walls are all tile, so I'm going to be painting the ceiling at the same time as the other spaces. Thx! I'm so tired of all this wood!!! haha

I like beige and red for this room.

The blue was an inspiration from some of your beautiful artwork. It doesn't have to be the dominating color though. You can paint the dining room wall orange, the rest beige and have blue pillows and other accents in your living room. It will also come in through the artwork, which will tie it all in nicely. If you are not into the blue, you can substitute it with a soft sage or olive green. Does that work better?

Here are some examples of this scheme for inspiration. For the kitchen (if you like the color scheme) in the adjacent room, you can carry it through by placing a colorful fruit bowl on the counter, a matt of similar color on the floor in front of the sink, or even displaying similar-color pottery on top of your cabinets. Just remember, less is usually more!

APK's blue and orange is smashing. Blue and orange is usually smashing anyway, but hers is especially so. It would look great with your art.

What wonderful suggestions APK and Houzzers, thanks! After walking through my living area, I am really loving that blue and orange. I'm thinking I will paint hallway to that beautiful royal blue, but idk if only that wall (which is grey/light blue) or the whole entryway, or is that too much? Btw, I am going with the advice and only painting the dining wall orange.
I am so inspired :) So much so, Im painting some of the office yellow, which is the only door in the entryway hallway.
Just waiting on the go for one wall or the whole entryway of the hallway. THANKS!!!

Here is the office! Will the yellow be a more mustard one? Still picking shade and what walls- Im thinking the one behind the office chair and to the right. DOes that look ok? Another inspiration, apartment complex i loved and lived in :) No wonder I miss color!

jmbj17 I am glad you are getting inspired. That's wonderful!. However, you need to be very careful where you use each color. If you play too much with the orange and the blue, you are running the risk of creating a space that looks like a children's playroom. You need to choose one color (either orange or blue) to be the Dominating one. This color can be used to create a focal point in the space. I would go with the following scenario: Orange accent wall on the dining room side. Beige for the rest of this area. Blue accents on the walls (i.e. your artwork). Orange and blue throw pillows on the brown sofa/armchairs. The reason I am making the orange dominate and not the blue, is because you have darker brown furniture. Imagine the dark brown dining set with a Mediterranean Blue wall. They are both too dark and similar in saturation. However, if the wall is orange and has artwork on it that contains the blue touches in the rest of the room, it is more interesting to the eye, since the dark brown works better with the orange. If you like advice on the rest of the areas, please sketch a floor plan view of them and I will try to help as to what color can go where.

Thank you APK! It's actually the entryway I was thinking of painting royal blue, right now one wall is blue/grey but I'd appreciate input if it would be too much to paint it all royal blue? I was thinking with exception of the wall to the right of the door and on top of the door, which could remain cream. I still need to put entrance lighting and will have a table custom made, which I will have to decide what color. I think we have too much wood, so I was thinking having it painted white. This may look nice with royal blue, or too much contrast? I appreciate all your help! I recognize it is looking too traditional and want to modernize it :)

The only wall that will be orange is behind the dining area.

The office next to the royal blue entryway (if we go that route) I was thinking yellow (on two of the walls). I think for now, that would be all the color. What do you think? I'm happy that the GO is almost there! Here is a floor plan!

The orange wall in the dining area would really work to jazz up the room but I'm concerned that the royal blue entry would be too dark as it doesn't appear to have natural light there. I can imagine how inviting your office would be if you enter a dark blue hall and see the bright yellow in your office. One thing to consider before you paint the dark blue is that your woodwork in the hall is dark brown so check to see if it goes with the blue and doesn't make the room too dark. However, with some sparkly lights or bright colors you could pull it off.
Bring some of that orange into the hall.

Dar Eckert, thanks! it being too dark is my worry too, but I'm thinking with some good lighting it should be ok. I think after orange wall has been painted I will do one wall in entrance and see how it goes with the dark brown and to determine how it's all trying together (of course I will love input from Houzzers). With that powder room pic I'm wishing I could paint the door too haha I will keep posting progress! Thx again.

Living just this side of the Mexican border, I see this kind of color explosion all the time and I love it. Bright walls with old wood that has a patina is just scrumptious. Notice that most of the blues are rich in hue, but not too deep in value or intensity, so they don't appear too dark.

I think your plan to paint one wall at a time is a good one. Then you can sit in the freshly painted space and decide what color comes next. Have fun!

A new light in the foyer wouldn't hurt either:

Thx Groveraxle, it really helps to see how it may look :)

Hello jmbj17, here is a suggestion of how you could arrange the colors in this space. I hope this helps you get started on this exciting project. Best of luck!

The ottoman by sofa. Use that as your color paint entire area one color. Put a long buffet on Long wall in dining area. over it a very big mirror 5 ft long. Hang all art on walls very low 6-7" above furn top. and keep them big. Get new window covers. a Greek key design print, in a pale coral. Like ottoman. Go to floor. The verticals are old and cold looking. Area rug in front of sofa, 8x10, in the rust, coral, orange colors print. Go modern design. Hang a chandelier over dining table drop down to 36" above table. Go a drum style in a black shade 24-30" add brighter pillows on sofa. Keep everything in the same color tone.

Instead of brown coffee table get a black metal round one 24"

Remove table cloth from table. Dated. Let wood show. Get a tall long media for TV. Go dark wood with door and storage. Is that a TV on chrome stand? It's way to small you need 5-6 feet long I would go high chest type. Get a flat screen TV. Big 50" small TVs look dated.

You have bold and nice art. Use some in entry and instead of mirror as I said before. Use 2 of your bold art pieces over buffet.

Do you have another post, where you ask about royal blue for entry? Looks like it. As I said in other post. Better to stay in one color and use your art as bold color. If going a coral as I suggested on this post. Paint entry same.