To make decorating easier, I pick the paint color last. A good color schem has a warm, cool and neutral color. I suggest you pick your rugs first. Rugs have the most limited choice. The LR or FR rug will be your color anchor. Match the upholstery and window treatments to the rug. Then choose just the right paint color to pull everything together.

Thank you for the advice. The couches we have are a this color. The carpet in the bedrooms can be seen in the photo above – they're a cream/beige color.

We aren't very big on area rugs since we have dogs that shed really bad. In fact, I plan on pulling out the carpet in the bedrooms within a year or two and doing a hardwood floor.

Hi! I would purchase a piece that has gray in it first, and then see how you like it in the room. This way, you aren't wasting time and money on paint that you don't like! Here are a few ideas for you:

http://deciture.com/chevron-photo-frames-set-of-3/

http://deciture.com/chevron-boxes-set-of-3/

http://deciture.com/essentials-mellow-yellow-pillow/

Hope this helps you!

You are wise to pull up the rugs and use leather furniture if you live with furry friends. Cleanliness prevents the misery of allergies.

Gray can be very restful, but gets a bit dull without a warm accent. You can add color and a bit of softness with pillows. For a contemporary look add just one warm color, fuchsia, cranberry or purple. Gray is a lovely background for colors the red family.

Gray walls and gray couches, crisp white trim are a great background for warm accents of color on pillows, window treatments and art work.

I like the idea of the cool-blue gray kitchen but where should I stop the paint? The wall on the right side of the kitchen (sink side) extends all the way to an area that will likely be the family room.

Feel free to extend the darker gray into to living area. If you are going to use a neutral color scheme adding grays of different values will create depth. You might consider using this darker value in the niches on the wall as well.

Personally I would like to see some punches of a warm color to add excitement. These can be added in pillows,artwork or window treatments.

We always choose paint last when designing a space. However, if you ye yeomanry focused in the paint choices right now, we use agreeable gray all the time and it's beautiful,