I like the last two colors also. Do they look good with your beautiful new rug?

Close up of the rug.

Rug .... thank you everyone for helping me

Different areas of the room...

Love the rug & color samples will go well. :)

Whew - just found this thread and read the whole thing. What a wonderful journey you have been on! I just wanted to comment that I have seen Comfort Gray in many different rooms and lighting situations and it’s one of those colors that’s always gorgeous. I chose it for my master bedroom and love it. I think it would be great in your room, and you could use the darker teal behind your shelves and in some accessories.

As a new person to this thread, reading your thoughts and ideas as they have moved over the span of time, my impression is that you have a love for many things - color, neutrals, a variety of art, etc. I am the same, and it’s a blessing and a curse :). It can take me forever to decide on things, and the outcome can be either an amazing, or in some cases I’ve ended up with a mish mash hahaha. So in the past few years I’ve discovered a technique that really focuses me. I choose three words that describe how I want the room to feel (not look) when I’m done. Calming? Invigorating? Elegant? Beachy? Traditional? Simple? Then when I’m pulled in a lot of directions and struggle to choose something when I love so many things, those words settle and focus me, and are a tremendous help in decision making.

If you try this, don’t rush the process of choosing your words. One good way to come up with them is to look at pictures of rooms you love and want to look at over and over. Also look at the rooms in your house that you feel the best in. You will probably that there are some common words that describe all these rooms - those are probably your words. Then use them - what paint and art and accessories will create a room that feels like your words? This really works - I even had my daughter do this when we shopped for a wedding dress, and it really worked!

I’ll be watching your progress - I can’t wait
to see how it all comes together! And oh by the way - LOVE those shades!!

lwfromny, how thoughtful of you to share your advice. It has been a process for sure, which has been mostly joyful. I am priming the shelves this weekend . I'll share photos soon.

The colors work great together.

First coat on. Very beautiful color!

Wow love the color! And love your rug!

So pretty. I agree with Toats, haven’t seen a long shot of the rug but looks beautiful.

Another view

That is beautiful rug, I love the colors.

Following

Teal Stencil

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LoveLoveLove it!

Sample of Comfort Grey. One coat.

Comfort Grey. Sample next to the Teal Stencil

That really looks great! <3

I find the orange off-putting. Particularly with those drapes, it somehow looks like an ikea kids’ room. The room needs some pattern, something less colour-blocked primary/pastel toned.

jpp221. thanks for joining. The orange color is going away. Take a look at my recent posts.

How do you like it with your couch?

Molly, it seems light but I will put a second coat before final judgement.

Really looks good with shade.

I agree looks great with the shade and also the teal in the bookcases. Will hopefully look great with your sofa

Very nice!

Very nice! Goes so well with everything.

Joy...loving the new paint colors:) Can you tell me more about your new rug...is it the Bosphorus Medieval Tracery from rugsusa? Is the background gray or ivory?

Sorry for chiming in without having read all the posts (but I dare say, I think one can be forgiven—there’s a whole lotta posts there!). The new grey colour is a great choice. If you can (and if it’s not too late), I’d try to matte down the finish as much as possible. With those textured walls, any sheen can be a challenge (and look not terribly authentic, as the texture is meant to look very stucco-ish, which is a flat finish). With that said, any glare in the photos you did post may only be because the paint was fresh.

Again, I’ve not read all the posts, so forgive me, but if the white drapes are staying, I’d consider trimming them in something, to give them a band of colour and pattern. It will luxe them up immediately.

Did the sofa get turned 90 degrees, against the wall, as others suggested? I’d be curious to see how that would work, as I’d imagine it would open the room up beautifully and orient the seating toward a nice view out a bigger window.

By the way, that radio (I think that’s what it is) by the entry is exquisite (and I don’t particularly like antiques, so that’s saying a lot).

Regarding the paint. I will get the highest quality base with matte finish. The samples only come in cheap satin. Good call!

Layout of room

more samples of Comfort Grey

I too am interested in where you bought the rug. I scrolled and read up further but didn’t see info. It’s beautiful and it might work in my study, if it comes in an 8 ft round.

Rug info. Available on Amazon, but I ordered from a rug store... name escapes me.

jpp221, thank you for your advice. No apology necessary, just happy you have joined in. The curtains are custom made. The material is quite nice with a subtle texture. I may consider adding a bit of color or pattern as you suggested. Suggestions welcome. We like our older radios! Most are heirlooms we've restored.

Joy Peace, I love you room! Interested in the same color scheme as well! Could you tell me where you found the coral and teal photos?

I prefer the sofa against the wall: then we can see your pretty colors working together. I do think the rug is a bit small in either arrangement. The big round piece on the wall is too large.

novice0, wall art from Williams Sonoma

Felizlady,. I replaced the rug for larger one. The round wall art is no longer on the small wall.

I think the rug is a good size. Looking at the below, could you turn it horizontally? Maybe with just the front feet of the furniture on it. It does look like it may fit better that way. Seems everyone loves your room. Me included! :)

The hall art is much too small. How does that isolated chair fit into the scheme of things? Wider, fuller drapes would better balance the seating pieces.

Challenge with drapes....the angles of the corner and ceiling are not symmetrical. Not certain getting wider/ fuller curtains is an option? The shades are new and at one time I considered no curtains.

Grover, as always, you are spot on! Left is your rendering from long ago. Right is the color today.

I don’t think you need to go fuller on your draperies. They are framing the window well enough and any fuller, they’d be covering too much. Your shades serve the purpose for privacy and light control and the panels serve the purpose of framing the windows.

It's a VERY nice room! Love those sky lights and wood flooring. Wow!

Is the whole room blue now?

Getting ready to prime over orange walls...

BM having a 40% off sale next week

oops....sale at SW, not BM.