What color should we paint our family room walls?

we have a cathedral popcorn white ceiling, a new beige leather sectional, a brick fireplace going up to the ceiling and are close to deciding on a beige berber wall to wall carpet and chocolate brown ottoman and storage benches. we have children aged 2 and 4.What color should we paint our family room walls?
off-white. especially if you have children or smokers. bright white WILL stain ;)What color should we paint our family room walls?
I would consider a nice cream color. It will make the room larger and should compliment your carpet and brick.
Go to behr.com and check out the colors Sunset Beige and Applesauce Cake. They are not brown, not red, not beige...not sure how to describe. But, I just used these two colors in my family room (with green and brown furnitre), and in my kitchen respectively (with brick red chairs). I continuously get compliments about how warm and cozy the rooms feels.
Try putting on several samples about 2' x 2' on a wall at eye level. you can purchase quart size cans of the colors you choose. go to a quality paint store, not a home re-build store, and talk to a rep.


I would stay in the warm tones. browns %26amp; golds are very good colors to accent your room, plus you can do a faux finish with glazing after painting to give you the sense of depth and that warm cozy feeling in your family room. Try a color that is close to a tan suede, buckskin, or camel back. Since you have kids, do not use flat, use eggshell or higher sheen. you can wash theese sheens.
Either light blue or light yellow. It will keep the room bright and happy looking.
You could do almost anything with your accents. If you want to make it cheery I would do a medium blue.. think bright sunny day ocean blue and continue with the chocolate brown wood work. Dark brown frames with cream-colored matting would be beautiful along with a chocolate-colored throw over the couch. I can just see it now.. Oh - what color brick is it?
a Light to Medium Brown would be nice to compliment the fireplace and sofa. Or you could try a cream/tan kinda color.