Hi. The colour sounds nice but what way does the room face? A green/grey wouldn't be great for a North facing room for example. I would also just paint the chimney breast or the alcoves if you want to highlight the fire. If the picture rails are low, I'd take the paint up to the ceiling and also paint the picture rail in the same colour or you'll dissect the ŵall.

I agree with minnie101 about just painting the chimney breast. I would suggest you get a sample pot of the colour you want to use and paint a largish piece of paper so that you can check the colour on the wall. Sometimes you need to go a shade or two lighter than the one you think you want depending on the aspect of the room. I hope that helps.

That should work then, it may just be a little cooler in the morning but I guess it won't be used so much then! Why not look at a neutral with a green or grey undertone for the other walls. I'd have a look at farrow and balls neutrals

Don't let the tiles determine the room as they are replaceable. See the nice piece of slate in your picture sample. Then the choices are not predetermined the next time you decorate! I agree with ignoring the picture rail and taking the colour to the ( white) ceiling.

Hello,

I love the idea of painting the breast in green. On the pictures you have listed, the wall looks pretty good being painted till the ceiling. You can go for either, personally I would probably go till the ceiling rather then painting the wall only till the picture rail.

In fact if the rest of wall would be white than I would paint it only till the picture rail.

StJames Design Interiors

One thing you haven't mentioned is the size of the room. If the room is on the small side, painting the walls in the same colour up to the ceiling will accentuate the height of the ceiling and bring the walls in. Also, using one paint colour on the fireplace wall and a different one on the other walls will break the room up and possibly narrow the room visually.

You'd be better off removing the tiles (they would never have been on the hearth originally, and replace with a slate hearth and choosing whatever colour suits you and the room. The picture rail does break up the wall, but that's a good thing, helping with the room's proportions.

The room faces west so you will get late afternoon sun at that time of day. Whether it's a bedroom or a lounge (you didn't say) the grey green that you mentioned will be soothing but will become much greyer at night under artificial light. As mentioned earlier, it's worth buying a sample pot, painting some lining paper and hanging large pieces up in different part of the room. Study this at different times of the day and in artificial light before making your decision.

I have a colour very similar in my east facing livingroom ( has a very large picture window, so is a bright room anyway) We have the whole room painted the same but find it very calming and restful. The floor is oak laminate and the furniture is a mix of cream painted with a creamy beige sofa and armchair. The curtains are however a mix of bright orange and red but it all seems to work very well. At least I think so!

Please could you tell me the colour shade of the green wall.above fireplace. Picture No. 3 i think in Kelly Parker's post. Thank you.