Investing in some tester pots will be the best option to see what will work best.

What material/colour is the floor?

The floor is Black painted wooden planks. (Original to the house which is Late Victorian/Early Edwardian)

How about a the lulworth blue or Palma gray to give a more blue cast but without being too dark?

sorry but think the illuminated sign looks very untidy with the wires

Clare - Had a look on the F&B website.. Seems a little bit too "baby blue" for our room but thanks for the suggestion!

Jenny - I somewhat agree with you however that is the way it's supposed to look. There's no way you could hide the wires really.

I'm very much with the dark wall idea to lose the wires. Farrow and Ball 'Downpipe' is a good one.

Did a quick google search for "Blue velvet sofa grey wall" and found this. The paint colour is F&B Downpipe as suggested by Pettorino. So you think something like this would work? Only query if we went for this would be what we should paint the fireplace wall (and built in bookcases) ?

Hi Robert. You don't have any ideabooks set up so I'm not sure what look you're after. I would look at mercer green by Abigail ahern shown in the first pic although card room green should work. If this is too bold for you then I'd consider blue but would add green for cushions (rockett st George have some) and add gold or brass accessories. I would paint the bookcases too and might also paint up to the cornicing as the picture rail looks a little low if using a dark wall colour. If you want something calmer I think Lamp room grey could work well but which way does the room face? Downpipe also looks quite good but I'd add cushions to bring out the blue. The wires are part of the neon design so I don't think they need to be hidden personally. What other colours have you used in rooms off here?

Nice house! Why not stick with the more muted colours then? I like the existing colour in the room tbh as the blue stands out whereas it doesn't so much with the downpipe. Is it elephants breath? Without knowing which way the room faces I'd suggest cornforth, skimming stone or purbeck stone as they have some warmth although it looks like the hall is in purbeck?

Thank you Minnie. Yep, paint colour in the hallway is Purbeck Stone. The room faces North East. Perhaps muted colours would work better with the room flow. The problem is we just hate the way the colour looks behind the mirror at the moment. No idea what it is because it was on the walls when we bought the house. We were thinking about having something like this but maybe it would jar too much with the rest of the house?

This is more muted? Thoughts?

Could you have art over the fire and put the mirror opposite the window? I think pavilion grey may be a little cool for your room. I think cardroom green will work but have you looked at yeabridge green? It works well with stiffkey blue which is very similar to the sofa. Alternatively a soft neutral such as elephants breath with just a feature fireplace wall if you're not keen on the colour against the mirror

*Updated* Turns out the room faces East not North East if this makes any difference?

Not really. Greens and blues are good for east facing rooms as you're working with the colour of the light. Elephants breath and skimming stone are warm greys so should work in most rooms and the same for really deep colours like downpipe. What if you went for elephants breath and then either pelt or brinjal on the fireplace wall as another option?

Well. 4 or 5 months on (Still haven't finished yet) we painted the walls and it looks so different!. Will be changing the carpets soon and getting some scatter cushions that match the painting.

Thank you AS! We find it so calming. Just a few more finishing touches needed.

Light fitting is John Lewis, not sure whether they stock it anymore though since we bought it back around 2012.

What colour did you go for in the end of the living room?

Please could you tell is which colour you chose in the end. the one in the picture? Thanks