carole personally would go darker...

DB West Construction, Inc. If you planning on keeping the picture now hanging on the panels, I would go with a color that picks up the gold tones in the picture. Or, go darker and match the darkest flecks in the marble.

Wendy Peterson How much wall we talkin'? You could...get some stone that works with your fireplace. Lots of options.

mcbriec I vote for darker.

4resas For your eye to be sure that the walls are different colors you need at least 2 shades difference. In your case if you go 2 shades lighter, it will be basically white, so go darker.

Gail Elwyn Darker

deena1927 Thank you all so much for you help.
Darker it is!!

oldmanhead My first thoughts do a mantle piece color dark blue , wall color taupe , I don't know why that just seemed to me to be the colors I'd choose .

carole have you decided on a color???

deeonna I would go darker, just make sure that you use a wall color that picks up the gold tones in the picture

frustratedminimalist Omg. "Nude Descending a Staircase" is the star here. I'd go with museum white.

iamchickaddd I wouldn't paint the wood panel at all. It's beautiful.

ptmatthews I would pick a color to coordinate with the fireplace, not the picture. The picture will probably change before the fireplace does.