Need paint color ideas for my living room/dining room

Heres a few more pics w/ my stuff in it!

my living room looks empty b/c we had to put away our coffee table and end tables since my lil man is just learning to walk! we wanted to avoid injuries. Its weird how the brown paint looks so diff in these two pics!?! lol my camera sucks sorry

Well, I love the colors you have now in your living room.  But if you feel a change needed, I agree it would look nice to keep the lower color the same,  but changing the top color.

Ok,  I see you have brown/ivory tones for your furniture.  What color of blue do you like??  I like the color of blue,  and see it looking really clean with the creams you have for your furniture.  Or use it as a another decorating color in your drapes,  or pillows, in a design with all the colors in cooperated in the three colors. 

The dining room,   you mentioned the orangy -red tone,   hum,  beings the rooms are next to each other,  be sure and tie one of the decorating colors into both rooms.  It will give a more cohesive total look this way.  Go to the painting store, and see what colors seem to give you the feeling you are wanting.  Are you wanting to add light to the room?  More energy?  Seems to have some great light on its own.  Again,  patterns can really bring rooms together,  adding one color into the next room.  So have you thought of having a butterscotch tone to the dining room, with a red tone in it.

What type of furniture do you have for the dining room??  What color if wood,  or metal dining set??

Same with lighting for the living room,  it does appear it could use more lighting in there,  so have you even thought of having the same colors in both rooms,  but maybe a shade differant from the same color strip?? 

When you see dining room,  or living rooms on like HGtv  rate my room.  what colors do you tend to draw your eye to, saying wow, I like that color?? 

You could also change your seat cushions to add the blue to the dining room,  alot of the blues, and brownish tones are popular now,  and adding a shade of the red,  would be good,  as long as its more of a color that looks well mixed in.  I am gonna go to HG tv internet, and see what I see for blue living rooms.  With your color of furniture.

Hum..... let us know about the lighting for the living room,  is it natural with windows,  or need to have lighting from lamps??  Same with the dining room.   And that office,  wow,  beings it has a closed door,   go wild with whatever will give you energy, while your in there.  Nothing that says too peaceful,  you will never get anything done in your office otherwise....lol

We have the same sofa ( the light one) so I am going to watch this post, I may use the same colors that are suggested..LOL I was going to post a similar question when I am ready to paint my living room.  I even have dark brown throw pillows...did you get those at Target..haha 

I think the firniture is too matchy matchy with the walls. I would say take your green throw pillows to Lowe's and have them custom match the paint to the throw pillows! What color is the kitchen? I love dark barnyard red for dining rooms!

I love the color of the living room the way it is...

And a rusty orangy red would compliment it well.

It looks like you like contemporary. So do I. No matter what paint you select you'll have to use primer to cover that heavy brown. I'd paint it primer white then you'll have a fresh pallet to look at.

Thanks for all the suggestions ladies!!! I'm still back and forth on what to do lol....but im like that! very undecisive. Probably why i havent painted since we bought the house 2yrs ago haha! I just don't want to go thru all the work and turn around and hate it ya know? wish me luck!