And the Verdict is...

I know you are on pins and needles, but the interior decorator suggested we paint the living room and back bedrooms beige, well taupe--the same color we painted in the kitchen and hallways.   She approved of our taupe color enough, so we get to use the Behr paint instead of Benjamin Moore (HUGE savings...SCORE)!

This is the beige color to be painted in the lr and bedrooms

The dining room stays red.  The only odd thing is they want to paint the insert piece above the fireplace white.  I think that's bizzaro, but what do I know? 

It's the part where the clock is.  I can't envision it really.  It will look like a big white block.