Black Dining Tables

What colour in Open plan family/kitchen/dining room?

I'm just about pulling my hair out with this open plan room. Kitchen cupboards are light coloured wood grain, black bench tops, ivory tiles and walls and flooring in whole area is terracotta tiles. Dark Balinese furniture with a chocolate brown lounge suite. Greyish/blue rug with terracotta border under dining table. I'd like to keep the Bali feel but introduce colour to liven things up. Any suggestions appreciated.

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1. Dulux do a paint called Sunbaked Terracotta (the colour is dried earth). I would do that as your base colour and pick out a feature wall with a darker colour. White ceiling of course. Use MATT not SILK paint. Its better to start mild than strong and you can always paint over.
2. Get rid of that rug and paint your walls lime ish green.......I used a dulux soft sheen.............nice. Will compliment your terracotta look. Will go nice against any wood surfaces.......also green is the colour of harmony and growth so it will help the room feeling relaxed. It will lighten the room from its dark surfaces and it has the added bonus of feeling well "clean". If you can't get a soft sheen I would mix a silk with a matt as this will give similar results.