So, our last post was on neutrals, and this post relates. There is one neutral we love above the rest: grey (or
gray, if you prefer). Grey can actually be tricky! Kari was looking for the perfect shade of a neutral grey for her living room and so she forced her sweet hubby to live for about a month with various swatches of paint on the walls, so she could get the color absolutely right. You see, it's a color with depth, so light at the various times of day can make the color look different. And then, there are greys with blue undertones and grays with brown undertones---oh, the decisions! The key to choosing a grey that acts as a neutral is to choose a gray with brown undertones. The two of us have deemed these greys as "
taupey greys." We love a great taupey grey. Somehow, it comes off so much more chic than just beigey taupe. (Again,
beigey taupe is one of our carefully scientific terms regarding color. :)
Another great thing about using grey as a neutral in a room, is it allows you to be very free with changing out your color of accessories. The perfect taupey grey will allow you to accent with warm colors for the autumn, seasonal colors at Christmas time, bright colors during spring, etc. Both of us happen to have short attention spans when it comes to our decor---we are constantly changing or updating something----so it's very nice to have the option to use peacock blue pillows one month and orange another month and not have to worry about our walls needing new paint! (By the way, grey works pretty fabulous for a furniture color, too, especially if you like very light or white walls...)
Here are some lovely grey rooms from
Canadian House & Home. You can click on the link to see more grey rooms from this super-fantastic design mag.
Have a lovely Friday!
Jill & Kari
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