Need help with selecting paint colors in the gray family
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Painted kitchen and family room gray, need help with cabinets!
Comments (14)Thank you guys so much for the feedback. We're totally leaning towards repainting with a warmer gray or beige. Camouflage might be nice, any other recommendations for something that's classic and also can work with the slightly yellow cabinets and backsplash? This post was edited by jsg4 on Wed, Apr 9, 14 at 15:26...See MoreNew Word: 'Gravender', Need help with paint colors:gray&lavender
Comments (35)Here's the latest. I love the Dior Gray and Pigeon Gray. Thanks anntique for that photo of the room. I was leaning towards the darker of the two, the Dior Gray, but I'm worried it might be too dark (I want to use it on the walls that are now lighter gray in the photos) and put the pigeon gray on the fireplace wall. But after seeing that photo, I wonder if I should go with pigeon all over and dior on the fireplace wall, and then in the foyer. Too many decisions and not enough daylight time at home to decide. I'm worried that the darker walls will make the room(s) look too long and narrow. But I love the way the floor lamp next to the green chair shines with the Dior gray behind it. As you can tell, I'm not afraid of dark colors, but I don't want to turn the place into a cave either. I did investigate getting a sample of the pewter mug at 1/2 strength, but there are no samples in Pitts. Paint, so I would have to fork over $22 for a sample. I think that the 2 colors I'm working with are really nice. I just don't know how to use them. Regarding the fireplace, it's real. Although it is only gas and even though it has a blower, it has a label that does say "for decorative purposes only"....no wonder why it makes the room colder. We have actually turned out the pilot light on it and don't even use it. We might replace the insert with something that is more efficient. As we are approaching the empty nest stage, it would be nice to be able to just warm up that room after work and not the entire house. I have the mirror there because the fireplace is extremely hideous and I just can't look at the yellow brass one more second. I think we are going to paint it with high heat paint so it just "goes away", but we'll see, maybe it WILL just go away and be replaced! I posted yesterday in a separate thread about the fireplace wall--If I do the lighter color see that Julianna Moore link above, does anybody thnk I should then paint the fireplace a darker gray to contrast? Maybe the white would look good. I appreciate all the help you guys are giving me on this. Thanks...See MoreNeed Help selecting a paint color
Comments (10)I wasn't even going to post an answer when I read your question, because my first thought was a pale, soft green, and I figured it you wouldn't be interested in a cooler toned shade like that. Reading the other posts, though, yes, I agree wholeheartedly with the other posters. Your cabinets are really warm and beautiful, I think terra cotta would be a *lot* of reddish-brown without the needed contrast. I love Ben Moore's Silken Pine. It's just barely darker than a tinted white; a very pale green. You could also consider BM Palladian Blue at 25% or 50% saturation, or BM Classic Gray- popular because it's a very neutral, gorgeous gray. Not too warm or to cool, they really got this one right. Anyway, when you do settle on a color, you may want to do some GWing/Googling and figure out which colors in that family are popular go-to colors professional designers. I've learned that using their go-to colors saves me tons of money in paint sample quarts poor color choices....See Moreneed help with paint grey paint color for great room
Comments (6)I think that’s enough with the green/grays….you don’t want your home to look dreary. For that lovely windowed high ceiling room, consider: B.M. Mt Rainier Gray...See Moreregina_phalange
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