Too much grey!!!
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white/creme limestone or marble without too much grey or brown?
Comments (2)What's in a name? What I mean is that SOME slabs of Carrera are much less grey. SOME slabs of Calacatta or Crema Marfil have much less brown. Bianco Romano granite is marbley-looking and lusciously creamy - except for some slabs which have more brown and are beautiful in a different way. Winter Cloud marble, Crema Breccia, Leuters Limestone, even white onyx -- all might fit your needs. (Or might not, depending on the slab.) What I'm saying is that when it's almost time to actually buy and install your stone, THEN call around to the stone yards in your area and tell them what you're looking for. NOT by name - which is often inconsistent yard to yard, but by a description of the ideal appearance. They should know what they have that matches your description....See MoreToo much gray? Depressing or sophisticated?
Comments (25)Grey is a very reflective color so it changes with the light in the room, It can go warm or cool depending upon the amount of natural light and can also create a shadowed feeling. I use a lot of grey personally, but some people do find it affects their mood on cloudy days. Very sophisticated in the right space and in the hands of an expert who can watch and correct the shades throughout the day and even through warmer sunnier months and cooler rainier months when the color will change dramatically.If I were in the process of doing a beach property, I'd avoid all beachey themed decorating options and turn to the colors and look of the Restoration Hardware palette for sophisticated casual elegance. Check out the colors online and do look at the towels for their graduated colors too. The sunny sandy ivories, subtle greyed seaglass blues and greens, driftwood and beachgrass cocoas all blend and compliment each other and will create a seamless look when moving from one room to another and when seeing one room from another too. Choose a silver sage with a creamy ivory trim in one room and then move on to an ivory room where there is less light and more brightness needed and accent with silver sage and cocoa. Choose three colors you love and use them in all the rooms in different applications and you'll love the clean sophisticated pulled together look. Punch up the serene colors with bright sunny accessory pillows on neutral linen upholstery and add some sparkle and shine with mercury glass, that has that subtle gold and silver distressed finish. Large inexpensive clear vases from pier 1 or world market filled with fresh flowers that are anchored in tumbled stones (buy them by the bag) add another pop of color, fragrance and a natural element for not much money. Add large mirrors to reflect light and your beautiful view. Colorful oversized artwork and photography will also add personalization, punctuation and color to the spaces. Simple squared wood gallery framing is the way to go with artwork, no gold, silver or ornate carving, and groupings would be very dramatic especially if spotlighted from a directional ceiling spot. Keep things clean and uncluttered and the lighting adjustable from bright to dim with white or ivory linen shades. Window treatments should be simple, solid, natural fabrics like a linen scrim and not obstructive to your views in any way. If budget permits, stain the oak floors a deeper brown, or go with a newly popular bleached, pickled finish. Watch the colors outside your windows too for inspiration. Most people forget that windows are the "other" walls in the room and the colors you see outside are the colors you're also incorporating into your color scheme. Hope this helps in some way....See MoreIs this too much gray?
Comments (5)I am not an expert. Actually, I signed up because I needed help with paint colors and was making myself crazy. I am painting my whole house the same strip--just going up and down on the color strip in different areas. I really like it. But I don't want the wall color to be the star. I just want it to be the backdrop. After I made my decision I found out from Sherwin Williams color consultant that someone had painted their whole house one of my colors---the whole thing besides the kids bedrooms. And it looks awesome and different in most areas. Then I told my friend what colors I chose and she told me that her son used the lightest 4 colors on the color strip that I was using. And she thinks it looks great. My point is NO it isn't too gray. I think you clearly are drawn to gray. I would be shocked if you didn't give every area its own personality with your furniture and decor. I honestly have given this a lot of thought and I am happy with my decision. IMO, go for it. But my opinion isn't worth much because I don't know a thing about decorating!!...See MoreExterior colors - too much gray? Board & batton or lap siding?
Comments (8)Choosing between board and batten versus the lap siding is a personal decision. Uncertain of the style you're leaning towards, I would want to keep the facade the same color, especially with the wood elements. Also, not sure how much you're able to change and this might be a moot point, but the three front exterior doors are throwing things off to me. Since the middle door is given the most prominence with the gable, this logically reads as the main entrance and where guests would enter. The one on the left, seems out of place. I would want two windows mirroring what is to the right of the gabled door space. The perception of the very far right door is of a garage/utility door, except that it has sidelights and a transom. The little window next to the garage looks a bit squished. Just my 2 cents :)...See MoreRelated Professionals
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