I'm not a fan of gray (why does everyone want it????) especially with your beige counters. I used F&B Bone similar to BM Camouflage in north facing LR

I just used SW Repose Gray with Alabaster trim in a north facing bedroom and bathroom. Love it

Magnolia Gatherings is also a color I have considered. I have a Benjamin Moore sample . I think it's very green, do you see green undertones in all your samples? I do like it . So surprised to see the sample color differences between companies. That's confusing.

@jck910 Gray happens to be one of my favorite colors in general (not just in terms of paint) and has been long before the gray trend started. Since I am needing a whole house color, I'd like to stick with a neutral and am so sick of tans/browns I could puke. So my options are really: Whites, but I prefer more depth. Beiges/Taupes but I don't know if that'll feel different enough from what I currently have. So that leaves me with Gray and since I'm looking to cool things down a bit, I think that's the way to go. I'm hoping that if I go with a gray with enough beige in it, it won't clash with my countertops/carpet but be enough of a difference to where I don't feel like everything is the same color.

@cbren30301 I actually love repose, it just didn't look right with my beige countertops :(

@mstender Yes it's SO confusing. I do see green in all three of the Gatherings samples. I will dissect them when I get home to give you a better idea of their differences. I will say that Gatherings is the most green out of the colors I'm choosing between (Worldly Gray and Revere Pewter).

@Lori A. Sawaya @Home Interiors with Ease or any other pros care to weigh in on this? I think I'm leaning toward Worldly Gray after seeing how different the same colors look mixed up at different places. Will it be beige enough to go with my flooring, countertops and northern exposure while cooling things down a bit?

Hi can you post a photo of you countertops up close and your Carpet too!

I have SW Worldly grey throughout my home in every room and love it but.....only have it mixed with more of a oatmeal color not a true beige or cream...all my trim is Shoji White

@Home Interiors with Ease sorry for the delay, I wanted to take the photos in natural lighting.

Would you consider a warm white with some depth? What about that lightest color in your counter? Some of your lightbulbs have a yellowness to them; have you switched to 3000-4000K to make sure the light isn't interfering?

@Home Interiors with Ease I love dovetail but it’s even darker than stone lion, but would consider it as an accent color.

Look at SW Hibernate

@Home Interiors with Ease hibernate isn’t in my fan deck... strange

@Home Interiors with Ease i just looked it up and it has an LRV of 39, I’m definitely trying to lighten things up. Stone Lion, which is what is through most of my house currently is 38. Hoping for something in the mid to upper 50’s.

It is in the designers collection ..look at 9571 Solstice(LRV 67)...and 9567 Viaduct(LRV 50)

@Home Interiors with Ease I’m still leaning toward Worldly Gray. Do you think it’ll look ok with my fixed elements?

I love it......it mixes great with all my off white ,oatmeal, grey, white and black color palette...

@mstender sorry for the delay! Upon closer inspection of the 3 Gatherings samples; I see the most green in Magnolia, the Benjamin Moore seems to be the most beige/yellow and the Sherwin Williams seems to be the most gray/blue/green. I hope this helps!

@Gcubed I would be willing to consider it, as long as there was enough contrast between the walls and the existing whites. I am hoping to find a color with an LRV in the mid to high 50’s. Do you have any suggestions on Sherwin Williams whites to check out?

Are you wanting white walls? What color is your trim?

I am wanting greige, @Gcubed suggested I try whites instead but I worry that won’t be enough depth for my taste. My baseboards are ultra white @Home Interiors with Ease

I think the Worldly Gray is nice if you want a little color. Definitely looks more beige than gray to my eye which may be what you are looking for, right?

@Gcubed yep, I think a beige dominant greige is a safer bet for my space.

Balboa Mist (Benjamin Moore) for the walls and white trim.

@chico Balboa Mist is a beautiful color, but its a little lighter than I’d like to go and the purple undertone makes me a little nervous. I am also trying to stick with a Sherwin Williams color, because I haven’t had great luck having them color match and that’s the brand the painter uses.

Hello again! I’m 99.9% sure I have decided on Sherwin Williams Modern Gray, as it appears to play well with all of our fixed elements. My biggest concern is, it’s hard to find information about the color online; mainly because a search of the name modern gray pulls so many different things. I sometimes see a wink of pink, but I’m starting to think that undertone might work best in this house. If anyone has personal experience with this color or photos, I would really appreciate it :)

SW Modern grey is a beautiful neutral...I think you will be very happy.

I considered Gatherings...but chose Revere Pewter, and painted open concept rooms this past weekend. I actually had this color awhile back in my bath. It's tan to me..no grey at all, maybe a sand color, but when the sunshine and lights are shining, still see golden hue. That's all okay with me, including a green undertone. I discovered I really like an LRV of 55 or 60. Previous colors were Powell Buff, Basket Beige, Bleeker Beige, Loggia and last month Pale Oak, which was horrible. I am surprised I see no gray at all . I have never seen Modern Gray on walls, good luck and please post pictures. Do paint samples on the wall in many places. I had relied on cardboard samples, just not the same.

@mstender I haven’t painted anything on the walls, because I’m worried the existing color will throw me off (currently stone lion throughout the house and loggia in the kitchen). I have painted 18x24” heavy art paper. Hoping that will give me a close enough guess. I will for sure post updates :)

I have looked up SW Modern Gray. Here is its Colorography from Lori Sawaya’s Camp Chroma. This has a LRV of 62 so moderate reflective quality. This color sits in the Yellow/red hue family so could go a bit rosey in some lighting but it has enough Chroma to counter that aspect. Order a sample from samplize.com before you commit to this color. They are more true to color. You are smart to not paint samples on walls. But I like samplize samples because you can peel off corners of stick backing and stick to walls in different rooms and lights. Most people are going toward lighter wall colors so be aware this is a fairly colorful color. Hope this helps as you make your decision.

I know this was from several months ago - did you go with Modern Gray?

Believe it or not, I haven’t done it yet. I actually changed my mind yet again, although I think modern gray is a lovely color; it’s probably still a touch gray-er than my fixed elements can handle. With that being said, I now have it narrowed down to Natural Tan and Natural Linen. NT is slightly cooler, so it suits my personal taste a bit more but the warmth in NL is probably the right choice for my finishes. Currently shopping for fabric and an area rug before i make my final decision.

I completely understand! The struggle is real when it comes to picking paint colors. I have about 15 different sample pots and still haven’t found the right one.

Thank you for your reply!

Have you looked at Accessible Beige?

I was thinking about Accessible Beige too. It has a good amount of color a d chroma. Might be great choice. I have used it many times. It blends with many different tones. Good color.

This is from June hope she found the right color🤗

We shall see. With delays in everything, hoping she gets a color she likes!

I have SW natural linen in tall hallway and ope staircase and though I like it at certain times, other times it has a very apparent pink undertone that drives me crazy. So I’m looking to have it repainted. Ugh!

Can’t belive I forgot to update y’all. I finally had the house painted in October! I ended up going with Sherwin Williams Natural Tan for the walls, Dunn Edwards White Picket Fence for my ceilings and trim and accented with Glidden Deep Onyx. Really happy with it so far. Here are some puctures from when I first got it done, still finishing up some redecorating but happy to check paint off my list.

@Cheri Gutekunst I’m really happy with Natural Tan which is slightly less warm than Natural Linen, but I’d also recommend checking out Canvas Tan and White Duck. My neighbor recently went with White Duck in the same floor plan I have and it’s lovely in her space.

It looks very nice. Fresh and clean but warm!