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!!

Your kitchen looks gorgeous!! I don't think that a shade of grey would overdue it- you will just need to find the right color to balance the white cabinets and the couch. If you have the opportunity maybe wait until the couch comes into pick the right shade. It looks great though!! Adding some accent color accessories will give a great pop, but everything looks clean and relaxing!!

well replacement is here actually-it's all sorts of whites. Folks are very much into white now. see it as very "fresh" lol (I lived with white for years-to me it's a color than can be wonderful under many circumstances and wrong under others. As colors go.) there are so many whites that some of them will be actually off whites or light greiges or very very light greens, or creams, or whatnot..depending on how cool or warm they are, and how they're tinted people also shift back to warmer tones. and they like deep jewel tones-goes for years already, actually but it all doesn't mean that if somebody loves gray (which has hundred of shades too)-he shouldn't go with it, and can't do so very successfully yes there is such thing as too much gray actually as I think of it it might be that any color can get too much what colors signal to us? life. in a very few situations, with no possibility of escape, even most prevalent in nature colors, most happy, most calming, most life signaling ones can start signifying the opposite say blue of sky and sea-most natural, right? but for example one gets stuck on a boat in an ocean. for a long time. in a lonely situation, more or less my guess is-at some point he won't find these blues calming or happy or anything like that. He'll want change of scenery, pronto. Even though these blues are complex and incredibly beautiful and everchanging and never just blues. Same thing with white. If you live with snow it's one thing. If you're locked up in a white room-you'll get sensory deprivated after a while. Since things won't change around you like they normally do. Now, in normal situation, like you, B Sting, describe, in a house with non-gray wood flooring, and different art, and furnishings, and textures, and some other paints -you get a normal situation. A life-signaling one. When your eye wants to travel-it travels)) It's not limited to one choice only, with no readily given possibility to escape. Make sure you love the colors you choose, make sure they work with your house in your light, and between themselves, make sure it's the vibe you're going for-different people look for different vibe in their house as their prevalent one. You can always add or substract as you go, you'll feel it, the amount of color you need..vary your textures..listen to the house and yourself-and you'll see that it's not some stagnant relationship..it'll develop. Your home will be much more than your wall color. Like in life, usually -it'll be many things together. Don't worry..you'll be good. Congratulations on your new place, happy decorating..and sorry for my long musing, I really find this topic interesting-what do we find too much, when, and why.

You got the wrong kind of leather. I have had leather furniture forever our old set that withstood 3 rowdy boys is now 40+ yrs old and in my sons basement . The only thing he did when he got it was repace the stuffing in the cushions it was Italian made with no springs and still sits like new.