Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Going Gray

I've decided to paint our bedroom. Now this poses a challenge when you live in a house that's already bold with color. When I bought this house last year, part of what drew me to the place was the color within. While I've always liked bold colors in theory, I didn't know if I'd ever have to guts to paint a wall such a statement color myself. But, as it turned out, I moved into a house already cloaked in deep reds and greens.

Initially I had thought we'd paint the bedroom with a cream or light tan color. Casual and cozy, right? I taped color swatches to the wall for a few weeks, but nothing looked just right. So instead in an effort to keep up with our unique house, we decided on a pale gray with blue and white accents. I haven't seen many gray bedrooms but I found some inspiring photos (see above) that give me hope!

9 comments:

  1. I really like grey colour and paired up with some cozy yellow bed sheets will look amazing:)
    Kisses and have a lovely day

    Ps: I am hosting a charming scarf GIVEAWAY today, just in time for cozy Christmas!

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  2. Yay!
    I just recently painted our bedroom a gray (Martha Stewart's Bedford Gray from the Home Dept line) and the color is fantastic! I have had so much fun with accent colors... and the grey base to work from is beautiful.
    Can't wait to see how it all turns out!

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  3. do it! i'm dying to paint my room gray (but it's a rental). i love the top right photo.

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  4. Gray seems like such a great choice! It's such a cozy color.

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  5. I love gray + yellow. Our curtains are yellow and our bedspread is gray and I love it!

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  6. gray is a surprisingly versatile and beautiful color. I mean, just look at that photo with the yellow bedding. it just POPS against the gray! :) love it. I think you made a great choice. I hope you'll share some pics when you're done!

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  7. I like the pale gray with blue and white combo. Good choice.

    Cream and tan is so boring.

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