I love designing a room according to how I feel during each season. In order for me to accomplish, I make sure the base color for each room is a neutral color (grey, white, pastels, etc.). Neutrals.. never go out of style. And by purchasing colored accessories only (pillows, chairs, vases, wall prints, spray paint a side table, etc), you can keep the cost down if you’re on a budget, and still get the trendy seasoned look. So, here are some ideas on how you can design with the color grey. Enjoy the day my friends (smiles)
Shades of Grey
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#1 by thecompletecookbook on June 6, 2012 - 10:36 AM
Beautifully rich looking.
Mandy
#2 by ChgoJohn on June 6, 2012 - 11:19 AM
These rooms look so elegant. I, too, like grey in a room.
#3 by potatosandwich on June 6, 2012 - 11:59 AM
Hey there Kay.
Hope all is well, looks like I did another one of my “great escapes” – nice to see your site going from strength to strength.
I love Neutral colours, the grey in the top right image is lovely, you can almost blend in any bright colour against that grey, it would compliment it very well.
Another fine peice of work
Enjoy your day.
D.
#4 by jdtphotography.co.uk on June 6, 2012 - 12:18 PM
It is so great to see your blog about the colour grey, it is simply an under-rated colour. For me it adds a sense of elegance especially using the Farrow and Ball range
#5 by My Inner Chick on June 6, 2012 - 12:29 PM
Ahhhhhhhh, you tricked me, Kay.
This is not the SHADES OF GREY I was thinking of!
Lovely Photographs. Xx
#6 by baconbiscuit212 on June 6, 2012 - 10:33 PM
I was thinking the same thing! And a little relieved that it was beautiful shades of grey and not 50 — can you imagine the rooms then?!
Looks great, Kay!
#7 by hottabb on June 6, 2012 - 12:39 PM
I use the same strategy- neutral base color first
#8 by CereusArt on June 6, 2012 - 3:21 PM
Love the gray and blue! The blue really pops!
#9 by Lisa {smart food and fit}(@LisaNutrition) on June 6, 2012 - 3:22 PM
So elegant! I really like the kitchen. I tend to keep the colors in my home neutral to and add some color with accessories. Hope your doing well!
#10 by Lisa {smart food and fit}(@LisaNutrition) on June 6, 2012 - 3:23 PM
oops! meant to say, “hope you’re doing well!”
#11 by Kristy on June 6, 2012 - 4:27 PM
This post should come up in some google hits…shades if gray. :; I like gray a lot. We used it in our bedroom at one of our city apartments and I loved it!
#12 by aFrankAngle on June 6, 2012 - 8:26 PM
Now that’s elegance.
#13 by Bam's Kitchen on June 6, 2012 - 10:33 PM
I had no idea there were literally so many shades of gray but the effect is very stunning and classy.
#14 by Courtney on June 6, 2012 - 10:48 PM
Hah, I was worried it was the other ‘shades of grey,’ too! I think these are very elegant.
#15 by yummychunklet on June 7, 2012 - 1:58 AM
Grey is such a great color because it can calm yet be punched up with accent colors in a snap!
#16 by I HAVE A VOICE on June 7, 2012 - 9:37 PM
Wow! I’ve always cherished grey tones, hues with, peach and cranberry ~These are gorgeous again Kay~Thanks so much~Deborah
#17 by Tandy on June 8, 2012 - 1:41 AM
I’m planning on one Grey room in our house
#18 by Karen on June 8, 2012 - 6:52 PM
Grey or gray depending on what part of the world you live in is a beautiful neutral color. Love the first photo of the chair.
#19 by Rebecca Booth on June 9, 2012 - 4:51 PM
Couldn’t have posted this at a better time, i was thinking of redecorating using grey, it’s such an unusual colour nowadays! You’ve given me some great ideas, thanks!
#20 by aterlycan on June 9, 2012 - 6:14 PM
beautiful
#21 by Bryanna Marie on June 10, 2012 - 10:41 PM
Gray has totally been growing on me…
#22 by Carolyn Chan on June 11, 2012 - 1:33 AM
These houses you keep showing us make me feel very messy
#23 by spiderpaw on June 23, 2012 - 2:47 PM
I love different shades of grey. In fact, some of those colors in the photos look similar to what we have here in the house.
#24 by fara beth on June 29, 2012 - 1:00 PM
OMG!! I love it all! I think my fave is the home office with the purple/blue chair and ottoman. And of course the pop of yellow. I’m loving all the shades!