Comments on: Grey (gray!) walls. http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:15:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mary Beth http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-37337 Mary Beth Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:53:16 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-37337 Annie - for that "mouse" gray try BM Timber Wolf in sample first or take a look at Martha Stewart (Valspar - Lowes) Gravel Drive. Depends on how dark the mouse you're matching is! LOL I have eggplant color furniture in my family room and have been stalking gray for sometime. The family room adjoins a kitchen with Maple cabinets and I am a litle hesitant to paint both rooms the same color. That's exactly what i was looking for. My rooms face south so the get LOTS of sunlight. Right now they are both painted BM Desert Ta. Dining Room next to kitchen is BM Classic Caramel. Annie – for that “mouse” gray try BM Timber Wolf in sample first or take a look at Martha Stewart (Valspar – Lowes) Gravel Drive. Depends on how dark the mouse you’re matching is! LOL I have eggplant color furniture in my family room and have been stalking gray for sometime. The family room adjoins a kitchen with Maple cabinets and I am a litle hesitant to paint both rooms the same color. That’s exactly what i was looking for. My rooms face south so the get LOTS of sunlight. Right now they are both painted BM Desert Ta. Dining Room next to kitchen is BM Classic Caramel.

]]> By: annie http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-36203 annie Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:22:39 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-36203 I have tried so many gray paints for my hallway!!!! There either too purple or have olive undertones. I need a paint that is more mousy grey that would go nicely with bleached oak floors. Please help, my hair is going gray just looking for gray paint!!!! I have tried so many gray paints for my hallway!!!! There either too purple or have olive undertones. I need a paint that is more mousy grey that would go nicely with bleached oak floors. Please help, my hair is going gray just looking for gray paint!!!!

]]> By: lisa http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-34872 lisa Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:39:56 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-34872 i have painted my walls a light gray. what kind of tile should i use? house is empty and being remodeled. i have painted my walls a light gray. what kind of tile should i use? house is empty and being remodeled.

]]> By: Falconeddie http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-33233 Falconeddie Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:46:33 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-33233 Great pics, I am looking for a perfect light gray paint shade, just ordered 3 samples from Farrow & Ball. Great pics, I am looking for a perfect light gray paint shade, just ordered 3 samples from Farrow & Ball.

]]> By: Rhonda http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-32082 Rhonda Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:03:29 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-32082 I too love grey. Looking for some ideas. We are currently redoing the exterior of our house -adding stone and new James Harding. I love grey and tan together but I keep getting the wrong grey. I think we are going to use Sherwood tan as the siding color and I want to use grey on the trim around door, windows and garage door. We have musket brown fascia, soffit and garage door. The added black to musket brown for the front door. I just keep getting the grey with the wrong undertones. Help!! I too love grey. Looking for some ideas. We are currently redoing the exterior of our house -adding stone and new James Harding. I love grey and tan together but I keep getting the wrong grey. I think we are going to use Sherwood tan as the siding color and I want to use grey on the trim around door, windows and garage door. We have musket brown fascia, soffit and garage door. The added black to musket brown for the front door. I just keep getting the grey with the wrong undertones. Help!!

]]> By: Angela http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-31112 Angela Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:17:10 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-31112 I just bought samples of BM Silver Fox and Revere Pewter along with Martha Stewart's Soapstone Gray. All three of these are tan/brown on my walls. There is not even a hint of gray. I wonder if it is my lighting? I just bought samples of BM Silver Fox and Revere Pewter along with Martha Stewart’s Soapstone Gray. All three of these are tan/brown on my walls. There is not even a hint of gray. I wonder if it is my lighting?

]]> By: Jen http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-30613 Jen Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:35:47 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-30613 I've been looking everywhere for information and examples of grey paints and stumbled across this website! Thank you. I knew I wanted grey walls but couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. The posting about BM silver fox with the flickr pictures was great! That's what I needed, the pictures. I was having to pick colors based on samples online (no time for testing the paint on the wall, etc). It was making me very nervous. So to see silver fox in various lights was fantastic. Thank you! I’ve been looking everywhere for information and examples of grey paints and stumbled across this website! Thank you. I knew I wanted grey walls but couldn’t find exactly what I was looking for. The posting about BM silver fox with the flickr pictures was great! That’s what I needed, the pictures. I was having to pick colors based on samples online (no time for testing the paint on the wall, etc). It was making me very nervous. So to see silver fox in various lights was fantastic. Thank you!

]]> By: Shirley http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-23351 Shirley Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:24:49 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-23351 NEED HELP - my husband wanted dark grey walls in the living room/dining room. We have a small chocolate brown leather couch distressed, and need to pick a colour for a long couch that we would like to buy. What colour should we go with?? The room is connected to the living room and I was hoping to do the end chairs of the dining table purple and the others a different shade of grey. Thoughts?? NEED HELP – my husband wanted dark grey walls in the living room/dining room. We have a small chocolate brown leather couch distressed, and need to pick a colour for a long couch that we would like to buy. What colour should we go with?? The room is connected to the living room and I was hoping to do the end chairs of the dining table purple and the others a different shade of grey.
Thoughts??

]]> By: Lily http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-23282 Lily Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:41:41 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-23282 OMG, i think these grey room photos just totally helped me decide on how to do my room. I am gonna do one room light grey with a creamy white trim and the room next to it a purply grey (light though). THANKS!!!!!! OMG, i think these grey room photos just totally helped me decide on how to do my room.
I am gonna do one room light grey with a creamy white trim and the room next to it a purply grey (light though).
THANKS!!!!!!

]]> By: Anna at D16 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-20154 Anna at D16 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:13:18 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-20154 Jane, it's unlikely that any of the original commenters on this post will check back and see your questions so many months later, but I'll see what I can do to help! First, keep in mind that Benjamin Moore does not make sample pots of all of their colors. To look up a color number online, you have to look at the <a href="http://benjaminmoore.com:80/bmpsweb/portals/bmps.portal?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=contentrenderer_1_2&contentrenderer_1_2_actionOverride=%2Fbm%2Fcms%2FContentRenderer%2FrenderContent&contentrenderer_1_2cnp=public_site%2Farticles%2Fmain_page_articles%2Ffh_explorecolor&contentrenderer_1_2np=public_site%2Farticles%2Fexplore_color%2Fec_virtual_fan_deck&_pageLabel=fh_explorecolor" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Virtual Fan Deck</a>. Harbor Gray = AC-25 I suspect "Harbor Mist" was a typo, but you can find Karly at <a href="http://www.design-crisis.com/" rel="nofollow">her excellent website</a> and ask her directly. :) Good luck! Jane, it’s unlikely that any of the original commenters on this post will check back and see your questions so many months later, but I’ll see what I can do to help!

First, keep in mind that Benjamin Moore does not make sample pots of all of their colors. To look up a color number online, you have to look at the Virtual Fan Deck.

Harbor Gray = AC-25

I suspect “Harbor Mist” was a typo, but you can find Karly at her excellent website and ask her directly. :) Good luck!

]]> By: Jane Dobbs http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-20150 Jane Dobbs Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:24:58 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-20150 Karly: I see nothing in the BM Colour Samples of a colour called Harbor Gray. Could they have changed the paint name since Aug./08 when you left your comment? I have tried several grays myself, without success, and am interested in the harbor gray you think works. Also, in your second comment a few minutes later to AB, you mention BM Harbor Mist and Abalone. I was able to see the abalone on the BM site but once again, they're showing no Harbor Mist. Karly: I see nothing in the BM Colour Samples of a colour called Harbor Gray. Could they have changed the paint name since Aug./08 when you left your comment?
I have tried several grays myself, without success, and am interested in the harbor gray you think works.
Also, in your second comment a few minutes later to AB, you mention BM Harbor Mist and Abalone. I was able to see the abalone on the BM site but once again, they’re showing no Harbor Mist.

]]> By: house decor http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-11840 house decor Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:12:30 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-11840 That Red leather sofa looks so cool. That Red leather sofa looks so cool.

]]> By: TheVintageChair http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-10799 TheVintageChair Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:40:25 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-10799 I've developed an obsession with grey too! Grey clothes, grey make up, grey decor, EVERYTHING! I love mixing it with bright pops of ketchup red, or neon green. Grey walls just look so fresh! I’ve developed an obsession with grey too! Grey clothes, grey make up, grey decor, EVERYTHING! I love mixing it with bright pops of ketchup red, or neon green. Grey walls just look so fresh!

]]> By: Susan http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-10608 Susan Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:24:03 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-10608 I had a gay roommate (decorator extrodonaire) who painted my guest room light gray before he moved out. It's now going to be my nursery and I've decided to keep it because it's the perfect neutral and goes great with pops of color. I had a gay roommate (decorator extrodonaire) who painted my guest room light gray before he moved out. It’s now going to be my nursery and I’ve decided to keep it because it’s the perfect neutral and goes great with pops of color.

]]> By: MMW http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-10384 MMW Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:13:16 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-10384 What an AMAZING blog you have. So fresh fresh fresh. Thanks for the input on Grey Walls. Also love all the comments. Ready to pass on recommendations. What an AMAZING blog you have. So fresh fresh fresh. Thanks for the input on Grey Walls. Also love all the comments. Ready to pass on recommendations.

]]> By: Margaret http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-9527 Margaret Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:04:01 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-9527 I've been painting various dwellings Ben Moore's Stonington Grey for about 6 years now, and it has looked amazing in every place -- every light level, different floors, furniture, modern or old, etc. People walk in and immediately ask what the paint color is. To me, it's the perfect grey (and I am obsessed with grey in everything) -- pale but not insipid or dingy, absolutely neutral, which I had almost given up on -- not greenish, nor blueish, not purple, brown, beige. Just pure pale grey that beautifully sets off every color that's near it and looks perfect with white trim. I’ve been painting various dwellings Ben Moore’s Stonington Grey for about 6 years now, and it has looked amazing in every place — every light level, different floors, furniture, modern or old, etc. People walk in and immediately ask what the paint color is. To me, it’s the perfect grey (and I am obsessed with grey in everything) — pale but not insipid or dingy, absolutely neutral, which I had almost given up on — not greenish, nor blueish, not purple, brown, beige. Just pure pale grey that beautifully sets off every color that’s near it and looks perfect with white trim.

]]> By: Fiona http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-9525 Fiona Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:19:17 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-9525 My bathroom is Revere Pewter and I have to agree that it is not exciting. It's okay, but I'm planning to repaint a less taupey gray when we retile. Glad to get all these gray leads here! My bathroom is Revere Pewter and I have to agree that it is not exciting. It’s okay, but I’m planning to repaint a less taupey gray when we retile.

Glad to get all these gray leads here!

]]> By: heather http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-9484 heather Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:01:40 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-9484 I'm with you on the greys and whites - that's all I want to look at these days. I thought it was because I'm watching plaster dry and turn from grey to white and that maybe I'll eventually want color on the walls - but who knows? I can't wait to see if you do paint your floors white - I really want to eventually paint my attic floor white and would love to see how yours turn out! I’m with you on the greys and whites – that’s all I want to look at these days. I thought it was because I’m watching plaster dry and turn from grey to white and that maybe I’ll eventually want color on the walls – but who knows?
I can’t wait to see if you do paint your floors white – I really want to eventually paint my attic floor white and would love to see how yours turn out!

]]> By: Corey http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-9463 Corey Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:51:46 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-9463 Here is a link that shows the sterling http://www.materials-world.com/paint-colors/behr/behr-colorsmart/behr-colorsmart-42.htm. We paired it with billowy down for our trim. Here is a link that shows the sterling http://www.materials-world.com/paint-colors/behr/behr-colorsmart/behr-colorsmart-42.htm.

We paired it with billowy down for our trim.

]]> By: Corey http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-9462 Corey Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:48:36 +0000 http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/08/21/grey-gray-walls/#comment-9462 I love the pale gray in my house. We went with Behr 'Sterling' and couldn't be happier. I love the pale gray in my house. We went with Behr ‘Sterling’ and couldn’t be happier.

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