I am using black frames with white mats for some color flower photography I have been saving for over our bed. It will add a punch of color to a subdued room. If it is too much color, I'd relocate them to the living room with its light bright green walls.

A mirror looks great against a light gray wall. The silver tone of the mirror itself is fabulous. I haven't decided which one to put up, but I will have one over on our light gray wall.

We went with pure white wts and white trim and love the contrast. YMMV.

Our study is more of a medium gray and I used a couple of B&W sailing prints I already had with dark wood frames. On another wall I framed some B&W photos my kids took in photo class at school. I plan to change these out routinely. Our floors are a medium toned oak and the trim is antique white.

My son's room was just painted a light gray and I used some brightly colored boat prints in there.

I used black & white photos with black frames, white mats. We had some thin, gold wood frames which looked good, again with charcoal sketches.

For brighter colors, yellow and orange pop against grey. We liked the subdued look and went with whites and soft grey/blues and black. I love the greys!

Wow Homeagain I love your taste. You really know how to pull a room together.

Thanks... I've noticed the mahogany bookcase looks very good with the light gray. I have some gold-tone frames I am painting black, and I have a few BW nautical printsI will use. A teal- turquoise color is a good accent also.

Completely agree w/ the white mats - it really shows the differentiation between the grey and white. I love gold and gold tones w/ grey. I bet Jane_NY's pictures look fantastic.

Homeagain - your DS's room turned out so wonderfully!

I've used a variety. The walls in the living room are a light gray and a light blue in the hall with the b/w pics.