Gray or Beige Wall Color?

8 years ago

we recently purchased a new home that we are renovating. looking for a wall color that will be throughout the main level (the front room and back room are two stories tall). high ceilings, lots of windows and a lot of natural light. the floors will be stained a dark brown (expresso). our remodeled kitchen will have white uppers and grayish brown base cabinets. I selected SW Amazing Gray (was looking at Agreeable Gray and Repose Gray but the color seemed to get washed out with all the natural light). our contractor thinks we need to stick to the beige family (warmer tones) to blend with our color scheme. Greige seems like the right choice given what I've read online but curious what others think. because of the extremely high ceilings we won't repaint again any time soon so need something we will like for many years to come.

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straitlover
8 years ago
SW Amazing Gray is beige-y to me! It's in the greige family (gray-beige). That's what I am getting ready to use in the condo. Actually the Worldly Grant (next up on the strip is more beige-y, that's why I switched to the Amazing Gray and I wanted a little bit more gray. Get a sample of the Worldly Gray and see what you think. The actual sample was more beige than the chip.
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8 years ago
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I chose Amazing Gray in my master bedroom and study and I wish I had painted my entire first floor and upstairs hallway/landing in it because I truly dislike the other color I chose (Useful Gray...horrible....should be renamed Sheetrock Gray). Amazing Gray is a beautiful warm color (but not too warm) and doesn't have that old beige look, and it actually looks like a color (unlike some of the other lighter grays that are just drab and colorless). If you have white trim, it will give a nice contrast. I also chose that color for my laundry room cabinets. Really pretty. Here are a couple of pics of the same room...one on an overcast day, and the other on a bright and sunny day.
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