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What color gray?

8 years ago

I am remolding our new home and I'm starting in the guest bath where there is no windows.... I'm doing more of a farmhouse look through out the house, the pics below are not mine, just off pintrest and where my inspiration is coming from. I do not like beige colors, so I thought maybe a grey with a beige tone would look nice?


what gray or any colors would yall use on the walls? Also as this look is going through out the house other rooms have lighting, what colors would you go with to keep a flow going through out the house.

Comments (12)

  • 8 years ago


    sorry!

  • 8 years ago
    Bemjamin Moore Classic Gray? Definitely something with a high LRV, even an off white. And something a little cooler to combat the natural lights. I don't really think bathrooms need to match the rest of the house because they're their own entity. If anything theyre a great spot for a wall with a touch of color.
  • 8 years ago
    Decorator I am not so thank you for the tips! Somewhere I read keep the flow through out the house, I was thinking of doing the farmhouse look through out the house with walls than can go with anything if and when I decide to change. Also adding a pop of color in with the accent. Any ideas will be great! I have no clue what I’m doing lol
  • 8 years ago
    Coordinating colors doesn't mean identical. A good place to start is choosing 4-5 colors that look good together. 2-3 neutrals and 2 accent colors. That allows you to mix up the wall color just enough to keep it from being super boring. This is especially important because rooms that are North facing often require a slightly warmer color than rooms that are south facing.
    That said, its not like you can't use one neutral through the whole house. Plenty of people do. Just make sure it's one YOU love. Paint big swatches all over the house and see how you like it at different times of the day.

    Here are some swatches to get you started. https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/best-rustic-farmhouse-paint-colours-benjamin-moore/
    Etta T thanked Elle
  • 8 years ago
    PS I'm pretty sure your second picture is BM Balboa Mist. I love that color but it won't work in a dark space like a windowless bathroom. Classic Gray is the same color, just lighter. So maybe those are your two starting neutrals.
    Etta T thanked Elle
  • 8 years ago
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    Really impossible to suggest colors without consideration of everything else: the floors, windows, sun exposure, furniture etc. etc. etc. The colors have to be seen in YOUR house, not in inspiration photos. That’s a good place to start, but they can be very misleading.

    Etta T thanked K Laurence
  • 8 years ago
    Thanks again for the tips! Here is the first place I am starting the hall way has dark trim, I’m still debating on to keep them or not and go with white.

    The bathroom is horrible, has same trim and cabinet stain (boy is it shinny!) I am also deciding on redoing it to a jocobean or ebony stain or either painting it. Lights, sinks and faucet are all going to be changed.
  • 8 years ago

    The dark trim makes it look very choppy. I would do all the trim in a creamy ( not yellowish ) white.

  • 8 years ago

    that's what I said! But IDK how hard it will be (I like diy) to get that shinny coat off and if it's hard then I would just have to buy new for whole house.... because the whole thing has it on every door and window!


  • 8 years ago

    ElleN I went and read up about LRV... thanks so much, I knew nothing about this, and the sample chips I have here that I thought would be perfect, in fact were to light for my living room and perfect almost for the bathroom.

  • 8 years ago
    It's not hard, but it is time consuming. You have to sand the stain off before you paint. I think it's definitely worth it though.
    I would go with a pastel color or mint color in that bathroom. Too much of a neutral will just highlight the mismatched whites of the tub and toilet. To pull off a neutral clean farmhouse you need a neutral clean baseline. I think in this case a little color would offset the tile and "appliances" better.
    Etta T thanked Elle