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Gray, greige paint?

8 years ago

How popular is gray paint among the masses? Is gray still being used?



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  • 8 years ago

    No more grey.

    jo_in_tx thanked torreykm
  • 8 years ago

    Being still used. By masses. Depending where they live and how closely they follow what happens. On its way out. Very much so. but not everybody's aware of that))

    I think there are also people who missed that gray plus white decade altogether lol.

    Greige is very popular still-as lightest of them greiges fall under sort of off whites, and help to bridge things together, as transition between trends happens as we speak. Greiges are also warmer, softer-easier to please..say I prefer warm scheme? (which I happen to) Greige would work, cool gray won't. But it's rarely that a color doesn't dictate anything, anything at all. Even white-and I speak as somebody who had white walls for years. In a climate that was great for white.

    Color, it's a huge part of a house-yet still a part.

    PS if it's for you, not for resale/flip/etc-listen to your house and thyself

    masses will follow))

    listen to your house in any case-some colors work everywhere, some don't. What are other elements? Floors? Trim? Architectural style? Climate? Light? You have givens, so consider them before picking colors

    jo_in_tx thanked aprilneverends
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Thanks for the replies! I'm looking for a light greige with definite green undertones. Due to the color of my cabinets and granite (sienna bordeaux, which I love), the color of the wood floors, and the color of my furniture, a greenish greige seems my best bet for a "put together" look. The grey in my granite is a greenish grey, btw.

    I just don't want folks to walk in and have "grey" shouting at them, and I definitely don't want a dark, gloomy feeling or an icy, cold feeling. :(

  • PRO
    8 years ago
    Here are some options for you.
    jo_in_tx thanked Flo Mangan
  • PRO
    8 years ago
    SW Sea Salt is gray/green favorite of many. Looks different throughout the day and is very pleasing with many other tones.
    jo_in_tx thanked Flo Mangan
  • 8 years ago

    Try Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter . I wanted gray & it was 4 years ago we did our kitchen.To me in our lighting definitely has a green cast.

    jo_in_tx thanked Jeanette Vey
  • 8 years ago

    " light greige with definite green undertones. "-exactly what I was looking for! ended up with warm off white:) all "usual suspects" just looked too cool and gloomy in my place. So much depends on light the room gets

    but also your granite seems still cooler than what I was going for..from my screen, I like this Wabi-Sabi that Flo posted. Beautiful color to try, it seems. Revere Pewter might work.


    Main lesson I learned-not to look only under main umbrella a company puts the color in..definitely not the name of the paint ...look everywhere, you need it to work in your space in your light..I'd be still looking for the right green greige, 3 years after. Every house is different.


    jo_in_tx thanked aprilneverends
  • PRO
    8 years ago

    I like the Wabi-Sabi too @aprilneverends! I would not do Revere Pewter, it can go lavender when paired with the colors I think are in this space. Going toward a soft green tone would work really well I believe.

    jo_in_tx thanked Flo Mangan
  • PRO
    8 years ago

    Of course, the light in any given space, both natural and artificial is critical and makes all the difference. So, good separate sample boards (not splotches on walls) is the best way to test colors. Just get away from current wall colors to make sure you see the right color. Amazing how the eye can adjust and change your "view".

    jo_in_tx thanked Flo Mangan
  • 8 years ago

    April, I tried numerous warm whites a couple of months ago and gave up on "warm white." :) I'm hoping I have a bit better luck looking for a greenish greige.

    Thanks, everyone! I appreciate your suggestions.

  • 8 years ago

    no, mine it's not warm white:) it's warm greenish grayish off-white. lol

    (grayish is probably redundant to say-off white is grayish by definition, I guess? I love colors madly but names are very confusing sometimes. )

    it also changes throughout the day which most of them do-and if you like most of the time how your color will look like-you're pretty much golden. I also love the fact they change too. There's something appealing in the idea itself. As I said, you just need to like every reincarnation of it.

    best of luck to you..paint colors are not always easy or fast to find, but the reward is really great afterwards! share if/when you feel like it-when you know what it will be.

    jo_in_tx thanked aprilneverends
  • 8 years ago

    Take a look at Overcast by Benjamin Moore and anothe BM paint to look at is ashwood.


    jo_in_tx thanked amykath
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    I am the (unpaid) spokesperson for the surprisingly lovely Sherwin Williams Modern Gray SW 7632 which is lighter than it looks on the site. I used it to vary with accessible beige and it was similar but I actually liked it better, and this was in a room with some pale greens.

    jo_in_tx thanked salonva
  • 8 years ago
    See if you like classic gray. That's what we ended up using after spending lots of time trying other Gray's that had pink, green, blue or purple undertones. We love it. Hopefully it helps you.
    jo_in_tx thanked D S