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Kitchen Cabinets Benjamin Moore Gray Cloud

6 years ago

Selecting shade of gray for kitchen cabinets. Want a light cool gray. Not a huge fan of gray owl, too green. Anyone do kitchen cabinets in Benjamin Moore Gray Cloud?

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  • 6 years ago

    Cool grays look blue-gray, which is fine if that’s what you want.

  • 6 years ago

    Thanks. Looked up best Benjamin Moore grays for cabinets...gray cloud was not one of them. I like a cool gray just don’t want it to look like baby blue.

  • 6 years ago

    Thanks. your cabinets are beautiful..I can see what you mean by beige in it...really want a cold grey...not yellow or green...

  • 6 years ago


    Found this on the google. In this room it looks more blue, but grays can be fickle! Try out samples in your room so you can see the color in all lights.

  • 6 years ago

    Bunny gray, but it can lean blue. Paint a big swatch and look at it in all lights, at all times of day. Stonington Gray is pretty neutral but looks a little blue in my dark kitchen.

  • 6 years ago
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    I did Gray Cloud in my bathroom (but on the walls) it leans cooler, but not too blue. really more on the silver spectrum.


    and there's a lot of natural light in here.


    what about timber wolf? it's next to gray cloud

    I did Silver Half dollar in my family room, and it definitely leans blue



    anyway you could grab some samples and see them w/your lighting in the kitchen?


    Boothbay Gray


    SW DoveTail Gray

    looks great w/brass too


    Cloudy Sky.


    the type of light you get in the kitchen will play a big role in determining how the shade actually looks. that's why I mentioned for you to try out some samples.

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    6 years ago

    That's interesting, Beth. I also used Gray Cloud on the walls and ceiling of my master bathroom. It is very pretty but definitely a toned down blue. It totally depends on the lighting in your room, as well as what's on the floor, and what's outside the windows.

    You could try Metro Gray (1459), which is a very neutral gray with a low chroma.

  • 6 years ago

    Diana,,against the marble with nothing else in the room, it shows the blue

    so maybe having the other elements, along w/the strong afternoon sun through the skylight, brings out more of the gray.

  • 6 years ago

    Thanks. Will check out your color suggestions. They all look gray to me. Now so confused.

    We want our cabinets to be very light gray, on the cool side. Not a fan of beige, but don’t want them to look like light blue. There is fair lighting in the kitchen. Color has to be Benjamin Moore.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    stick w/some of the regular, neutral grays then. make sure bulbs are in the 3500-4000K temp range. Always bring home a sample, paint it on some spare wood (prime it first) and see how it looks. (or your painter should give you a sample first before committing to painting all of them)

    Here's Metro Gray, as requested, above: looks like a nice neutral, but leans a little on the purple end of the spectrum





    these 5 colors are supposed to be neutral grays:




    this is SW Crushed Ice, but it's a beautiful, neutral gray. see what BM color they recommend that is equal to this one.


  • 6 years ago

    @Beth H. :

    Your bathroom is stunning. What tile did you use for the main bathroom floor and shower walls? Also, is that window actual stained glass, a stained glass insert or a decal? It's lovely.

  • 6 years ago

    Thanks!!!!!!! This is all very helpful!

  • 6 years ago
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    miss enigma,,,if you click on my name, and go to master bath redo,,,you'll see all of it.

    Its actual stained glass panel that I over-laid on the casement window.

    The flooring is 4x16 honed carrara.

  • 6 years ago

    Since you are looking for a very light gray, consider BM Misty Gray, which is a very pale cool gray.

    Lyssa Lamport thanked Carolae
  • 6 years ago

    Thx for the info Beth. That whole transformation of your space is phenomenal.


    Funny, earlier today I was searching around on Etsy and came across Derek Schmid's creations of staineddglasswindows.com out of San Diego on Etsy. I have a the same kind of casement in my masterbath remodel and that's exactly what I'm looking to do!


    Thanks for your always knowledgeable, helpful and inspirational ideas, advice and input!

  • 6 years ago

    thx misse...i've since put in a little makeup vanity where that bench is

  • 6 years ago

    One of our kids bathrooms has cabinets lacquered in Thundercloud gray by BM. I really love it. It’s in a bathroom with cooler temp lighting and definitely does not look baby blue at all. Let me see if i can find a pic

  • 6 years ago

    This is the paint color. Very pretty.

    Lyssa Lamport thanked NYCish
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