Suggestions for a warm grey/ greige basement colour?

4 years ago

Hello! We are finishing our basement and I'm looking to keep the walls light, neutral and warm. I'm thinking of a warm grey (or 'greige'). The part of the basement we are finishing is in a "L" shape. The top/long part of the "L" has two windows and the bottom area has none (see pictures). My main criteria is that it's a warm colour. I'm wondering if something along the lines of Benjamin Moore 'Classic Grey' might work? Any tried and tested greys that you can recommend for this space? Is it too much to do all of the walls grey or could I break the two spaces up by slightly different shades?

Part 2 to the question is....if I go grey on the walls, is it too much to also have a grey berber carpet (I'm not a huge fan of carpet but we have decided to use it in the basement). If that's too much grey, any other suggestions for carpet colour (I don't want to go too light). Thanks for reading!

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chloebud
4 years ago
This might help with Classic Gray...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-UnkQ8vtLw

Another option for a basement might be just a soft, warm white.
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kandrewspa
4 years ago
Dove Wing, OC-18, is a little lighter than Classic Gray. With gray carpet that is going to be a lot of gray, but if you like gray, then that won't be a problem. You could maybe have some blue accent walls. Without knowing the floorplan I'm not sure if that would work or not. If you know what furniture you're going to have in the space, post a picture of it with a floorplan (with measurements) and you will get more suggestions.
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pirita77
Original Author
4 years ago
Kandrewspa, unfortunately, I have no idea about furniture yet but I can try to post a floorplan with measurements.
fnmroberts
4 years ago
Lighting is really critical for a basement. I notice cannisters but don’t know how many or the size of your space.

Below is a video of our main basement space. Approximately 650 sq ft - has 17 cans on dimmers plus sconces and pendants

Paint is generally white with accent color to define spaces

https://youtu.be/omZvd2Vd3PA

Hope this helps.
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