perfect shade of grey - help me decide

18 June 2010

I got inspired by Emma who runs series 'cast your vote' at her blog and I'm asking you here for help. I have been thinking about grey, dark grey wall for a while, as you might know..and I think the time has come. I would like to paint a wall in our bedroom. We are buying a new bed, another question...I want a bed without headboard, but is it really practical? my friend pointed, quite rightly the pillows falls behind a bed etc. or very low headboard. The rest of the room is white. White wardrobes, walls, floorboards. I'm not sure what shade of grey to choose and a little bit scared after living in almost completely white house for a while. At the moment my favourites are down pipe or railings. Has anyone got a wall painted in these colours? which one would you go for? any another tips? or shall I stick with white?
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9 comments:

  1. For a bedroom and if you are only doing one wall I would go with a dark grey. I think since bedrooms are more intimate spaces they can take dark colours really well. I would go with a small bedhead, we have a bed in our guest room without a borad and the pillows do fall through. Looking forward to seeing what you do.
    Engracia

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  2. I would say it depends on the amount of light in the room. I'm also re-doing our bedroom and only the other day I blogged for myself no.1 of your pics (left)!! I love the drama of dark grey and as you have all white, I think it would work. But I do love the dreamy softness of the lighter greys - very soothing and peaceful. Good luck with your room!

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  3. I love Hardwick White by Farrow and Ball - may not be quite as dark a grey as you are after but its sooooo nice I am determined to use it in my house somewhere soon!

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  4. As you know, I have dark grey walls in my bedroom and I love how warm and cocooning it feels. However, If I had to do it all again I might do a soft grey bedroom like on this site (look for white and grey bedroom under interiors)

    http://www.melanieacevedo.com/

    I do find pillows fall behind the bed without a headboard. Is there a reason you don't want one?

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  5. I love both shades, as I am a huge fan of grey. Whatever you decide I am going to enjoy the outcome, you have a fab eye for design x

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  6. I love the lighter..it gets a bit darker at night but not too dark.

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  7. Hmmm... a dark grey could look really good. We painted out room Resene Paints Mondo, and it looked fab. Being an all-white kind of person I was quite nervous, but absolutely love it.

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  8. Hard to choose, but I love the top right dark grey. It has a warmness and is totally chic, especially with other walls in white. Looking forward to seeing your bedroom transformation.

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  9. Thanks for the inspiration!
    Happy to find your blog.
    Please stop by and say hi. xo
    m.fay
    http://www.amateurcouture.com

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