Shades of Grey Home Decor
for beautifying your home
You guys know that I’m having a love affair with white décor this Summer.
Well, I’m cheating on white with grey
Even though I really like grey or gray…(why can’t we all decide to spell it the same way???)…my home is full of earth tone colors.
The grey just doesn’t fit in.
I created a clipboard on Hometalk with grey projects so if any time in the future I decide to change my décor….I’m ready!
Some of my favorites from the clipboard…..
those walls are stunning…from Life on Virginia Street
dresser re-purpose…..So Much Better With Age
gray panel walls with yellow décor accents…..Designing On The Side
painted upholstery…..Shabby 2 Uniquely Chic
horse eaten chest…..Petticoat Junktion
See all the projects with complete details and photos on the 20 Shades Of Grey Hometalk Clipboard.
Do you decorate with grey/gray??
Or is your décor mainly earth tone colors??
Leave me a note….
and thanks for stopping by…..
have a great week….
Kathy
A list of my must have DIY supplies can be found here on Petticoat Junktion.
JaneEllen says
Loved all the photos with varied shades of gray used. I would never have thought I’d use gray in my home but found some lovely gray curtains with white damask designs all over them and knew I’d found the color to paint our living room finally. Had waited almost 8 yrs. to get l/r painted due to working, spending time with daughter and family, just all kinds of reasons, had to wait til I felt the right color. Bought paint at True Value on sale a shade gray lighter than curtains. Our living room tends to be dark so wanted some thing light to brighten it. Ended up repainting other things in room and using light/darker aquas, little bit of coral for accents. So soft and love it. I tend to like cooler colors.
So now we need to paint our kitchen which is right next to l/r. Deciding on what to paint it now. Hope it won’t take me another 8 yrs. Happy week
Jen @ Girl in the Garage says
Great projects – I love gray because it’s so versatile. It goes with almost everything!
Leticia says
I love all your suggestions….I am really into gray this year! I have a large provincial mirror…waiting to be painted. Since reading you post, I think I will go paint it gray! Thanks for the inspiration!
Leticia
Fonda Rush says
I find gray stark, sterile and uninviting.
margarer says
I love the color gray. I bought a house that was done in tans and have been quivkly removing the blah for the lovely clean and crisp gray
Kathy Owen says
Yes, sometimes all the tans can be a little drab. I throw in lots of greens, oranges, and yellows, with my earth tones.
Meegan says
Such beautiful choices of grey. I am loving all of them Thanks for sharing Kathy.
Andrea says
Love that horse-eaten chest of drawers! Gray does have a place…basic color so you can add pops of your favorite tones…I like it. I hadn’t thought of using gray in my rooms, but now I have new ways of looking at it. I may do some gray at my house now!
Kathy Owen says
I loved that chest of drawers too Andrea. I wanted to keep it for my bedroom….sold it instead. I’m thinking of adding some gray here and there!
Lora says
I love that you are using gray..My husband surprised me with a new couch which has a gray and off white patters..I love it and what I am able to do with grays and whites thruout our home. The bedrooms however are earth tones, grass, and sand. Hubby recently came running in the door saying get in the car over and over again..Only to find out he was taking me to one of those glorious FREE sign on the curb..yep we loaded two great chairs/ dining room or kitchen variety (padded seat) into the back of my Equinox and headed home..Wish I had taken a before,, but didn’t, there obviously were a number of cats(don’t get me wrong I love cats, but these were not real well taken care of..stripped the seat and cleaned the wood..Just finished Annie Sloaning them with Paris Grey and dug thru my material stash and found Waverly roses to cover the seats with..still working on it all but would love to share them when they are completed..Love the site look forward to it..back to gray and white/ collect milk glass, started with my Mother. Daughter and Daughter in Laws already have maked who gets what…I told them give me another 20 before you take over…yep gray haired 68 but still with it and full of creative ideas..