We decided to finally paint the bedroom after living in our apartment for over a year. This wasn't the first attempt...I had originally settled on a warm tan that I thought was going to create a cozy retreat, but when I sampled it on the wall it appeared way too fleshy in our dark room. Think: Barbie doll colored. Yuck!
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| Benjamin Moore Smoke Embers 1466 |
As much as I was reluctant to do it, I choose my third shade of gray to complete our apartment's palette, Ben Moore's Smoke Embers, and it looks great. (will post pictures soon!) I am just so addicted! There are so many directions you can go with gray; cool and silvery, warm and ashy, bluish, or taupe. It is truly endless. It was introduced as the new neutral in fashion a couple of years ago, but I think it is the most universal, and here to stay. It works with every style for any room and in combination with every hue. Check out this list of
designer's favorite gray paint colors from House Beautiful that I keep in my permanent file. Here are some tasty pictures of vibrating colors paired with trusty gray walls for your color inspiration:
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by Ron Marvin via decorpad
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